Commenter Nate asked if we would look into what’s been happening on the Red line lately, which he describes as having been suffering from “morning and/or afternoon delays every day for nearly two weeks now.” Indeed, we’ve heard others grumbling about the Red line of late, which is usually one of Metro’s speediest rush hour options.

WMATA explains that the current Red line delays are due to ongoing work needed to replace pieces of flawed track. Track workers are installing new sections of rail at several locations overnight and into the weekend, but until the repairs are complete, trains are operating at a slower speed for safety.

The delays are annoying to be sure, but probably a lot less annoying than a Red line derailment. Hopefully the most of these problems will be cleared up by next week.

After the jump, an extra hour of Metro service this weekend, and your usual weekend track work notifications.

Photo by parikha49