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What Metro did to reopen the Red Line after Monday’s derailment
January 16, 2018 1:04 pm
WASHINGTON — The Red Line track where a train derailed Monday morning reopened Tuesday, about 28 hours after firefighters helped some 60 riders walk through the tunnel to safety.
In that time, investigators documented the scene and tracks were repaired.
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Workers completed enough rail repairs by 3:45 a.m. Tuesday to move the three cars that had derailed along with the final car of the train coupled to them to a rail yard.
Once the cars were moved, crews worked from about 4 a.m. to just after 10 a.m. to pour concrete that then had to cure, install new rail and fasteners, then reinstall and test track circuits used to monitor train movement, among other things.
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