A southbound Yellow Line train is disabled south of L'Enfant with a brake problem. #wmata
A #wmata rail supervisor is onboard, YL/Huntington train 301 (disabled south of L'Enfant). A railcar mechanic had been dispatched to meet the train at Pentagon, but it obviously isn't there yet.
Yellow Line update:

Disabled YL/Huntington train 301/701 is going to be coupled up to non-revenue train 820 from behind and either pulled back to L'Enfant or pushed to Pentagon so passengers can get off prior to the train being taken to a rail yard.
#wmata
Nearly two hours after southbound Yellow line train 301 got stuck south of L'Enfant, the train is being pulled back north towards Greenbelt Yard. #WMATA

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