Photos by Maddi Cole
Thanks to Maddi for sending around 10am: “fire fighters at Woodley Park metro. Station is being evacuated. it’s been a real week for the red line.”
Update from WMATA at 10:05am: (more…)
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Photos by Harrison O’Neill
Thanks to Harrison for sending earlier this morning: “Power outage at Potomac Ave metro?” (more…)
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Photo by Yannick Shamamba
Update 6:25pm:
“Red Line Delay: Trains are single tracking between Van Ness & Friendship Heights due to a track problem outside Van Ness. Expect delays in both directions.”
UPDATE 6:08pm from Alert DC:
“FEMS reports the fire activity has cleared. WMATA reports trains are no longer single tracking, and normal operation has resumed. Residual delays continue in both directions.” (more…)
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Thanks to all who messaged us the sad news. From DC Fire and EMS:
“Update technical rescue Farragut West Metro Station. #DCsBravest have unified command with @wmata & @MetroTransitPD. We are working to determine if this is a rescue or recovery operation of individual struck by train.”
Update: “Update technical rescue Farragut West Metro station. #DCsBravest working beneath the train have confirmed this is a recovery rather than a rescue. Scene will be turned over to @MetroTransitPD and @wmata.”
Unfortunately, the person struck by a train this afternoon at Farragut West succumbed to injuries. Video shows it was an intentional act. Please, if you or someone you love needs help or just someone to listen, make the call: 1-855-320-5433 #wmata @_DCHealth #SuicideAwareness pic.twitter.com/FA9Pcipg9Y
— Metro Transit Police (@MetroTransitPD) December 9, 2019
From Alert DC: (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Pablo Raw
From WMATA:
“Metro and the nation’s leading wireless carriers – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless – today announced wireless service is now available on the entire length of the Green Line and most of the Yellow Line, following activation of the tunnel segments between Gallery Place and Branch Avenue stations.
To date, 80 of Metro’s 100 miles of tunnel track have cellular and data service available for riders to talk, text and stream. With today’s announcement, three Metro lines have complete wireless coverage: Green, Orange and Blue. The three remaining segments – the Red Line from Dupont Circle north to White Flint, the Yellow line from L’Enfant Plaza to the Potomac River portal along with the one-mile Silver Line tunnel in Tysons – are expected to be completed by June 2020. (more…)
Jake sends from the Red Line during yesterday’s evening rush hour.
From WMATA:
“Metro riders can now get to where they need to go even easier thanks to Apple Maps adding support for real-time transit information in Washington DC this week. Customers using Apple Maps will now see detailed transit schedules, live departure and arrival times, the current location of a Metro train or bus, and system connections to help plan their journey. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Yesterday I was exiting the Ft Totten station when I noticed that the guy in front of me had a rather unusual hoodie on. It had a “D***suckers Hall of Fame” written on top and explicit pictures of what I guess were memorable performances. I brought this to the station manager’s attention and he simply said “welcome to America” and told me to mind my own business. I wa running late to a dentist appointment and the guy was lurking nearby so I didn’t want to get into whether or pornography is protected speech in metro, but is it?”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown
From WMATA:
“Metro announced the completion of a multi-year capital investment that delivered 145 new escalators for rail customers since 2011. The final new escalator was placed in service at Court House Station earlier this week, about a month ahead of schedule, by Metro’s contractor KONE.
The $176 million investment has slashed the average age of Metro’s escalators to 9.9 years compared to 27 years before the project began, resulting in a dramatic turnaround in escalator performance and a vastly improved customer experience. (more…)
Gallery Place-Chinatown. Photo by Erin Snyder
Thanks to Erin for sending:
“Green/Yellow single tracking + Red Line delays = a Monday commute from transit hell”
WMATA reported:
“Green Line Delay: Trains are single tracking btwn Georgia Avenue & U Street due to a track condition outside Columbia Heights. Delays in both directions.”
“UPDATED: Red Line Delay: Expect delays to Shady Grove due to a signal problem outside Silver Spring.”