Photo by Mr. T in DC
Man, Metro riders just can’t catch a break this week.
This morning, trains on the Blue and Yellow lines were seriously delayed due to a cracked rail near National Airport, and yesterday, all five Metro lines were experiencing delays at one point due to weather-related mechanical problems. And now, Metro says trains are single-tracking on the Yellow and Green Lines between the L’Enfant Plaza and Mt. Vernon Square stations due to a “small debris fire.”
Metro says apparent debris fire on Yellow/Green tracks, single tracking between L’Enfant and Mt. Vernon stations, D.C. Fire on scene. #wmata
— Martin Di Caro (@MartinDiCaro) January 23, 2014
Metro spokesman Dan Stessel says that a “small debris fire” was reported on the tracks of the Archives-Navy Memorial station earlier this afternoon, causing trains to operate only on one side of the tracks. Stessel says that there no trains in the area when the fire was reported and the D.C. Fire Department is on the scene. He says that the likely cause of the fire is “likely related to the electrified third rail.”
The fire has reportedly been put out, but trains are still single-tracking. UPDATE: Trains are no longer single-tracking, as of 5:45 p.m.
-UPDATE- @dcfireems reports fire out, problem was burning insulator, trains will single track between #Metro Archives and L’Enfant Plaza
— Charlie Bragale (@charlienbc) January 23, 2014
@DCist @wmata is telling us stuck at l’enfant to get on a blue/orange train, then transfer to the redline, then back to green. #efficient
— Alie (@UVAlison) January 23, 2014
