Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Red signal ahead of Silver Spring pocket track on the B Route. Signaling and operation on the Washington Metro system involves train control, station identification, train signaling, signage, and train length. As with any working railroad, communication between train operators, dispatchers, station personnel and passengers is critical.
During the afternoon rush hour of June 22, 2009, a subway train wreck occurred between two southbound Red Line Washington Metro trains in Northeast, Washington, D.C., United States. A moving train collided with a train stopped ahead of it; the train operator along with eight passengers died, and 80 people were injured, making it the deadliest ...
Washington Metro system map. The Red Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 27 stations in Montgomery County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is a primary line through downtown Washington and the oldest and busiest line in the system.
Metro had a string of three fatal accidents involving track workers in a little over a year. [22] In October 2005, a Metro employee was struck and killed at the Braddock Road station on the Blue and Yellow Lines. [23] In May 2006, another Metro employee died after being hit by a Red Line train at Dupont Circle station. [24]
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, [4] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [ 5 ]
This caused the interlocking signals to show as a red signal and make all trains operate on manual mode. Prior to the derailment, another train (Train 403) went over the points without incident. At 4:15 p.m. EST (21:15 UTC), the OCC instructed the supervisor to stay at the Smithsonian Interlocking until a maintenance employee arrived and then ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Washington Metro signaling and operation This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 11:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...