Daily Service Report for Tuesday, August 15, 2017

5:03 a.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at College Park-U of MD was delayed 4 minutes due to an equipment problem.

5:10 a.m. A Mt. Vernon Square-bound Yellow Line train at Huntington was delayed 6 minutes due to a brake problem.

6:01 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Largo Town Center did not operate, resulting in an 8-minute gap in service.

6:03 a.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Fort Totten was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced a 12-minute delay.

6:23 a.m. A Grosvenor-bound Red Line train at Glenmont did not operate, resulting in a 4-minute gap in service.

6:32 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Smithsonian was delayed 6 minutes due to an operational problem.

6:37 a.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Glenmont was delayed 6 minutes due to an operational problem.

8:36 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at King St-Old Town was delayed 7 minutes due to a signal problem.

8:41 a.m. A Huntington-bound Yellow Line train at King St-Old Town was delayed 5 minutes due to a signal problem.

9:05 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at King St-Old Town was delayed 4 minutes due to a signal problem.

9:56 a.m. Red Line train service was temporarily suspended between Cleveland Park and Dupont Circle due to a report of smoke at Woodley Park. Shuttle bus service was provided. At approximately 10:30 a.m. trains began single tracking through the area. Several trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 35 minutes until approximately 12:00 p.m.

10:08 a.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Largo Town Center was delayed 4 minutes due to an operational problem.

12:02 p.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was offloaded and turned back to Largo Town Center for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced a 12-minute delay.

12:46 p.m. A Franconia-Springfield-bound Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery was offloaded and turned back to Largo Town Center for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced a 12-minute delay.

2:38 p.m. A Silver Spring-bound Red Line train at Shady Grove did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

2:59 p.m. A Grosvenor-bound Red Line train at Silver Spring did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.

5:59 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at Eastern Market was delayed 5 minutes due to police activity.

6:32 p.m. Red Line trains were single tracked between Van Ness and Dupont Circle due to a report of an arcing insulator at Woodley Park. Several trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 20 minutes until approximately 7:15 p.m.

8:23 p.m. A Glenmont-bound Red Line train at Tenleytown-AU was delayed 7 minutes due to police activity.