If you commute via the Silver, Orange or Blue lines, your morning is not off to a good start.
A fire at the Foggy Bottom station prompted single tracking, leading to delays of 20 or more minutes in each direction. As of 8:35 a.m., Metro says it was no longer single tracking.
Inbound and outbound trains at Rosslyn have been arriving on the same platform, leading to crowded conditions.
Via Twitter:
OR/SV/BL passengers at Court House, Rosslyn & Foggy Bottom, all trains on the Largo/New Carrollton platform. 8:03a #wmata
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) October 16, 2015
@Metrorailinfo 30min+ waiting at rosslyn for blue to Franconia. @fixwmata
— John Pittman (@JohnPittman) October 16, 2015
Pax waiting for eastbound SOB train at Rosslyn unable to board b/c train is overcrowded. Platform is filling in too. #WMATA
— dcmetrosucks (@dcmetrosucks) October 16, 2015
The entire bottom platform of Rosslyn is completely closed @unsuckdcmetro #wmata
— Ben Smith (@bmcsmith92) October 16, 2015
Hat tip to @unsuckdcmetro
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