Friday, February 25, 2011

A View from Inside the Affected Train




Via Bob: An apparent view from inside the train involved in the fallen pole incident near the New York Ave. station this afternoon. As of 5:18 p.m., it was still causing major delays.

Update: The light pole in the bus depot parking lot fell and was hanging across tracks. I was in the very front when the accident occurred. The operator stopped the train quickly but was seriously distressed after. I called 911 and stayed with the operator to give assurance. Metro and emergency vehicles were on the scene quickly. We went to NY Ave station and disembarked. That's pretty much it.

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Wow. close call.
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GlenmontGirl · 735 weeks ago

I have to say, when I passed by here around 4:55, that pole didn't look like it was sticking very far out onto the tracks. My reaction was, "Really? All these delays for this?"

But the above photo makes it look a lot more serious.
Good job by the operator!!!!
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Definitely.. don't say it very often but props to metro... was wondering why there was such a backup on the red line during rush hour friday...

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