Signal problem causes Red Line delays near Takoma station, Washington DC
Road ClosureA signal problem outside the Takoma station caused delays on the Metro Red Line in both directions. Trains are running on a single track, leading to service disruptions and announcements to passengers about the delays.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
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Transcript:
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Silver Spring because of a signal problem outside Takoma.
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Please make appropriate announcements to your customers as they will encounter delays in both directions on the red mark.
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Right, switch the location.
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Just right now, all right?
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129, got a lot 602 crossed over from 1 to 2 over.
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From me from Hopper, uh, uh,
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uh, you can, big up by your Redos.
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You have, uh,
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this be given by your radio train 1-7, Motu 2 level 1.
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Again, all trains going through the 6th and you know 2 level 1, Mo2 level 1.
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Mo2 level 1.
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Pick up by your Lunar Redox train, 129.
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I know.
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I copy you on your city Grove Inn at this time, I cover that.
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I'm going to key up, key up train 120.
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Give you a flu block back to the platform.
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Tightened track number one, a call marker.
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Make announcements that train the out of service.
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Had those customers step over the train.
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All right now, move now.
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I'm looking at all.
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All permit me there, such loud, chain five, two, two, can contact branch after the terminal before the party is still in over?
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Contact, Captain Gold.
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Thank you, this out.
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It's about.
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Okay, that's just that for a time, because, um, yeah, it's okay, this is just that four time, okay, this is just that four time, okay.
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Okay, copy.
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A good copy.
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Let me know when we kill.
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Infer instance it out.
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What do you want me to do?
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Train 129. We're going to hold for those customers on the platform once you're arriving four times.
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Track number two.
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We got a train coming in on track number one.
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How you copy the train 129? Hold on the platform to those customers get to you on track number one over.
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Train 131, you cleared this time.
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Strain, 131, you cleared this time.
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Let me know when you cheat up on your shady row van.
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Key down, reverse that, hold.
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All right, that's the firm.
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Make your ID 152, 152 once you key up on your shady row van over.
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Copy that 152, go. Copy that 152, go.
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Train 102 and 104.
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Make good announcement.
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Shall I be moving on with early? 102, 104?
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Make good announcement.
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We've got a down track circuit between 24-tides and Tacoma track 1.
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Train 137. I need two minutes at the next three.
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Train 139, track 1.
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I need two minutes at the next three stations 141, 2 minutes at the next three.
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Train 143 and 145, 2 minutes at the next three stations, how you copy 145, 143, and train 141, 139, 137.
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Two minutes at the next three stations, over.
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37, 2 minutes,
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DuPont,
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Barragut, and Metro Center.
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Train 139, track number 1, Vannis, how you copy over?
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I copy next three and the next three stations.
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I mean, two minutes after the next three stations, I'll...
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Train 131, U-TU, train 133, you'll be holding on the platform road track number one, make good announcements, train 133.
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Again, all train operators, we have a signal track and do it to a down track circuit, make good announcements if you hold.
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One-verified.
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One, verify.
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Minutes on the platform central.
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All right.
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You probably need two minutes on the platform, please.
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Over.
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Rob, first block of Rhode Island, track number two.
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In-service, that's 150.
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In-service,
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head to back to Rhode Island.
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The second head to back to the state of growth.
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Okay, Dr. Crohn, Mr.
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Park, A, con, Mark of Service, 150, old.
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Okay, okay, 7-7-9, when you're holding, now, Rob, 999-49-9-46, they just contact you that.
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I can't go over for you on now.
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Over.
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Hold on.
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To verify, I'm clear.
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125, I'm 125, make I see 152 and no need to verify clear.
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Just make announcements.
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Make announcements, let the customers know that you're in-service the Shady Grove.
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You're in-service, the Shady Grove.
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I want you to go in-service right there for a time, no.
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There you go, can you go to release Delta. There you go. You can release Delta.
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Train 646, Track 2, Boston.
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You come in and distorted.
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I need you to repeat your message.
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How many cars did you overrun and then PSS illuminate over?
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4.
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Blackstrat, 0.08, over.
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Frame 129, continue 30 more seconds.
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You were closing to continue 129, 0.
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Track 2,4.0.
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Copy that, 30 more seconds and close.
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Continue.
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That's your copy.
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Training track one four-time, NG-152.
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We're in service that fourth time going into the rest of the state of Grove.
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Over.
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Good afternoon, 2nd, 1.
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Let me get about (number withheld) Amaka, Mount Vernon.
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Track 1, please, over.
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He firm, train 321, track number 1, Mount Vernon square.
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From this about to the Amaka echo (number withheld) signal, he is read.
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Train coming out of the pocket, over.
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May I'm best for a cop, Luna, really read off a nickel (number withheld).
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Appreciate you.
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I'm just watching out.
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Central (number withheld) command over.
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One, mode one operations through Office number three, time down is 1402, special level.
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Have your attention, please, station managers at the time on the red line.
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We are single tracking between (number withheld) and then Silver Spring because of a signal problem outside Takoma.
08:00
Please make the appropriate analysis to your customers, as we will encounter delays about corrections.
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Location mentioned:
Takoma, Washington, DC
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