Commuter Rail

WASHINGTON — Metro officials were investigating a report that someone was struck by a Red Line train at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station at about 3:35 p.m. today, Nov. 30. The train was headed in the direction of Shady Grove, officials said. Following the incident, Red Line trains were sharing one track — also known as single-tracking — between Farragut North and Judiciary Square Metrorail station. WASHINGTON — Metro officials were investigating a report that someone was struck by a Red Line train at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station at about 3:35 p.m. today, Nov. 30. The train was headed

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has reopened the northbound side of the Cortlandt Street R/W subway station. The station is located next to the Century 21 department store, the Millennium Hotel and the World Trade Center site. “Today we celebrate a significant step forward in the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan,” MTA Chairman and CEO Jay H. Walder said. “The MTA has played a key role in the revival of Downtown and we’re excited to provide customers with an improved station just in time for the holidays. The opening re-establishes a key travel link for Lower Manhattan residents,

WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has agreed to pay a $200,000 fine to settle a six-year-old violation of the Clean Water Act. The violation was caused by the accidental discharge of acidic water from a rail car hand-wash operation to the sanitary sewer system at its Branch Avenue Rail Yard rail car washing facility, the authority said. The incident took place over several days in October 2003 and was halted when WMATA officials were notified of the discharge, the authority said. After the incident, WMATA officials reconfigured the operations of its rail car washing operation to comply

WASHINGTON — A six-car Metrorail train struck the rear of a parked six-car train at West Falls Church Rail Yard. The collision happened at 4:27 a.m. today, Nov. 29. Three employees sustained minor, non life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital where they were treated and released. No customers were on board the trains. Service to customers was not affected when the rail system opened this morning at 7 a.m., officials said. Train No. 902 was the last train of the night pulling into the rail yard when it struck the last car of a six-car train that

WASHINGTON — A six-car Metrorail train struck the rear of a parked train inside West Falls Church Rail Yard. The collision happened at 4:27 a.m. today, Nov. 29. Three employees sustained minor, non life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.