Photo by Kevin H.As we noted in the Roundup this morning, WMATA is experiencing a major disruption of its electronically based services today after an overnight power outage. We just received a press release from Metro, however, which means that at some of the transit agency’s services have come back online. Here’s what’s working as of 10:45 a.m., according to Metro:
- Metrobus fareboxes are functioning, although some bus operators had difficulty logging onto them earlier this morning. If that was the case, customers were allowed to ride without paying.
- The Bus Operations Control Center had early difficulty communicating with buses on the streets, however bus radios came back into service at about 10 a.m.
- All reservation and dispatch systems for MetroAccess returned to use at about 10 a.m.
- The MetroAccess call center and online reservation system returned to service at about 10 a.m.
But these systems are still not working:
- Debit card purchases at fare machines.
- Customers are limited to charge up to $20 only using a credit card.
- NextBus is still out.
- SmartBenefits is still out.
- The e-alert system.
- The public address system.
