The day after Metro ordered special safety meetings because its vehicles were running red lights on its tracks, another incident occurred, The Washington Examiner has learned. A train at the Shady Grove rail yard ran through a red light at 5:30 a.m. Friday, Metro confirmed. The train had no passengers aboard it and no other trains were in the area, but it was the third red-light violation within two weeks.

On Thursday, the transit agency ordered a “safety stand-down,” meaning all train operators and supervisors had to come together to review the rules and procedures to stop more red-light running.