Good morning, @Metrorailinfo#wmata has begun day #3 of unannounced single-tracking. Like yesterday, there is no Metro Alert or other communication from the agency via email, social media, or in-station PIDS. Here's how this played out yesterday:
#wmata again appears to be arbitrarily cutting Silver Line service due to single-tracking which only affects the Orange Line between Cheverly and New Carrollton.
#WMATA is at this exact moment running Orange Line trains every 20 minutes.
The #wmata Silver line actually appears to be more adversely-impacted by unannounced Orange Line single-tracking between Cheverly and New Carrollton than the Orange Line itself is.
3:22pm, unannounced delays on the Orange and Silver lines continue. #wmata peak fares are in effect until 7pm.
Just like yesterday, #wmata has begun running more Silver Line trains so the line is almost back to normal, no longer running at ~20min headways as it was for most of the morning and afternoon. (Single-tracking is b/t Cheverly & New Carrollton on the Orange Line)
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#wmata has begun today's unannounced single-tracking b/t Cheverly and New Carrollton. Expect Orange/Silver line trains to run less often than normal - even less so than @Metrorailinfo says on its service alert page, if this past week is any indicator. wmata.com/service/status…
Yikes. @Metrorailinfo Silver Line trains are running less often than they do on weekends - headways currently above 20 minutes. #wmata
Additional delays @ Cheverly due to an interlocking (crossover) issue preventing the #wmata ROCC from remotely setting routes for trains to follow. A supervisor is on scene to manually crank/clamp switches so trains can move.
#wmata says the DC region is getting $830.7M of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSSA)'s $14B allotted to transit, $714M of which is heading to Metro (enough to complete FY22 w/o service cuts, tho below my earlier estimate)
#wmata FY22 budget recommends pushing Silver Line Phase II opening to January 2022.
Latest #wmata Silver Line update notes 17 open issues - 9 "unresolved" - with MWAA/construction, including 1 issue (cracked 3rd rail coverboard brackets) new since last month's update. The line will open no sooner than 3 months after handover from MWAA. wmata.com/about/board/me…
#wmata appendix lists all currently-open issues. Cracked concrete panels no longer on this list (which WMATA OIG issued its own report about - ggwash.org/view/78978/met…)
#wmata's "available track" metric came in better than expected in part due to Purple Line delays (shutdowns/single-tracking that would've impacted the Red Line for integration). wmata.com/about/board/me…