Traffic & Transit
Red Line Trains Single Tracking After Electrical Issue
Red Line service is single tracking between Farragut North to Judiciary Square. Expect delays.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Red line trains are single tracking because of fire department activity outside of a D.C. metro station Tuesday morning.
Trains are single tracking from Farragut North to Judiciary Square.
Metro said the delay is due to an “electrical current taking a wayward path, resulting in sparks/arcing from the trackbed.”
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Riders can expect single tracking to continue through the end of morning rush hour, Metro officials said.
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Red Line single tracking continues between Farragut North & Judiciary Square. All trains servicing the Shady Grove platforms at Gallery Place, Metro Center and Farragut North. 8:55a #wmata
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) April 17, 2018
Red Line: Train are single tracking btwn Farragut North & Judiciary Square. All trains servicing the Shady Grove platforms at Gallery Place, Metro Center and Farragut North. 8:32a #wmata
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) April 17, 2018
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