Politics & Government
Metro on Alert Following Weekend Computer Glitch
Computer issues prompted service to be suspended twice over the weekend.
Metro remains on alert Monday morning following a computer problem that caused two system-wide rail service suspensions this weekend, The Washington Post reports.
Service was suspended twice‚—for more than 30 minutes after 2 p.m. Saturday and again between 12:30 and 1 a.m. early Sunday—after the computer system that allows controllers to track trains malfunctioned, according to The Post.
Riders took to Twitter to vent their frustrations about the delays.
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Monday morning, the computer system was back up and running as usual, and extra employees were on hand. However, ABC7 reports a train with a brake problem and a disabled train prompted two closures at the Dupont Circle station this morning, causing crowding and delays.
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