Rail clamp repair halts metro train movement, Washington DC


A broken rail clamp is being repaired on a metro rail line in Washington, DC. Train movement has been stopped until the repair is finished and safety is verified.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
How long will you need to fix that broken rail clamp?
00:05
As I get the part, it should be about five minutes, ma'am, and now I'm going to need about another 10 minutes to verify.
00:16
Trayette ahead of me, my son, y'all. Hey, Firm, Central out.
00:24
Yep.
00:26
Hey, Firm.
00:28
ATC.
00:30
2334, this time, uh, you cried at file time.
00:34
(name withheld) is November 2, 491, Tequila 1-487 plus 00.
00:39
Time is 1427. Let me know when you were labeled so.
00:45
Sentence of 2334, TIL-1-487, relinquish and foul time. I got it, sir.
00:55
ATC.
00:56
The court house track number. My permission on my schedule.
00:58
I'm speaking man's off.
01:01
Stand bow.
01:03
ATC 234, did you copy your file time?
01:07
1927. O.
01:10
Relinquish foul time, safely outside the fence at this time, get in the park, ma'am.
01:17
You're running with time 1427.
01:22
Center Pro 635, red signal ahead.
01:26
Type 1 in approach 2, 8 and O.
01:35
Hey, Central, this, Scurry, 6-2, 6-2, I mean 6-0, 6-0.
01:41
I'm at the (number withheld) Plaza.
01:43
I get off at 4.
01:46
Affirm, I call you loud and clear, Scurry.
01:48
Unit 60, all 30 minutes when we 4 p.m. You are currently at the (number withheld) Plaza. Thank you so much.
01:53
Over.
01:56
A firm train leaving the parking track of No field.
02:02
A firm train leaving the pocket track of Mauburnan Square. You've got a permission block Mount Vernon Square.
02:06
Platform number two, A, call my service and continue your schedule time over.
02:12
After three two lines driving one, Malvernus.
02:15
F.0126, permission of Brown, we verb, over.
02:19
321 Mount Vernon Square track number one do have a permissive block to the a call marker Marlvernor Square track number one 321 how you copy you over
02:29
8% of 5 o'clock. Track 1,000, 8,000, over.
02:36
321 Centres out. Other union talk and go ahead.
02:41
461, track 1, Van Dorn. ADEO fail, permission, over.
02:45
Crain, 461, Van Dorn, track number 1.
02:48
ADO doors fell, you had permission, and man to open your doors on the platform side, platform side only, verify you properly graphed to 8, over.
03:02
23344-9-8-8-0-8-go ma'am ABCC 2334 after you uh fix this rail clamp is it going to be safe for train movement over
03:22
That's the firm, ma'am.
03:24
It'll be safe for train movement, but I can't guarantee the track circuit until I get that clamp in.
03:28
Hey, farm, I'll call me that, so it's well.
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Washington, DC
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