Farragut North train derailment

WUSA Link: http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.a ... &catid=158
Metro Link: http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/P ... aseID=4316

Both Metro and WUSA 9 have confirmed that another Metro train has derailed. This time, it was a 6 car train near Farragut North station in the direction of Shady Grove at 10:13am. The derailment happened in the lead car where the front wheels left the track. No injuries reported.

I bet the NTSB is probably shouting off some expletives right now since it appears they have been doing an investigation with Metro on average every 2-3 months lately...

We can't accuse WMATA of not communicating:

http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/P ... aseID=4318

The Farragut North Metrorail station reopened at 12:11 p.m. today (Feb. 12) after a six-car Red Line train headed in the direction of Shady Grove Metrorail station, which derailed from a pocket track (side track) just after it serviced the Farragut North Metrorail station. There were three minor injuries of bumps and bruises reported. The incident took place at 10:13 a.m.

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Metro officials and local first responders are at the scene to investigate. Metro officials moved all customers to the rear four cars of the train. Those four cars then were separated from the front two cars to allow the four car train to move to the platform to unload the passengers. There were approximately 345 people on board the train.

The front wheels of train number 156’s lead car came off the tracks. The rail cars that comprised the train were 6096 (lead car), 6097, 1197, 1196, 6039 and 6038. The first two cars of the train (rail cars 6096 and 6097) remain in the pocket track. They are expected to be removed after the rail system closes tonight at midnight.

tommyboy6181 wrote:I bet the NTSB is probably shouting off some expletives right now since it appears they have been doing an investigation with Metro on average every 2-3 months lately...

Considering how much they've been investigating Metro lately, they ought to just set up shop IN the Jackson Graham building...

Let's have one thread only about the Farragut North derailmant. Thanks