#WMATA says chain-link fencing fell from the bridge above I-66 onto the tracks, which is what OR train 918 ran into.
#WMATA says chain-link fencing fell from the bridge above I-66 onto the tracks, which is what OR train 918 ran into.
#WMATA Orange/Silver line radio communications in/around the East Falls Church are bad. It took ~5 minutes for the operator of train 918 to be able to report hitting a metal object to the rail operations control center.
At approximately 6:12pm, Orange Line train 918 heading towards Vienna struck a metal object around East Falls Church. The metal appears to be fencing which may have been broken off by the wind.
Orange/Silver service remains suspended on either side of the station.
@fstopnomad The escalators of the DC Metro always make for a good photo! I took this one 12 years ago at Dupont Circle station. Had to walk all the way down because they were on a halt during the station's closing time. The security guards were quite amused about the weird German with his little camera.
#WashingtonDC #WMATA #DupontCircle #photography #Fujifilm #FujifilmX10
(photo: @kernpanik | license: CC-BY 3.0)
Mark Your Calendar
Next week there will be THREE free events in Montgomery County, MD to assist residents with signing up for WMATA's Lift Program. The events are sponsored by Montgomery County's Department of Health and Human Services and #wmata. To see if you or someone you know qualifies for this free program, check out #Metro's website: https://www.wmata.com/fares/Reduced-Fare-Programs/MetroLift/index.cfm
#MontgomeryCoMD #maryland #transportation #transit #metrorail #metrobus #transitTooter #mdcommuters #commuting #MetroLift
#WMATA V4 #Metrobus Alert
Published: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:17:19 GMT
V4 Service Alert: Some V4 trips may be delayed because of operator availability. Check where your bus is by visiting https://buseta.wmata.com/#V4
Priority: 1
Cause: OTHER_CAUSE
Effect: REDUCED_SERVICE
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MCDOT is hosting an in-personpublic forum on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6:00PM in #WheatonMD.
We're seeking public feedbackon proposed changes to several
#RideOnMCT and #Metrobusinfo
routes.
️Meeting Details and Location
https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46473&Dept=50
#montgomerycountymd #maryland #wmata #wheatonmd #proposedchanges #mdcommuters #commuting #buscommuting #transitTooter #bustransit #busroutes
#WMATA 33 #Metrobus Alert
Published: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:26:36 GMT
33 Service Alert: Expect northbound delays on Route 33 at Edmunds St NW & Wisconsin Ave because of a police investigation. Check your bus location by visiting https://buseta.wmata.com/#33
Priority: 3
Cause: POLICE_ACTIVITY
Effect: SIGNIFICANT_DELAYS
Developer tries to strong-arm WMATA into paying for deferred maintenance on their private roads because busses drive over them.
WMATA says "bet" and removes eight convenient bus stops from their development that currently serve 150 residents a day and have been around for 50 years.
The uncoupling occurred between railcars 3038 & 3005.
A #WMATA de-icer train experienced an "undesired uncoupling" in New Carrollton Yard this afternoon .Two cars of the 6-car train separated from the rest of the train at appx 5pm. There are no known injuries, and no known impact to rail service.
This is now day 2 of a switch/signal problem at the Farragut North interlocking/pocket track. #WMATA
Via #WMATA: Red Line: Expect delays in both directions because of a switch problem outside Farragut North.
#WMATA says "operator error"
Riders see a Yellow Line train at Arlington Cemetery
Well, that's a very large (presumably multi-year) paratransit contract award...
#WMATA
Also it should be noted that Friendship Heights straddles the DC/MD border. 2 entrances are in MD and 3 are in DC… #WMATA