Daily Service Report for Tuesday, October 31, 2017
5:59 a.m. A Greenbelt-bound Green Line train at Mt Vernon Square was offloaded due to an equipment problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.6:15 a.m. A Grosvenor-bound Red Line train at Glenmont was delayed 4 minutes due to an operational problem.
6:36 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
6:50 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
9:05 a.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Grosvenor-Strathmore did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.
10:04 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Virginia Square reported a cracked rail outside Ballston station. Orange and Silver line trains were single tracked between East Falls Church and Ballston. Passengers experienced delays up to 20 minutes until approximately 11:45 a.m.
10:11 a.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Silver Spring was delayed 4 minutes due to maintenance activity.
1:11 p.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at Shaw-Howard University was offloaded due to an object on the track. Passengers experienced a 16-minute delay.
4:19 p.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at McPherson Square was delayed 4 minutes due to an unattended package.
4:37 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
4:51 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
5:29 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Tenleytown-AU was delayed 5 minutes due to police activity.
6:12 p.m. A Huntington-bound Yellow Line train at Pentagon was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 16-minute delay.
6:23 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Pentagon was delayed 6 minutes due to police activity.
8:31 p.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at Cheverly was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.
8:39 p.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at Cheverly was offloaded due to a report of smoke. The report was unfounded. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.