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 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

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

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”