FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS, Md. (WJLA) — Another arcing insulator issue caused problems for commuters at the Friendship Heights Metro station. Metro experienced problems throughout Monday morning on the Red ...
WASHINGTON (7News) — Riders on the Metro Red Line had a tough morning rush hour Wednesday, as an electrical issue called an arcing insulator led Metro to close both Van Ness-UDC and Tenleytown. The ...
WASHINGTON — It was a Tuesday three-peat of Metro track problems on the Red Line. Riders were slowed down—even stranded on dark trains—after multiple problems with the electrical system that powers ...
WASHINGTON — Metro’s Red Line trains had to single-track between Medical Center and Friendship Heights for about a half-hour at the height of Wednesday’s morning rush due to an arcing insulator. Metro ...
Arcing ground faults are common on 480Y/277V, 3-phase, 4-wire electrical systems. Arcing ground faults can be caused by human error when working around electrical ...
Q We recently installed a new steam pressure reducing station in an existing 6-m. 150-lb steam line. After reinsulation of the pipe with foil-jacketed, 2-in.-thick fiber glass, electrical arcing ...
Metro, which rarely inspires much public confidence on normal days, will be picked apart in the coming weeks and months after an incident Monday near the L’Enfant Plaza station left one passenger dead ...
CLINTON, Ill. (WAND) — Strong winds caused a dangerous overnight electrical emergency in Clinton after a tree fell onto power lines, sparking intense arcing and forcing evacuations in a residential ...