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[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@ssethers I have bills, and spending 3-4 hours for an event with reviewing radio traffic, train movements, pulling manuals and engineering plans eats into time I could be doing other tasks including time w/ my family.

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

Uhhhhh, I could’ve sworn that’s an emergency intercom to contact the operator…

Emergency Trip Stations are located every 800’ along the right of way (trackside) to bring down third rail power in an emergency.

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@STATter911 @wmata @wmataGM I know and my mind this past week has flashed back to 2015-2016

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@AdamTuss @wmataGM @dcfireems Flashback time to 10 years ago……..

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

No Passenger Bus 5465 reported smoke onboard at 6:45PM

[Metro Forward @wmata]

Emergency crews are responding to a Metro Bus fire inside the 9th St tunnel in Downtown DC. No customers were on board at the time, and the operator was not injured. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and @dcfireems is working to extinguish the flames.

[Scott Thuman @ScottThuman]

BREAKING NEWS FIRE 🔥 Reports of bus fire near 9th & C streets in Washington DC creates plumes of thick, black smoke seen around Capitol Hill area. All camera angles here. More to come on @7newsdc

[Dave Statter @STATter911]

UPDATE: More video from the bus fire in the 9th Street Tunnel. The view from Virginia and from 9th and Constitution NW. #firefighter #tunnelfire
@dcfireems
@popville
@matthewyoung31
@CordellTraffic
@NFTC_News
@theHillisHome

[NEWS FROM THE CONCRETE @NFTC_News]

UPDATE: MAJOR INCIDENT AT THE 9TH STREET TUNNEL W/MULTIPLE BATTALION CHIEFS AND THE FIRE CHIEF OF DCFD EN ROUTE: @dcfireems has numerous resources en route to the scene. Additional Battalion Chiefs are also assisting. Chief Donnelly, the Fire Chief of the Department is also en route to the scene. #newsfromtheconcrete #publicsafety @alanhenney @STATter911 @broadcastben_ @AllisonPapson @WTOP @Wid_Lyman @RSprouseNews @MissBeaE

[NEWS FROM THE CONCRETE @NFTC_News]

BREAKING NEWS: BUS FIRE IN THE 9TH STREET TUNNEL W/FOAM UNIT TASK FORCE REQUESTED: IAO 9th St. Tunnel near Constitution Ave. N.W. @dcfireems on the scene of an incident with a Bus well involved with fire. THE FOAM UNIT TASK FORCE has been requested. AVOID THE AREA this will have a large fire response for this incident. #newsfromtheconcrete #publicsafety @alanhenney @STATter911 @broadcastben_ @RSprouseNews @AllisonPapson @Wid_Lyman

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@kevinamezaga @tomroussey7news @wmata There’s nothing to correct. The system can do everything (except PTC on non revenue equipment) tomorrow. Leadership has to let the system run the way it was designed to. CBTC is great, until you carry the same behaviors from today w/ new tech.

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@kevinamezaga @tomroussey7news @wmata Each bullet listed can be corrected with today’s technology. WMATA remains a silo managed organization.

[NTSB Newsroom @NTSB_Newsroom]

NTSB investigators arrived on scene at Metro Center starting just after 2 a.m. to begin documenting the crash scene and collecting perishable evidence. This is the first step in our investigation, and it is too early to determine a probable cause or rule things out. Updates on the investigation will come from the NTSB.

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

Just wanted to thank everyone for the support following last nights incident on Metro.

Getting the info out and explaining what’s really happening is what we’re here for.

For those that have also asked here’s our site to support us.

And THANK YOU!

https://t.co/SX1mNfeEAA

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@ADubyaVA @dcfireems Metro is removing the incident train from Metro Center towards New Carrollton and it can only move at 15MPH

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

As of 12:53PM, 4/22/26 @dcfireems has turned everything @ L’Enfant Plaza back over to Metro - expect them to resume operations on 🔵🟠🟡🟢⚪️ lines shortly.

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

This report of smoke occurred at 12:28P & was the result of a set of burning brakes on car 7428, one of the cars involved in the Metro Center collision overnight and was in the process of being towed to a rail yard. The rail car mechanic aboard was able to extinguished the fire

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@tomroussey7news Unless Metro finds a way to include roadway maintenance equipment (like the one involved in this mornings collision) with positive train control - there’s no way the board or WMSC should green light the project

[Rail Transit OPS / CM Rail Services-WMATA @RailTransitOPS]

@AdamTuss @nbcwashington Having reviewed the documents published for this and in light of the collision, my recommendation would be for @metrorailsafety NOT to endorse this plan UNTIL Metro can include a way to implement positive train control that includes roadway maintenance equipment (RMM)