Silver Line Woes Hamper Morning Metro Commuters

A power problem at the Rosslyn Metro station gummed up morning commuter transit on the Silver Line.

Metro’s official information feed reported the issue on Twitter just before 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Org/Blu/Sil Line: Expect delays to Vienna, Franconia & Wiehle-Reston E due to a power problem at Rosslyn.

— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) July 12, 2017

Silver Line trains from Wiehle-Reston East were stopped at Ballston, and riders were asked to transfer to Orange Line trains to continue their commute. The problem was reported fixed within 20 minutes; however, riders continued to report delays and other issues at the Ballston, Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom stations through about 9:30 a.m.

Power restored at Rosslyn, expect residual delays as trains resume spacing. 9:06a #wmata

— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) July 12, 2017

not true-operator says power down again and we are holding until further notice. so glad im paying an increased fare for this @unsuckdcmetro https://t.co/sdkPaS8NTb

— gaymeiosis (@gaymeiosis) July 12, 2017

@unsuckdcmetro Just offloaded from SL train Weile bound at FogBot. My 2nd offloading this morning. Many pax leaving station. #wmata

— Karen Hamrick (@KSHamrick) July 12, 2017

Power outage between foggy bottom and rosslyn. Single tracking. Just another day on #wmata @unsuckdcmetro

— Linda Epstein (@fotolinda) July 12, 2017

Empty SL #newtrain to Reston on platform at Foggy, doors closed. #wmata

— TKBlueline (@tkblueline) July 12, 2017

The issue appeared to be cleared up by about 9:45 a.m.

Silver Line: Trains are operating between Wiehle-Reston East and Largo Town Center due to a power problem at Rosslyn.

— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) July 12, 2017