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Power outage disrupts north side of DC Metro station, Washington DC
Power failure hit the north side of a DC Metro station, causing auxiliary lights to fail and forcing passengers to use an alternate entrance near M-24 while power crews address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: WMATA MetroRail
Listen to dispatch call
01:57
Transcript:
00:00
You lost power in the station.
00:02
Did you just lose lights or did you lose your AFC machines and your elevator escalator?
00:09
You lost power in the station, the whole station.
00:15
Are your auxiliary lights coming on at this time?
00:23
I've been able to since I've been 16.
00:32
This is M-25.
00:35
I just spoke to the other side MES 24.
00:37
They have power on the south side.
00:39
It looks like it's just the north side, the road is follow.
00:44
Thank you for my copy that day.
00:45
You have power on M-24 but not on M-25.
00:49
And power is aware of the situation at this time.
00:52
Okay.
00:55
Over.
00:57
That's a good copy.
00:58
That's a good copy.
00:59
Just meds 25, not 24.
01:01
Over.
01:04
Not copy.
01:05
And you have auxiliary lights at this time.
01:07
Over.
01:18
I do not have no auxiliary lights on MES-25, Robert.
01:24
Okay,
01:26
for them copy.
01:27
Metpassing is an internet to the station of the situation in your station, and let them know they can use M-24-intract.
01:37
Senator, can you repeat that please? I didn't hear that last minute.
01:40
Let your customers know that they need to action through Mayn's 24 to exit the station.
01:45
That's May 25.
01:48
And I'll notify transit.
01:50
Over?
01:51
Did you do Man's 24,
01:53
not 25, over?
01:55
Okay, I'm notified transit as well.
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