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Oct 13, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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BREAKING - News4 has obtained audio from yesterday’s Blue Line derailment - detailing what happened with the train and tracks.

Train 407 reported a stuck holding brake @nbcwashington #wmata @charlienbc

“407….leaving…uh….leaving Rosslyn. We have a stuck holding brake”
Railcar #7200 then came off the tracks #wmata @nbcwashington @charlienbc

“From our angle looks like 7200...trucks…uh…wheels came off the tracks”
“We got the right…uh…rear trucks 7200…on the ground…over” #wmata
A safety inspector then found pieces of the train on the tracks #wmata

“At this time central…ahhh….advise…I do on the…adjacent track. I do see one of the…uh…uhhhh…train components. Looks to be a part of the…uh….uh trucks. And it’s real close to the adjacent track.”
And finally, almost an hour and a half after it started, the evacuations came #wmata

“Finally…finally….the first person is evacuating from the train. We are starting our evacuation from this Arlington Cemetery portal off to Arlington Cemetery platform number 2…over”

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Oct 19, 2022
BREAKING: Metro says the Silver Line to Dulles Airport and Loudoun County is ready to open in time for the Thanksgiving travel rush - BUT…..there aren’t enough trains because of those sidelined 7000 series railcars #wmata @nbcwashington
Metro has not been permitted to return its full fleet of troubled 7000 series railcars back on the tracks. The agency says opening 11 more miles of track with the existing number of trains in use would increase wait times, increase crowding and could lead to dangerous conditions
Metro is asking its top safety watchdog, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, for permission to return its entire fleet of 7000 series railcars. But there are disagreements over data and measurements. Over a year ago, a 7000 series train derailed because of wheel issues.
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Sep 14, 2022
Metro GM Randy Clarke says he wants Metro to be “boring.” Reduce the drama #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke also talking a lot about being more transparent. Says he is committed to giving out information quickly and effectively #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke “we are never going to be a business. We are not supposed to be a business.” #wmata @nbcwashington
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Aug 17, 2022
NEW:Metro’s safety training drill is turning up some issues with the rail along the second phase of the Silver Line. The rails have been sitting for so long, that many are rusted - meaning some safety equipment is having a hard time “connecting” to the rails #wmata @nbcwashington
Experts here say the rust wouldn’t be an issue if trains were running a normal schedule. But this speaks to the delay of the project (4 years and counting) and how the tracks and third rail sitting exposed to the elements could cause issues. #wmata @nbcwashington
This training drill was expected to start around 8am - and it hasn’t been able to start yet because the proper safety devices aren’t able to be installed quickly #wmata
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