Orange Line Delays Still Going

It's been a tough morning for WMATA crews working to clear the derailed maintenance vehicle from tracks outside the Courthouse Metro station—the estimates for when this problem is going to be cleared up keep getting pushed back. Here's the story so far, as told through emailed METRO Alerts:

7:58 a.m. Disruption at Court House. Orange Line trains are sharing the same track between Foggy Bottom-GWU and Clarendon stations due to emergency track work. Expect delays in both directions on the Orange & Blue lines through the end of rush hour service.

9:47 a.m. Disruption at Court House. Orange Line trains are sharing the same track between Foggy Bottom-GWU and Clarendon stations due to emergency track work. Expect delays in both directions on the Orange & Blue lines. Expected duration up to 2 hours.

11:40 a.m. Disruption at Court House. Orange Line trains are sharing the same track between Foggy Bottom-GWU and Clarendon stations due to emergency track work. Expect delays in both directions on the Orange & Blue lines. Expected duration up to 1 1/2 hours.

In other words, no one really knows how much longer this might take.