Train mechanical issue causes delays at Farragut West station, Washington DC


A train at Farragut West station had a mechanical problem, causing delays and single-tracking between Foggy Bottom and McPherson Square on the metro rail system. Passengers were asked to stay off trains and were informed about the situation to manage travel safety and delays.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
07:21
Transcript:
00:00
Unit 35, track number one, Farragut West.
00:03
I need you to keep your customers off.
00:06
Do the book.
00:09
We're going to be standing there for a lot of them. We got you going to keep the customers all, call by car.
00:13
We got eight cars.
00:14
We're going to stamp the car by the move forward now.
00:17
Affirm, they're firm. Put your out.
00:22
Station says the train out of the way, but we're keying them all for the time.
00:27
Affirm, affirm, let me know when you're clear.
00:31
No.
00:36
This is like, now don't do you, I can feel no read-up.
00:44
Train 903 trial number one, Chavilley. You're going to verify DLT1102. Correct. Rail line and you've got to put up to the turnabout C command. Continue on over.
00:53
Sondryor 5-0-0-0-2-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. XEN, block to the termlock and read off anymore.
00:59
That's affirmative.
01:00
Central LOWS.
01:02
4-100.
01:08
Train 907, track number one, courthouse. When it's safe to do so, you can service and continue on over. What are you on? Move down, over.
01:20
Train 449, track number one, capital, capital sales. When it's safe to do so, you can service and continue on. You've got to permit to block to the 8-cop market, East State Market.
01:27
Track number one, over.
01:33
19.
01:34
Track number two, Minnesota Avenue. I need three at the next three. How you copy over?
01:41
Okay, from three at the next three, hold.
01:44
Hey, firm, search allow.
01:46
Train 603, track number one, approaching Dean Wood. I need three at the next three. How you copy over?
01:54
Okay, firm 603, the next three, and the next three, starting at in with one. Over?
01:59
That's the firm, Cissela Lauer.
02:02
Train 408. 5. Shawliel, one, two, crossing over.
02:06
1-2 over.
02:08
8-2-0-30-track, on 1-Foggy Bottom.
02:11
Little row readouts over. You're going to be crossing over from 1 to 2. We will be single-track on from Foggy Bottom to McPherson Square.
02:18
By way, track number 2, time now on this, 1455.
02:21
Let's allow.
02:27
Let's go out.
02:28
This stuff.
02:31
We have two federal.
02:35
The answer to do.
02:36
Okay.
02:41
Okay.
02:43
Okay.
02:44
Okay.
02:45
Okay.
02:46
Sir.
02:48
Okay.
02:52
Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
03:14
I guess where one is safe to do so close and move down the clergy, then contact option before the fire and clearing to pull me over.
03:27
Eighthurned close go, move down, contact.
03:30
A five centuries out.
03:37
B.O.1.0.
03:43
It's okay.
03:49
That's okay.
03:50
I'm at the Mets the plot.
03:52
Thank you. Stairs the square.
03:58
Track on the two-man-per-quivist.
04:00
I'm on the chat.
04:02
It was radio over.
04:06
I don't know.
04:10
I'm trying to go back.
04:12
You know what?
04:19
I'm going to come back again.
04:25
Strait all number two, you know.
04:34
Termination.
04:35
Cox for me the man to roll over.
04:40
4-0.
04:42
Cattle. I do it. No.
04:43
No.
04:52
Central.
04:54
Kahneman 490.
05:00
Coughlin 4, you say you're on train 612 over?
05:04
Affirm central over.
05:05
Affirm, affirm.
05:07
I need you to move down the Perigate West for me. We got a down train on track number one. Stand by for me over. After that's interesting, I'm next up over.
05:17
Affirm, hey firm, thank you.
05:21
Central 9-09-hole next third.
05:31
Central Lough.
05:32
Train 124 is your copy direct. You utilize low braking mode, stand mode, 2-11, and you realize the low breaking mode, and turn stations over.
05:41
And from 124, no, break, a mode, to the rate of motion, right?
05:55
I'm fine a little bit on. I mean I will say.
05:59
Thank you.
06:10
Have your attention station managers at this time once again orange, blue, and silver line.
06:16
Expecting delays to New Carrollton and downtown Largo because of a train with a mechanical problem at Farragut West.
06:24
Thank you, Central out.
06:30
I'm trying to want to Foggy Bottom. You can continue on when it's safe to do so over. I'm trying to get you through the single tracking over.
06:38
Attention opt number two. We are single tracking, single tracking between Foggy Bottom and McPherson Square by way of track number two.
06:46
Please make good announcements to your customers if you're told to hold, please do so.
06:52
Time now needs 3,300 central out.
06:56
4-1-0 speed commands.
06:58
Get the permissible block over.
07:00
Strait 401, you got to permit to block. School to turn back, speed command, between you on over.
07:09
We have...
07:11
McPherson Square because of a mechanical problem at Farragut West.
07:16
Expected delays in both directions.
07:19
The time now is 3 o'clock. Thank you, Central Hour.
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Location mentioned:
Farragut West, 900 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
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