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Metro suspends Red Line service in Northwest D.C. for a second time today
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Metro suspends Red Line service in Northwest D.C. for a second time today
By Justin Wm. Moyer
Dec. 10, 2019 at 5:06 p.m. EST
Red Line service was suspended Tuesday afternoon in part of Northwest Washington because of a track problem, officials said.
At about 4:50 p.m., officials said train service was suspended between the Van Ness and Dupont Circle stations because of a track problem between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park.
A Metro spokesman said the closure was related to a report of smoke or fire on the track. Crews were at the scene to investigate.
It was the second time Tuesday that Metro has suspended service on part of the Red Line. Trains were halted for more than an hour, from Friendship Heights and Van Ness stations, during the morning commute because of a reported insulator fire in a rail tunnel.
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Justin Wm. Moyer is a breaking news reporter for The Washington Post. After a long stint as a contributing writer at the Washington City Paper, he came to The Post in 2008, becoming an editor in Outlook and for the Morning Mix, The Post's overnight team. He became a reporter in 2015. Follow https://twitter.com/justinwmmoyer
Metro suspends Red Line service in Northwest D.C. for a second time today
By Justin Wm. Moyer
Dec. 10, 2019 at 5:06 p.m. EST
Red Line service was suspended Tuesday afternoon in part of Northwest Washington because of a track problem, officials said.
At about 4:50 p.m., officials said train service was suspended between the Van Ness and Dupont Circle stations because of a track problem between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park.
A Metro spokesman said the closure was related to a report of smoke or fire on the track. Crews were at the scene to investigate.
It was the second time Tuesday that Metro has suspended service on part of the Red Line. Trains were halted for more than an hour, from Friendship Heights and Van Ness stations, during the morning commute because of a reported insulator fire in a rail tunnel.
....
Justin Wm. Moyer is a breaking news reporter for The Washington Post. After a long stint as a contributing writer at the Washington City Paper, he came to The Post in 2008, becoming an editor in Outlook and for the Morning Mix, The Post's overnight team. He became a reporter in 2015. Follow https://twitter.com/justinwmmoyer
