Editing Washington Metro (section)

==== Derailments ====
[[File:WMATA CAF 5152 derailment.jpg|thumb|right|alt=The crushed end of a subway car.|Green Line train after derailment on January 7, 2007]]
On January 13, 1982, [[1982 Washington Metro train derailment|a train derailed]] at a malfunctioning crossover switch south of {{wmata|Federal Triangle}}. In attempting to restore the train to the rails, supervisors failed to notice that another car had also derailed. The other rail car slid off the track and hit a tunnel support, killing three people and injuring 25 in its first fatal crash. Coincidentally, this crash occurred about 30 minutes after [[Air Florida Flight 90]] crashed into the nearby [[14th Street Bridges|14th Street Bridge]] during a major snowstorm.<ref name="history" />

On January 20, 2003, during construction of a new canopy at {{wmata|National Airport}}, Metro began running trains through the center track even though it had not been constructed for standard operations, and a Blue Line train derailed at the switch. No injuries resulted but the crash delayed construction by a number of weeks.<ref name="February 27, 2003">{{cite news |last=Layton |first=Lyndsey |title=Metro track blamed in derailment – Section not made for regular use |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A1 |date=February 27, 2003}}</ref>

On January 7, 2007, a Green Line train carrying approximately 120 people derailed near {{wmata|Mount Vernon Square}} in downtown Washington. Trains were [[single-line working|single-tracking]] at the time, and the derailment of the fifth car occurred where the train was switching from the south to northbound track. The crash injured at least 18 people and prompted the rescue of 60 people from a tunnel.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/07/AR2007010700827.html |title=Green Line Metro Train Derails; at Least 18 Hurt |last1=Klein |first1=Allison |last2=Well |first2=Martin |date=January 8, 2007 |pages=A01 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 24, 2009 |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820095237/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/07/AR2007010700827.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At least one person had a serious but non-life-threatening injury. The incident was one of a series of five derailments involving [[Washington Metro rolling stock#5000-series|5000-series]] cars, with four of those occurring on side tracks and not involving passengers.<ref name="Jan07">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010800195.html|title=Federal Investigators Question Metro's Safety|last=Weiss|first=Eric M.|date=January 9, 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 27, 2009|pages=A01|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025063736/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010800195.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 9, 2008, an Orange Line train (2000-series) derailed between Rosslyn and Court House.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060901703.html |title=Metro Train Derails, Causing Major Delays |newspaper=The Washington Post |last1=Sun |first1=Lena H. |last2=Dean |first2=Daniela |date=June 10, 2008 |pages=B01 |access-date=June 24, 2009 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110222059/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060901703.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR2008061000546.html |title=Metro Says Operator Wasn't First to Detect Derailment |newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Sun |first=Lena H. |date=June 11, 2008 |pages=B01 |access-date=June 24, 2009 |archive-date=September 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906134010/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR2008061000546.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 27, 2009, a Red Line train derailed just before 4:30&nbsp;pm just south of {{wmata|Bethesda}} causing delays but no injuries. A second train was sent to move the first train but it too derailed when it was about {{convert|600|ft|m}} from the first train.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/03/27/Two-DC-Metro-trains-derail/30451238203569/ |title=Two D.C. Metro trains derail |work=[[UPI]] |date=March 27, 2009 |access-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-date=March 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317012301/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/03/27/Two-DC-Metro-trains-derail/30451238203569/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 12, 2010, a Red Line train derailed at about 10:13&nbsp;am as it left {{wmata|Farragut North}} in downtown Washington. After leaving the station, the train entered the [[pocket track]] north of the station. As it continued, an [[derail|automatic derailer]] at the end of the pocket track intentionally derailed the train as a safety measure. If the train had continued moving forward on the pocket track, it would have entered the path of an oncoming train. The wheels of the first two cars in the six-car, White-Flint-bound train were forced off the tracks, stopping the train. Almost all of the estimated 345 passengers were evacuated from the damaged train by 11:50&nbsp;am and the NTSB arrived on the scene by noon. Two minor injuries were reported, and a third passenger was taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/02/train_derails_at_farragut_nort.html |title=D.C. Metro train derails at Farragut North |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 12, 2010 |access-date=February 13, 2010 |archive-date=June 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624095244/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/02/train_derails_at_farragut_nort.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The NTSB ruled the crash was due to the train operator's failure to follow standard procedures and WMATA management for failure to provide proper supervision of the train operator which resulted in the incomplete configuration of the train identification and destination codes leading to the routing of the train into the pocket track.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/rab1205.pdf |title=Railroad Accident Brief, Accident DCA-10-FR-004 |type=PDF |access-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-date=February 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201224842/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAB1205.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 24, 2012, around 7:15 pm, a Blue Line train bound for Franconia–Springfield derailed near Rosslyn. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post_now/post/metro-delayed-after-rosslyn-derailment-no-injuries-reported/2012/04/24/gIQAEOIUfT_blog.html |title=Metro delayed after Rosslyn derailment; no injuries reported |last1=Weil |first1=Marin |last2=Hedgpeth |first2=Dana |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 24, 2012 |access-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-date=April 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428140944/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post_now/post/metro-delayed-after-rosslyn-derailment-no-injuries-reported/2012/04/24/gIQAEOIUfT_blog.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 6, 2012, around 4:45 pm, a Green Line train bound for downtown Washington, D.C., and Branch Avenue derailed near [[West Hyattsville|West Hyattsville]]. No injuries were reported. A [[Buckling|heat kink]], due to the hot weather, was identified as the probable cause of the accident.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Investigators identify heat kink as probable cause of Friday derailment |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5283 |date=July 7, 2012|publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=January 20, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020410/https://www.wmata.com/about/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5283 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 6, 2015, a non-passenger train derailed outside the {{wmata|Smithsonian}} station. The track condition that caused the derailment had been detected a month earlier but was not repaired.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/cause-of-last-weeks-metro-derailment-had-been-detected-in-early-july/2015/08/12/a77540f8-4131-11e5-8ab4-c73967a143d3_story.html |title=Cause of last week's Metro derailment had been detected in early July |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 12, 2015 |access-date=January 18, 2016 |first1=Faiz |last1=Siddiqui |last2=Aratani |first2=Lori |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105085936/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/cause-of-last-weeks-metro-derailment-had-been-detected-in-early-july/2015/08/12/a77540f8-4131-11e5-8ab4-c73967a143d3_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 29, 2016, a Silver Line train heading in the direction of Wiehle–Reston East station derailed outside East Falls Church station. Service was suspended between Ballston and West Falls Church and McLean stations on the Orange and Silver Lines.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2016/07/metro-derailment-causes-service-disruptions/ |title=Portions of Orange and Silver lines to remain closed following Metro derailment |publisher=[[WTOP-FM|WTOP]] |date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016 |archive-date=July 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731173358/http://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2016/07/metro-derailment-causes-service-disruptions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 1, 2016, Metro announced the derailment of an empty six-car train in the Alexandria Rail Yard. No injuries or service interruptions were reported and an investigation is ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wjla.com/news/local/metro-6-car-train-derails-at-alexandria-yard-no-passengers-on-board|title=Metro: 6-car train derails at Alexandria Yard; no passengers on-board|last=Mann/ABC7|first=Kendra|date=September 2016|language=en-US|access-date=September 2, 2016|archive-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108030916/http://wjla.com/news/local/metro-6-car-train-derails-at-alexandria-yard-no-passengers-on-board|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 15, 2018, a Red Line train derailed between Farragut North and Metro Center. No injuries were reported. This was the first derailment of the new [[Washington Metro rolling stock#7000-series|7000-series]] trains.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Red-Line-Train-Derails-Outside-Farragut-North-Metro-Says-469347283.html |title=New Metro Train Derails in Downtown DC With 63 Passengers on Board |date=January 15, 2018 |access-date=January 15, 2018 |publisher=NBC Washington |first1=Sophia |last1=Barnes |first2=Adam |last2=Tuss |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115130840/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Red-Line-Train-Derails-Outside-Farragut-North-Metro-Says-469347283.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 7, 2020, a 7000-series Red line train derailed one wheelset on departure from {{wmata|Silver Spring}} around 11:20 in the morning.

On October 12, 2021, a 7000-series Blue Line train derailed outside [[Arlington Cemetery station|Arlington Cemetery]]. This forced the evacuation of all 187 passengers on board with no reported injuries.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite news|title=Metro plans reduced service levels through Nov. 15 as it develops testing plan to restore rail cars|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/10/28/metro-ntsb-investigation-derailment-update/|access-date=October 31, 2021|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110222021/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/10/28/metro-ntsb-investigation-derailment-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cause of the derailment was initially stated to be an axle not up to specifications and resulted in sidelining the entire 7000-series fleet of trains, approximately 60% of WMATA's current trains through Friday, October 29, 2021, for further inspection.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 18, 2021|title=Metrorail cutting service at least until Sunday after pulling 60% of fleet for derailment investigation|url=https://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2021/10/metro-almost-60-of-trains-out-of-service-starting-monday/|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=WTOP|language=en|archive-date=October 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031192040/https://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2021/10/metro-almost-60-of-trains-out-of-service-starting-monday/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 28, 2021, WMATA announced that the system would continue running at a reduced capacity through November 15, 2021, as further investigation took place.<ref name=autogenerated1 />  The inspection determined a defect causes the car's wheels to be pushed outward. As of July 2022, the system was still running without most 7000-series cars. Workers manually inspect wheels on eight trains daily to catch the defect before it becomes problematic; the remaining cars are out of service pending an automated fix.<ref>{{cite news |title=Metro withdrew request for more trains on Independence Day |date=July 5, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706005018/https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/07/05/metro-trains-july-fourth/ |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/07/05/metro-trains-july-fourth/}}</ref>