Thread by @JWPascale

BREAK: Metro pulling its newest rail cars from service, which will affect the amount of service it can run.

Metro just restore 6000-series trains recently that were pulled for a coupler issue

https://twitter.com/wmata/status/1449887813143511045

Looks like Metrorail safety found issues with axle/wheel assemblies and ordered the trains removed from service.

Wondering what Metro will do long-term if these corrective action plans take months or so. They'll be severely hampered for trains to run enough service.

It took almost a year for some of the 6000-series trains to return after few pull-aparts: dcist.com/story/20/11/24…

Metro board chair Paul Smedberg says he supports the WMSC decision to remove the 7000-series trains. Says safety has to come before service.

The NTSB is having a press conference on the derailment tomorrow at 10 a.m. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and the Investigator-in-Charge Joe Gordon will brief the media on the latest in the investigation.

Here's the breakdown of Metro's current fleet.

Any questions on the news of pulling the 7000-series trains? Trying to cover as many bases as possible, but just not a ton of information is available yet.

Anyway, drop your questions below and I'll see what I can get answered tomorrow.

Here's a look at how much of a workhorse the 7000-series trains have been this year, making up 83% of all miles traveled on the system.