(Update at 7:55 a.m.: Service has resumed as normal).
A deer on the tracks outside of McLean is causing some delays along the Silver Line this Thursday morning.
As of 7:40 a.m., Metro officials are advising customers to expect residual delays to Largo Town Center as a result.
The deer exited the Silver Line property at around 7:21 a.m. Trains to Wiehle-Reston East held for several minutes, driving slowly behind the deer.
Here’s more from social media:
Silver Line: Expect residual delays to Largo Town Center following an animal on the tracks outside McLean.
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) November 8, 2018
Heads up, Silver Line riders: there’s a deer on the tracks outside of McLean who is stubbornly refusing to move and causing delays down the line. @unsuckdcmetro
— Jennifer Hess (@lastnightsdinnr) November 8, 2018
Heads up, Silver Line riders: there’s a deer on the tracks outside of McLean who is stubbornly refusing to move and causing delays down the line. @unsuckdcmetro
— Jennifer Hess (@lastnightsdinnr) November 8, 2018
Announcement on @wmata Silver line this morning at 6:31 AM: We have a deer ahead of us on the track, we cannot move the train”
— spinsahar© سپین سحر یوسفزئ (@spinsahar) November 8, 2018
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