Another cracked rail delays Metro riders

By Kytja Weir
Published March 8, 2012 5:00am ET
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Another cracked rail delays Metro riders
A cracked rail delayed some Metro rail riders on Thursday morning, the latest in a string of problems with tracks breaking. The crack was found around 8 a.m. near the Stadium-Armory station on the Blue Line by the automatic train safety system, said Metro spokesman Dan Stessel. He said normal service resumed by 10 a.m., […]

A cracked rail delayed some Metro rail riders on Thursday morning, the latest in a string of problems with tracks breaking.

The crack was found around 8 a.m. near the Stadium-Armory station on the Blue Line by the automatic train safety system, said Metro spokesman Dan Stessel. He said normal service resumed by 10 a.m., after causing 10-minute delays for Blue Line riders heading west.

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