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Posted 16 August 2017 - 09:18 AM

The Washington Post, ​8/15:

Your commute is about to get slower as Metro lowers speeds on key segments of Red, Blue, Orange and Silver lines

 

 

 

Riders on four lines may notice their commute times grow in the coming months, as Metro slows trains to a maximum speed of 35 mph in critical stretches of the system, in what officials say is an effort to bolster reliability.

 

Metro said Monday it is imposing stricter speed limits on two track segments where trains were already limited to 45 mph, as officials aim to reduce power draw on portions of the Red, Orange, Blue and Silver lines. Trains have been ordered to slow to a maximum of 35 mph on stretches from Medical Center to Union Station on the Red Line, from Rosslyn to Minnesota Avenue on the Orange Line and from Rosslyn to Benning Road on the Blue and Silver lines.

 

Speed restrictions were originally imposed in those areas after the Federal Transit Administration issued a directive intended to reduce power draw last year, but the latest order — from Metro itself — slows train speeds even more.

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