by TheOneKEA
I was at Forest Glen on Saturday and I noticed that the southbound platform head wall and tunnel have been badly affected by water ingress. The concrete is completely soaked through with water and there were mineral deposits and moss/fungi growing on the walls. The ingress was so strong that I could hear water rushing through the tunnel sump drains, even though it wasn't raining at the time.
Given the depth of the station here, is this water ingress from blocked/damaged roadway/sanitary sewers overflowing into the Metrorail vent shafts, or is it more likely to be underground aquifers or streams within the water table overflowing into the tunnel sumps and vents? I don't know very much about the geology of Montgomery County near the Beltway so I'm interested to know more about how water ingress starts within the Metrorail system.
Given the depth of the station here, is this water ingress from blocked/damaged roadway/sanitary sewers overflowing into the Metrorail vent shafts, or is it more likely to be underground aquifers or streams within the water table overflowing into the tunnel sumps and vents? I don't know very much about the geology of Montgomery County near the Beltway so I'm interested to know more about how water ingress starts within the Metrorail system.