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Man Pushed Onto Metro Tracks at Navy Yard by “nearly a half dozen teens”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Beau Finley

Thanks to Erin for passing on this upsetting report about an assault at the Navy Yard Metro Stop:

“Glad they arrested the kids but doubtful there will be any follow through. The victim broke his leg but is EXTREMELY lucky that when he landed on the third rail he hit the cover and didn’t get electrocuted. He obviously also could have been hit by a train. These kids should have been charged with attempted murder.”

Fox5 reported:

“The man, who asked not to be identified, said the attack began when a teen slapped him randomly on a train headed toward Gallery Place. He got off at the Navy Yard stop to try and identify the teen who assaulted him and that is when nearly a half dozen teens attack, shoving him into the tracks.

Metro confirmed that Metro Transit Police arrested four juveniles, who now face aggravated assault charges.”

So About L’Enfant Plaza Metro during Yesterday’s Afternoon Rush

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Mark Ventura

Mark, and many others, messaged us yesterday around 5pm from L’Enfant Plaza. Apparently it was because of:

“Yellow/Green Line Delay: Expect delays in both directions due to a signal problem at Prince George’s Plaza.”

Anyone know what time things got back to normal?

“Anyone know the deal with these new metro signs?”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Trent for sending: “Anyone know the deal with these new metro signs? They only rotate between “running on or near schedule” and “service advisory.” No longer seem to show train times, which is entirely unhelpful.”

Hopefully just working the kinks out, I can’t imagine they won’t eventually show the scheduled train times. But a few things I’d like to note: (more…)

“Metro today announced that the six Blue and Yellow line stations south of Reagan National Airport will reopen as scheduled Monday”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Erinn Shirley

From WMATA:

“Metro today announced that the six Blue and Yellow line stations south of Reagan National Airport–Braddock Rd, King St-Old Town, Eisenhower Ave, Huntington, Van Dorn St, and Franconia-Springfield–will reopen as scheduled Monday, September 9, with completely rebuilt platforms and several customer improvements. (more…)

Speaking of Sweltering Heat, Union Station Metro Update

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Emily Gallt

Emily asks us: “Hey PoPville have you heard any updates on how the Amtrak and wmata negotiations are going here? It’s getting ridiculous!”

WMATA tells me this morning:

“OK good news: things are moving forward. Metro received approval from Amtrak to access their property and install new pipes to restore chilled air service. Our crews underwent Amtrak-required training last night, and work starts today. 6-10 days to install new pipes, recharge the system and get it back online.

The chiller system at Union Station dates back to the original construction of Metro, meaning it has been in service since 1976. It is scheduled for full replacement this winter.

This video from a few years ago provides some background on how a chiller system works: (more…)

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