Cracked rail reported on metro rail track in Washington, Washington DC
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Road ClosureA cracked rail was reported near chain marker J2-745 on metro rail track 1 in Washington, and maintenance personnel are being dispatched to fix it.
Audio|Heard on: WMATA MetroRail
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00:39
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, we got a situation right here at near chain marker J2-745.
00:10
That do we have a cracked rail right here.
00:14
I copy that cracked rail, that's just copy.
00:17
You need like a unit or any equipment to come out there for assistance, over.
00:24
No unit has come off, but we're going to have personnel that's going to board on track 1 to drop off materials.
00:33
So they're going to be coming and getting the drop off so we can fix the situation.
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Washington, DC
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