[Scan-DC] Metro Emergency

[David Staples]

Apparently, from what limited information I can gather on the local news
sites, a part of the brake system on the train ("friction ring?") fell off
causing the train to become disabled.

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Andrew Clegg <w4jecom at w4je.com> wrote:

> Metro found some random guy walking on the tracks earlier today near
> Judiciary Square. I wonder if there's any connection with this later
> incident? Probably not.
>
> Typos courtesy of my iPhone
>
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:47, David Staples <dstaples at gwmail.gwu.edu> wrote:
>
> > Train located between L'Enfant Plaza and Smithsonian stations.
> > Metro employees placing lights along trackbed to support evacuation of
> > train on foot to Smithsonian.
> > DCFD establishing an evacuation group and a medical group at Smithsonian
> > station.
> > I'm listening on the radioreference feed, but operations are apparently
> on
> > channel B3
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:29 AM, David Staples <dstaples at gwmail.gwu.edu
> >wrote:
> >
> >> According to the Special Ops Battalion Chief, approximately 300 people
> on
> >> board the affected train, no injuries reported.  Discussing the
> possibly of
> >> bringing a rescue train on to the adjacent track  to transfer the pax
> and
> >> take them to offload at Smithsonian.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:12 AM, David Staples <
> dstaples at gwmail.gwu.edu>wrote:
> >>
> >>> Somewhere on the Blue/Orange line tracks, power shut down between
> >>> L'Enfant Plaza and Federal Triangle.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM, David Staples <
> dstaples at gwmail.gwu.edu>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Train sounds like its off the rails between Federal Center and Federal
> >>>> Triangle. Passengers evacuating on to the tracks.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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