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Photos Show Damage Wrought by Metro Wreck

Photos taken at the scene of Friday's Green Line derailment in Hyattsville show extent of damage dealt to rail line.

 
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The third rail, located to the right of the inbound trackbed, lies twisted and off its moorings following last Friday's Metro derailment on the Green Line between Prince George's Plaza and West Hyattsville Metro stations.
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A third rail twisted and laying on the ground, dozens of third rail moorings sheered off just above the ground, and third rail insulators cracked and strewn across the track bed, all attest to the destructive forces dealt by a "heat kink" and resulting derailment on Metro's Green Line. 

Photos taken by Patch at the scene of last Friday's Metro derailment underneath Ager road were unable to be immediately uploaded as a result of a technical difficulty.

Related Topics: Metro, Metro Derailment, and Wmata

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