• Another potential issue with the 6000 series trains?

  • Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.
Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.

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  by YOLO
 
Well this is disturbing:

No Passenger Train 714-6080 reported to #WMATA ROCC @ 11/12/20 10:52PM that the train failed to respond to braking commands while passing through Rockville station and remained in motion to almost Twinbrook
  by Sand Box John
 
YOLO
Well this is disturbing:

No Passenger Train 714-6080 reported to #WMATA ROCC @ 11/12/20 10:52PM that the train failed to respond to braking commands while passing through Rockville station and remained in motion to almost Twinbrook


Reads to me like operator error on top of train malfunction.

WMATA has had controller handle malfunctions on cars in other series in the past.