Wednesday, March 16, 2016

D.C.'s Metrorail Suspends Service for Emergency Inspections of Third Rail Cables

Metro's L'Enfant Plaza station, the scene of the deadly 2015 smoke incident in which dozens were hospitalized and one woman died.
Timothy Johnson

The second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, Washington, D.C.'s Metrorail closed Wednesday, Mar. 16, due to an emergency inspection of the entire system's third-rail power cables. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which operates Metro, made the formal announcement during Tuesday's rush hour.

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