Traction Power Substation Fire Stadium-Armory

[MCL1981]

The should also consider redeploying the fleet to ban the use of the 5 and 6k cars on that part of the railroad as those cars are the most power hungry.

I think that's a great idea! I'll gladly take all their 5000s and 6000s on the Red Line. In exchange, they can have all our 4000s. Keep them. Godspeed.

[wrivlin]

Shouldn't they then be able to restore the 6 minute headways? Maybe they could have some trains turn back at Eastern Market like they did with silver line trains before.

[DiscoveryAnalysis]

I've been hollering about implementing this since Friday when they went back to normal service...

Shouldn't they then be able to restore the 6 minute headways? Maybe they could have some trains turn back at Eastern Market like they did with silver line trains before.

[JDC]

Per the WP, Metro is going to make all Blue trains 8-car trains for the duration of this service impact. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr ... ver-lines/

[srepetsk]

Per the WP, Metro is going to make all Blue trains 8-car trains for the duration of this service impact. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr ... ver-lines/

They're likely sourcing this WMATA tweet - https://twitter.com/Metrorailinfo/statu ... 0277369856" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - which is already false; MetroMinder shows 16 Blue-line trains in operation currently only 10 of which are 8-car trains. Now granted, that's a very good proportion of 8-car trains on the Blue line, but at least it should line up with what the media/PR side is saying...

Edit: Apparently WMATA "added" 6-car trains to the Blue line after they sent that tweet out, but didn't reply in such a way that everybody would see the response.

[Sand Box John]

Move all available 7k cars to the Blue and Orange lines as they are the least power hungry cars in the fleet.

[JDC]

Move all available 7k cars to the Blue and Orange lines as they are the least power hungry cars in the fleet.

Is a 8-car 7000-series train that much less power hungry than a 6-car train made up of 1000-6000-series cars? Would the extra 2 cars outweigh the fact each 7000-series car draws less power?

[farecard]

Move all available 7k cars to the Blue and Orange lines as they are the least power hungry cars in the fleet.

Is a 8-car 7000-series train that much less power hungry than a 6-car train made up of 1000-6000-series cars? Would the extra 2 cars outweigh the fact each 7000-series car draws less power?

I would want to see test data on that.....

[Sand Box John]

"JDC"
Is a 8-car 7000-series train that much less power hungry than a 6-car train made up of 1000-6000-series cars? Would the extra 2 cars outweigh the fact each 7000-series car draws less power?

You can do the math based on the horse power rating of each series.

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Seres   8 car HP  1 car HP

1k      6,400     800
2, 3k   6,400     800
4k      6,832     854
5k      7,520     940
6k      7,120     890
7k      6,000     750

[JDC]

Metro now believes that, subject to further testing, the 2 transformers involved in the fire indirectly may be operable on a temporary basis, providing 6 megawatts of power - enough to resume regular train schedules. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/tr ... story.html

[JDC]

Metro has an entire page, with video, devoted to the ongoing reconstruction of the substation: http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/metro_ ... m?AID=5257

[Sand Box John]

Trains to resume normal service at Stadium-Armory on Monday (11 09 2015)
WMATA press release
11 05 2015 10:08 AM EST

The quick and dirty upgrade of the Potomac Avenue substation is a temporary band-aide fix that will have a long term effect.

When the Stadium-Armory substation is fully restored the total traction power capacity in the area will be increased by 3 megawatts.

[Sand Box John]

Normal service restored after completing total restoration of substation.

WMATA press release:
Orange and Silver line return to 6-minute rush-hour service for first time since Stadium-Armory substation fire
12 30 2015 10:54 AM EST

[MCL1981]

As if 6 minute headways should be considered acceptable rush hour service...
As if they actually regularly maintain even that...

[Sand Box John]

"MCL1981"
As if 6 minute headways should be considered acceptable rush hour service...
As if they actually regularly maintain even that...

The limiting factors are:

• Rolling stock availability and
• The rules governing the way trains are being operated as the result of the 06 22 2009 Fort Totten wreck.