Riders on the Yellow Line are going to see two eight-car, 7000-series trains running. These trains are not in service and are part of the agency's plan submitted last week to the WMSC.
#wmata submitted its testing plan to the WMSC; some more trains are back today on the Red and Yellow lines. I don't have the Magic Eight Ball yet that will tell me when things will be back to normal, though.
#wmata spox today said fare changes as a result of the 7K derailment (i.e. temporarily stopping peak fare charges) is a decision for the Board of Directors to provide policy guidance on
It's Tuesday, which means #wmata 's GTFS schedule data for trains got updated again.
Connolly focuses partially here on why the #wmata Chief Mechanical Officer and their office didn't tell the WMSC about the ongoing 7K wheel alignment issue.
The two #wmata 7000-series test trains have wrapped up on the Yellow line and have switched to the Orange line. Riders between Vienna and New Carrollton will see two non-revenue/out-of-service 7000-series trains running for the next couple of days.
#WMATA radio transmissions do appear to suggest that damage to Metro power infrastructure may have been intentional, and is what's causing this service suspension. Few details available yet as to power restoration timeline.
#WMATA offloaded Red Line train 114 due to a propulsion issue. The train is now being "Proceeded" - that is, a lookout in the lead car is radioing back to someone further back in the train so the train can move - in order to get it back to a rail yard.
Delays, both directions.
The #WMATA ROCC appears to have found a clever way to route around the disabled train just outside Grosvenor. Inbound trains are traversing via the pocket track; outbound is unaffected.
#WMATA has posted its FY22 Q3 financial report, dated May 13, 2022. It was posted on July 29, 2022. This period covers January-March, 2022.
Among other derailment investigation cascading effects: #WMATA has overhauled fewer of its older 2000/3000-series railcars with new components because they're needed for service.
As of March 2022, 82 of 182 6000-series railcars were potentially available for service.