Metro meltdown: Normal service resumes after hundreds get stuck

By Kytja Weir
Published December 20, 2011 5:00am ET
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Metro meltdown: Normal service resumes after hundreds get stuck
This friction ring, part of the brake system on trains, fell from a railcar Tuesday, prompting Metro officials to shut down parts of the Orange and Blue lines.

Update: 2:30 p.m.: Just before 2:30 p.m., Metro said normal service was restored to the Orange and Blue lines, nearly five hours after the service came to a standstill.

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