The Washington, D.C., Metro issued a statement acknowledging that there had been another “safety incident” in which a train blew past workers at unsafe speeds.
Metro officials initiated the investigation after a moving train passed a work crew around noon at the Takoma station on Nov. 17, Adam Tuss, a transportation reporter with NBC Washington, said in a tweet. The train was allegedly traveling at a dangerous speed.
“Metro and safety groups are investigating an incident where a train passed a work crew on the tracks going too fast,” the statement reads.
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“Trains are supposed to slow significantly when moving past any workers on the ground,” the statement clarified.
No injuries were reported from the incident, and both the train and the operator of the vessel were taken off the tracks as a result, according to the statement.
The announcement comes after another incident involving the Metro system in which a train on the blue line derailed on Oct. 12.
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the train, and one was transported to the hospital as a precaution for anxiety-related issues, according to the Washington Post.
? Metro under investigation for yet another safety incident – this one where a train passed a work crew too fast on the tracks, as first reported by @MetroReasons @nbcwashington #wmata pic.twitter.com/Zk46d9m2am
— Adam Tuss (@AdamTuss) November 18, 2021
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As a result of the derailment, the Metro announced on Oct. 17 that they would be pulling “all of its 7000-series railcars,” making up about 60% of the metro’s rail fleet.
“Without these rail cars, Metro will operate about 40 trains tomorrow,” the Metro said in their tweet. “This will allow only a basic service pattern on all lines, departing about every 30 minutes.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Metro for a statement but did not receive a response back.
