Photo by InspirationDCGood morning, Washington. Friday’s double derailment on the Red Line continued to cause major problems through the weekend. Metro announced on Sunday that a broken piece of rail appeared to have caused the trains to derail, and work to replace 2,000 feet of damaged track would go on up until the wee hours of this morning. Trains were sharing a single track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center all weekend thanks to the work, and WMATA says normal service on the Red Line only resumed at 5 a.m. this morning. How was your Red Line ride this morning? Did it seem back to normal to you?
Where is Adrian Fenty? After having been out of town for the last four days in an unknown location, Mayor Fenty’s public schedule shows that he is back in town this morning. The mayor is set to appear at two ceremonial events today: at 10 a.m., he’ll be at 16th and Columbia Road NW for a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the launch of the S9 Express Metrobus. Then at 3:15 p.m., he’s scheduled to participate in a kick-off event for the city’s Sweepercam Street Cleaning program at Anacostia Avenue and Dix Street NE.
Credit Card Scam at Area Restaurants: The Examiner reports on an exposed credit card scam at several restaurants in the D.C. area. The Secret Service has filed court documents that implicate six servers in the scheme, with victims having dined at the M&S Grill, 701 Restaurant and Clyde’s of Gallery Place, plus Bowie’s Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant and National Harbor’s main hotel and Gaylord National Hotel.
Briefly Noted: Warrant to be served in freezer murders … D.C. government will continue managing Eastern Market … Anthony Williams withdraws application to join a Catholic service society.
