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Jul 5 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
The line waiting to get into the Smithsonian Metro Station right now. Police are cutting off access at times when the station gets too crowded. #IndependenceDay2022
Metro Transit Police just let another wave of people through after the platform became less crowded. They told folks waiting outside they would not have to wait long once they got down into the station. #wmata #IndependenceDay
Another wave being let in, if you watch to the end you will see the line is still really long considering it has been about an hour since the fireworks ended. Metro is recommending avoiding Smithsonian if you are able to walk to a different station. #wmata
MUCH better now #wmata Image
This is what the inside of the Smithsonian Metro station looks like now, as you can see the crowds have made their way towards home #wmata Image

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Jul 6
The eight 7000 series trains Metro has approval to run were pulled late last week and then returned on July 4. Now Metro says they are temporarily pulled again. #wmata
Update from #wmata: “As this daily manual inspection & data collection process is new to Metro, the senior managers overseeing the process are adjusting and perfecting our ability to perform timely inspections, manage and assess data collected, & prepare cars for service.” (1/2)
“…This pause is necessary to reset the process and provide adequate time for data collection going forward.” (2/2) #wmata
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Jun 28
Alexandria city council meeting has begun with a few dozen anti-abortion protesters here. Council will vote on resolution encouraging the General Assembly to protect abortion rights & asking the city attorney to join litigation seeking to protect abortion availability in the city ImageImageImage
One anti-abortion protester was just escorted out of the city council meeting by Alexandria Police after interrupting the meeting.
The majority of the members of the public here because of the expected Alexandria city council vote on the resolution in support of abortion rights are anti-abortion but there are a couple pro-abortion rights supporters as well. Image
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May 19
Metro hasn't yet released its plan for the closing of the Yellow Line bridge over the Potomac from fall to next spring, but it looks like Alexandria has spilled the beans in its city council docs. Everything from the Pentagon south will be Blue Line, including Huntington. #wmata
The plan includes shuttle buses across the Potomac. With Metro announcing today it expects its 7000 series trains back by late summer, that puts an awful lot of trains going through the already clogged Rosslyn to DC tunnel (where the Silver & Orange lines also travel). #wmata
The first 6 weeks of the Yellow Line bridge being closed will be especially painful - in order to hook up the new Potomac Yard Metro station to the system no trains will run south of Reagan National, only shuttle buses. #wmata
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May 17
Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld is leaving effective immediately in the wake of this weekend’s news that about 250 train operators were behind on recertification, which involves safety training. Interim GM Andy Off takes over until new GM Randy Clarke starts later this summer. #wmata
Part of a statement from Wiedefeld: “I believe conveying all authority of the General Manager’s office to Mr. Off better positions him to address the challenges that came to light this week, while preparing for the transition to the next CEO.” #wmata
Also Metro chief operating officer Joe Leader has resigned effective immediately. #wmata
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May 15
This is unreal: Green & Yellow line service, which just got slightly better two weeks ago, will get worse again tomorrow after Metro says it will remove 72 train operators who are at least a year behind on recertification.
Riders will wait 20 mins between trains. #wmata
In fact, Metro says nearly half of their 500 train operators are at least somewhat behind on being recertified, which Metro says involves them spending time in classrooms and doing testing out in the field. #wmata
Metro safety overseer @MetrorailSafety says it supports Metro doing this. They say they recently learned “that Metrorail had stopped train operator recertifications entirely. The WMSC communicated the seriousness of this safety issue to Metrorail…” #wmata
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Mar 8
NEW: Metro says no Yellow Line trains will be able to cross the Potomac for 7-8 months starting Sept 10.
They plan to do major rehab work on the tunnel & bridge to stop "water intrusion" & strengthen the tunnel lining. #wmata says it's the system's "top structural priority."
Metro isn't announcing exactly what alternatives they will offer yet, but it seems to me their only possible option is to send all trains onto the current Blue Line route between Virginia & DC since trains won't be able to cross the Potomac on the Yellow Line route. #wmata
And as if that's not enough, Metro says getting the future Potomac Yard station ready will require shutting down all rail service south of Reagan National Airport from Sept 10 to Oct 22.
So riders who experienced a summer shutdown in 2019 will have to do it all over again. #wmata
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