June 30, 2015 Comments Off on Metro calls for service cuts to add more blue line trains
WASHINGTON — Metro is proposing cutting service on four rail lines so that it can add more trains and reduce wait times on the crowded blue line. Under the proposal, riders on the blue line would see trains every eight ...
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Read More »January 17, 2012 Comments Off on Weekday track work on D.C. Metro will result in delays
WASHINGTON — Metro is conducting weekday track work on the red, orange and blue lines that will cause delays of up to 15 minutes at certain times of the day. Metro says that beginning Tuesday and continuing through Friday, trains ...
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Read More »January 16, 2012 1 Comment
WASHINGTON — Metro is taking advantage of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday to perform track work. On the blue and orange lines, shuttle buses are replacing trains between L’Enfant Plaza and Eastern Market. The Federal Center SW and ...
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Read More »January 6, 2012 Comments Off on Metro to inspect 464 rail cars after brake issue
WASHINGTON — Metro says it will inspect more than 450 train cars after a break part fell off an orange line train. Metro says a metal disk called a “friction ring” fell off the train Friday around noon near the ...
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Read More »December 22, 2011 Comments Off on Metro pulls 16 rail cars for potential brake problems
WASHINGTON — Metro has pulled 16 rail cars out of service as a precaution because they have the same brake equipment as a car that experienced a problem earlier this week. Metro said Wednesday it pulled cars out of service ...
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Read More »June 10, 2011 Comments Off on Metro’s red, blue, orange lines will have weekend delays
WASHINGTON — Metro customers traveling on the red, blue and orange lines should expect to add 20 minutes to their commutes this weekend because of track work. On the red line, track work will start Friday evening and continue through ...
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Read More »February 21, 2011 Comments Off on Presidents Day work to cause Metro delays
WASHINGTON — Metro is conducting significant track work during the Presidents Day weekend, closing two stations and causing significant delays. Metro will be doing track work on the blue, orange and red lines. On the blue and orange lines, no ...
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