Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services - WMATA

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Multiple Track Circuit Failures / Service Suspension
🔴 Brookland - Fort Totten

As of 2:30PM Metro has effectively suspended 🔴 service at Ft. Totten & Brookland due to two track circuit malfunctions.

🔴 Glenmont - Takoma
🔴 Shady Grove - R I Ave

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Object Collision with Train
🔵 Arlington Cemetery

At 12:06PM ET 🔵 Largo bound Train 425 struck a tree while entering the tunnel on the inbound track enroute to Rosslyn

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Follow up:

Following a train inspection that was reported clear, Metro’s Emergency Response Team inspected the area, identified and removed a rail fastener/bolt just before 11:00PM that experienced stray current and showed signs of arcing.

Monday, October 6, 2025
Smoke /Fire Event
🔴 Forest Glen/Silver Spring

At 9:35PM Inbound 🔴 Shady Grove Train 134 reported a fire enroute between Forest Glen & Silver Spring on the inbound track roughly 4,000’ inbound of Forest Glen

Follow-up track inspections were negative