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Using data, statistics, and facts to explain Metro | Not associated with WMATA | by @srepetsk Tips? DM/email stephen+tips@srepetsk.net | Signal: 571-485-5721
Sep 9, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#WMATA #WMATA has requested bus shuttles; bus shuttles are not yet in place.
Sep 9, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
#WMATA At 9:27am, the operator of #WMATA Orange Line train 902 at Potomac Ave reported a fire onboard railcar 3286.
Sep 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
#WMATA has released its own timeline and after-action report of the July 30 cable fire event on the Red Line: wmata.com/about/board/me…
@STATter911 #WMATA does not know who asked for the Red Tag outage to physically rack out breakers in the area of the tunnel fire on 7/30?

"reportedly requested"
Sep 6, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#WMATA #WMATA
Sep 6, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#WMATA #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.
Jul 30, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
#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.
Jul 29, 2022 • 13 tweets • 8 min read
It's a Friday, and I've got some time.

What're y'all's #WMATA questions? Maybe I have some answers... In its simplest form: Under some conditions/circumstances - which #WMATA, WMSC, and NTSB are still investigating - the wheels on some 7Ks were moving out from where they should be. Daily inspections are meant to catch that early if it happens again.

Jul 29, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
A #WMATA station manager reported a fire underneath an escalator at Cleveland Park at appx 11:38am. #WMATA is holding all Red Line trains on either side of Cleveland Park due to the platform escalator fire reported by a station manager. The fire is now out. DCFEMS is responding.
Jul 29, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Dang, not the Stadium-Armory junction again. #WMATA #WMATA ATC signal folks are on scene and have clamped the switches which the ROCC currently can't remotely set.
Jul 28, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Red Line trains are beginning to bypass Wheaton due to an elevator outage. Trains will skip the station.
#WMATA Yup. #WMATA
Jul 14, 2022 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
#WMATA Chief Safety Officer Theresa Impastato is going into the details of how the agency found itself with over half of its train operators were lacking current recertifications, and why all of its Rail Traffic Controllers are being recertified. Background:

ggwash.org/view/85015/alm…

ggwash.org/view/85280/met…

ggwash.org/view/85808/pap…
#WMATA

Jul 12, 2022 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Red Line: expect delays possibly in both directions due to a report of an unauthorized person on the tracks near Dupont Circle.
#WMATA Red Line trains continue to hold towards Shady Grove. The person is reported to be on the outbound track. Trains to Glenmont may continue, but will operate at reduced speeds (concrete walls generally separate the tracks in this area)

#WMATA
Jul 12, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This train is now being offloaded due to a fight reported onboard the train.
#WMATA GR/Greenbelt 550 is reversing back to Waterfront to offload; it's stuck behind 302 offloading @ L'Enfant.

#WMATA
Jun 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Bowersox: #WMATA hopes to close out SV Phase II safety certification + ATC safety issue this week.

Off: hope to declare Operational Readiness date "within the next several weeks" Off says #WMATA is deferring some operational readiness testing until after ORD, but before the system begins running trains with passengers onboard.

Still working through a heat tape issue as a "warranty issue" & might cause impacts during the winter season. Image
May 18, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#WMATA At appx. 1am, the #WMATA ROCC received a report of a fluid spill (engine oil, fuel, etc.). A few minutes later, a track mechanic confirmed that a Prime Mover (PM30) was leaking. The leaky unit was being used for overnight Tunnel Ventilation project work.

May 17, 2022 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
#WMATA GM Paul Wiedefeld is out #WMATA GM Wiedefeld and COO Joe Leader have either retired or resigned "effective immediately" - per Board chair Smedberg

wmata.com/about/news/Boa…
Jan 3, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
OR/Vienna 903 @ Metro Center was instructed to offload at ~12:25pm. At 12:36pm the #WMATA operator reported smoke coming from underneath the train. OR/SV: service suspension between McPherson Square & Federal Triangle

BL: service suspension between Rosslyn & Arlington; trains run from Franconia to Mt. Vernon Square
#wmata
Jan 3, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
It looks like #WMATA is running a reduced schedule today; either due to shortage of operators, getting trains out of rail yards, or both.

Check real-time train departure info for train frequencies & locations. #WMATA current rail schedule & headway performance:
Dec 24, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Thus begins Thread #6 of the ongoing 7000-series derailment and events thereafter. You can find Threads 1-5 here:
#WMATA (I'm told not to read too much into this; the switch to daily 7000-series inspections ran straight into lack of inspection staffing over the Christmas holiday; they'll be back in a couple days)

#WMATA
Dec 22, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
BL/Franconia 404 is disabled at/outside Metro Center due to a brake pressure issue. It's possible the train may have hit an object on the roadway (purported to be a shopping cart) which could be the source of the issue.
#WMATA Minor correx: the incident train is BL/Franconia 401, not BL/Franconia 404.

#WMATA
Nov 26, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#WMATA At 6:54pm, the operator of OR/Vienna train 901 reported smoke on or near the lead car of their train at Dunn Loring. The train was offloaded w/i 2 minutes of the initial report and FD was called w/i 3 minutes.
#WMATA