Crime & Safety
Metro Derails in Alexandria Rail Yard
BREAKING: Metro workers forgot to remove a block keeping the car in place when it left the repair shop Monday.
(Updated 4:39 p.m. Wednesday) ALEXANDRIA, VA -- A Metro train derailed in the Alexandria rail yard Monday. The car was returning from the repair shop, so no passengers were aboard and there were no injuries.
The independent Rail Transit Operations, Performance & Safety Group first tweeted the advisory at 2:23 p.m. Metro said the wheels on one car derailed causing minor damage, according to WJLA's Bri Carter.
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WTOP reported that Metro workers forgot to remove the block that kept the car in place at the repair shop. When it left repairs, the car rolled over the block and and the wheels on one car derailed, Metro spokesman Dan Stessel told WTOP. The other cars did not derail.
The derailment resulted in minor damages, and the track will be back in service after repairs. Other tracks at the repair shop are still in service, Stessel said.
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Minor derailment metro says at Alexandria rail yard. 2 cars coming out of shop, one set of wheels on one car derailed, minor damage #wmata
— Bri Carter (@ABC7Bri) April 17, 2017
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