The bad Red Line train is on its way at 15mph to Brentwood Yard (between Rhode Island Ave & NoMa), so delays should begin to reduce once it gets there.
The bad train is still on its way to the yard, and #wmata is going to single-track around it given it's going to slow (15mph restriction).
It'll take a little while for the Red Line to recover from the earlier-disabled train. There's currently a 12-minute east/north-bound gap caused by the delay + train taken out of service. #wmata
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The #wmata Executive Committee heard brief comments from the IG and voted to approve the office's next yearly work plan. There were no Board member questions.
The #wmata Safety & Operations committee voted to approve a request to open Metrorail 2 hours early on Sunday, Sept 12th at 5a for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler and waive the $100k/hr fee.
A "small bump" in the ride was reported by a #wmata employee on the inbound track after departing National Airport. Single-tracking continues via the outbound track. Delays, both directions.
Alexandria statement re: the Potomac Yard delay calls the ATC issue a "contract language mistake" regarding ATC technical specifications (also that it is "inexcusable") #wmata
#wmata informed Alexandria of its decision to delay the PY opening for ~5 months to fix the ATC design issue it found, not the other way around. Not sure why Alexandria would know more about the issue than the agency's own staff...
A #wmata supervisor first notified the Rail Operations Control Center of this at 9:32pm. MTPD personnel are on scene at Navy Yard Metrorail (likely already were there b/c the game, now providing add'l support). Actual incident details are unclear.
#wmata is dispatching its baseball gap trains early to shuttle riders entering the system at Navy Yard. The trains should run up to Mt. Vernon Sq before turning around.