Circuit breaker failure halts trains near East Falls Church, Washington DC


Train operators near East Falls Church station reported a circuit breaker failure that prevents trains from restarting or proceeding. The issue caused some trains to stop and led to possible delays. Additionally, water was leaking through multiple areas of the station roof.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
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Transcript:
00:00
Hey, from train 613, track Y, East Falls.
00:03
Move that L to circuit breaking to just recycling.
00:06
Every single problem.
00:07
I have that problem.
00:08
I have that problem.
00:10
Hey, from 613, track Y, East Falls.
00:12
Oh, right there, East Falls.
00:14
It's not the same, bringing train to stop, and go ahead and normal up that circuit breaker so you could speed.
00:23
Rita.
00:26
That's Ace and Hemp.
00:30
I'm sorry to normalize.
00:35
Okay, Tracer.
00:36
Okay, and trying to add the number five.
00:41
Senator this is not normalizing.
00:44
Circuit breaker will not normalize.
00:47
I'm probably that.
00:48
Circle breaker will not normalize.
00:51
Recycle it.
00:52
Try to normalize, though.
01:01
Train up standby as November 98, Bravo 16.
01:05
Earth found out as Lunar, November 908, Bravo 16.
01:08
Turn up from the YAR lead to track number two.
01:12
Next week of Mascatine.
01:13
All use calls, you got to train ahead on the platform over.
01:20
623 copy that in November night ain't probably 16 turned out from yard leave back to get the clock down on gateways using caution train the head oh that's for i'm just saying how we know we're looking at
01:39
unit 620
01:49
You're at 24th, which is okay, it's 24-0.
01:59
Okay, it's over.
02:02
Train 122-0 for the supervisor right there, 122.
02:05
Train on track to, uh, and the operating press the first, though.
02:08
Train 122-0, the Bethes-O.
02:11
Trax slow.
02:21
I don't want this lead call 66.
02:25
There's multiple areas on this roof where the water is leaking through its category.
02:33
I might want to be on this lead call 66.
02:38
512, which I'm not ready service, so speaking about.
02:41
Can I get a block today? I'm on.
02:45
Train 514, Track 2, West Highville, 60, 60, you said you have a leak in your camera, I'll copy that, uh,
02:54
sent you out.
03:17
brought to the time back.
03:18
Please make.
03:19
Continue on.
03:46
Well, Westwood, so speaking, lands over.
03:49
Train 9-17, I got trains holding directly heading.
03:54
Make it enough to the customers, not 17.
03:56
No, it's not, um, the only trains I'm moving.
04:00
I copy that.
04:01
And you recycled that local control circuit breaker and it's still not able to normalize over.
04:18
Thank you.
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