[Scan-DC] Electrical Issues in Ballston

[John Bacon]

Most Rail Lines are on there own grid. I bet almost every station has a
transformer at the platform that feeds the lobby of the Metro. And if power
was to go out I'm sure there is a switch to pull from the normal power.

JOHN

-----Original Message-----
From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Kitchener
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 8:15 PM
To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Electrical Issues in Ballston


Now there's a question I've never thought about... I would guess that the
_trains_ themselves have their own power (a BIG Lionel transformer
somewhere?!), but what about something like utility power in the kiosks,
stuff like that...

DK

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> From: w4jecom at w4je.com
> To: jerryinva at hotmail.com; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:27:23 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Electrical Issues in Ballston
>
> The power outage seems very "strategic." My office building across the
> street from the Hilton has its power back on. My apartment building, one
> block from the Hilton, has no power.
>
> I don't know if the Metro has its own power feeds so that it doesn't have
to
> worry about every little localized power outage. I would hope so.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Hoyt [mailto:jerryinva at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 6:14 PM
> To: Andrew Clegg ; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Electrical Issues in Ballston
>
>
> Surprised it hasn't caused Metrorail issues, since the station is right
> there.
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Clegg 
> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:46:41
> To: 
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Electrical Issues in Ballston
>
> For the second time today, a transformer in the basement of the Ballston
> Hilton has exploded. This time it is causing periodic power loss in the
> Ballston area. Arlington FD is working the incident on Fire 1C, while PD
> and
> FD also respond to tons of false alarm calls caused by the power spikes.
>
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