Sunday, December 23, 2012
On New Year's Eve, Metro trains will run later than usual for a weekday.
This New Year's Eve, "hurrying to make the last Metro" will not be a good excuse to gulp down the Champagne: Metro will remain open until 2 a.m. on New Year's Eve (technically New Year's Day by that time) "for the benefit of holiday revelers," Metro reported on its website. Here's the holiday schedule for Metro: On Christmas Eve, Metro will be open for regular weekday service. The Metrorail system will be open from 5 a.m. to midnight. On Christmas Day, Metrorail and Metrobus will operate on a Sunday schedule. Metrorail will operate from 7 a.m. to midnight. MetroAccess subscription trips will be canceled. On New Year's Eve, Metro will be open for regular weekday service. The Metrorail system will stay open two hours later than usual (…
Monday, December 17, 2012
Victim may have jumped intentionally in front of train, was conscious when taken to hospital.
Update - 3 p.m. - WMATA reports that normal service has been restored along the Green and Yellow lines following a reported attempted suicide-by-train at the Fort Totten Metro Station. Update - 1:05 p.m. - Washington Examiner transit reporter Kytja Weir reports that Metro officials believe the man struck by the train at Fort Totten earlier today may have been trying to commit suicide. Speaking with Washington, D.C. fire and EMS officials, she also reports the victim a white male, was transported to a local hospital while still remaining conscious. Weir notes that this is the 11th suicide-by-train attempt so far in 2012 on the WMATA system. --- A person was struck by a Metro train today at Fort Totten Metro Stationb, causing delays up and …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Trains will single track it between Greenbelt and College Park on the Green Line.
Metro anticipates delays for some riders on the Green, Red and Orange Lines this weekend while it performs work, which will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through closing on Sunday. Green Line trains will single track between Greenbelt and College Park, with every other train terminating at College Park instead of Greenbelt. Metro says riders traveling to or from Greenbelt Station should allow 10 additional minutes of travel time. Buses are slated to replace trains on the Red Line between Fort Totten and Forest Glen. Silver Spring and Takoma stations will be closed. Metro says riders traveling through the work zone should budget for an additional 30 minutes of travel time. Trains will single track between Stadium-Armory and …
Monday, October 29, 2012
No rail, bus service in DC area through at least Tuesday morning.
Metro service will continue to be shut down through at least Tuesday morning, according to officials with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. "Metrorail and Metrobus service will not resume service Tuesday morning," reads a press release sent out by WMATA earlier this afternoon. "An announcement on when service may be restored will be made after Metro is able to assess damage and weather conditions in the morning. Metro personnel will need to perform a comprehensive damage assessment, including inspections of track, bridges, aerial structures, stations and facilities. Metrorail service restoration is also contingent on adequate commercial power to support operations and repair of any storm-related damage. For Metrobus, …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
No trains or buses will run on Monday on account of storm, say transportation officials
Hurricane Sandy has forced officials with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to cancel all service on Monday, Oct. 29. That means that after tonight's closing time, there will be no Metrorail, Metrobus or MetroAccess service until further notice, according to a press release from WMATA. "Metro service will only be restored when it is safe to do so. Following the storm, Metro personnel will need to perform a comprehensive damage assessment, including inspections of track, bridges, aerial structures, stations and facilities," reads the press release. "Service restoration also will be contingent on adequate commercial power to support operations and repair of any storm-related damage." As well, a series of public hearings on …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The prevention program costs about $250,000, according to The Washington Post.
Metro is hoping a new ad campaign will help prevent suicides at its stations. This program is a direct response to incidents since 2009 in which 33 people jumped in front of Metro trains, according to a Washington Post report. Twenty-six of those died, the Post said. One of the latest deaths occurred in early August, when a man jumped in front of a train as it approached the Rockville station. The man intentionally placed himself in front of the Red Line train headed northbound toward the Shady Grove station, officials said. By the end of September, 13 stations will have signs posting prevention hotline numbers and other ways to get help. About 300 posters will be posted throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Photos taken at the scene of Friday's Green Line derailment in Hyattsville show extent of damage dealt to rail line.
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.
Riders should expect delays between Prince George's Plaza and Fort Totten Metro stations.
Update: 9 a.m. - Metro service has been restored to normal as of earlier this morning. An announcement posted to the WMATA website reads in full: "Metro customers on the Green Line can expect normal service this morning (Monday, July 9). Crews have successfully returned to service a 1000-foot section of track that was damaged on Friday. Green Line trains are operating using both tracks. Heat-related speed restrictions on all lines have been lifted." Original Article Below Rail service between Fort Totten and Prince George's Plaza Metro stations has been restored following last Friday's derailment underneath Ager Road in Hyattsville. But Metro officials warn commuters to expect delays as trains continue to single-track around the site …
Saturday, July 7, 2012
WMATA says the extreme heat caused a kink in the rail line sending three rail cars off the track near West Hyattsville.
Update, 10:30 p.m.: WMATA said Green Line service between Prince George's Plaza and Fort Totten will remain suspended Sunday as they make repairs to about a 1,000-foot area of the tracks. According to Metro's website, the three train cars that left the track Friday were re-railed. Free shuttle buses will operate between the closed stations and WMATA says normal service should resume by Monday. Original Post, 12:37 p.m.: WMATA investigators have determined the cause of the derailment Friday along the Green Line in Prince George's County. According to a release on Metro's wesbite, a misalignment of the rails or "heat kink" was what made three rail cars come off the tracks in an inbound tunnel approaching West Hyattsville. "Heat kinks are …
Friday, July 6, 2012
A Metro train has derailed in West Hyattsville, WMATA reports, but there were no injuries.
Update, 8 p.m.: It took rescuers nearly an hour to safely remove all of the passengers on a Metro train that derailed Friday afternoon near the West Hyattsville Metro station. The train was traveling toward DC after departing from Prince George's Plaza Metro Station, when the last three cars derailed, leaving 55 passengers in harms way around 4:45 p.m. A total of 95 fire and rescue crew members responded to the accident, Prince George's Fire Chief Marc Bashoor said, with the first responders arriving within five minutes of it being reported. Two dozen firefighters entered the tunnel to execute the rescue, Bashoor added. It took 10 minutes for the firefighters to reach the train, which had come to rest in the tunnel running underneath Ager …
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9:45 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Metro's decision to shut down all service yesterday was irresponsible. For people who had to travel and who rely on public transportation, Metro's decision just caused problems in addition to having to deal with the inclement weather. As it turned out, Metro could have run most of its buses and trains yesterday without any trouble. more ›