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Object found on train platform not obstructing trains, Washington DC
A train operator reported an object on the platform near the edge of the track. It was confirmed that the object was on the platform and did not obstruct train movement.
Audio|Heard on: WMATA MetroRail
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01:12
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. There is a type on the platform.
00:03
Do you think straight movement, but it's...
00:07
I don't think he's just a video.
00:09
It's on the platform.
00:10
And I think he's got to it.
00:13
You know,
00:15
operator.
00:18
Train,
00:19
110, reading track 2, your transmission is stored in the contacts that you're getting over this, contact that you on your radio have.
00:30
You don't know who makes it.
00:31
We're going to push it to the roadway, so they found a stop on an empty carway.
00:37
I copy that. Somebody, something close to the edge of the roadway.
00:39
I, I copy that.
00:41
Get it removed. I appreciate it.
00:42
One 10. You said, we drank 2 over.
00:49
How close is the object close to the edge over?
00:53
Is it safe a train moving?
00:56
On the edge, I see it's on the platform, I see they're safe for train moving.
01:00
Well, you never know who can I push it to the roadway.
01:03
I'm just letting the dice on.
01:05
Oh.
01:06
I appreciate this file.
01:08
I appreciate it. I appreciate it. I appreciate it.
01:09
It's on the platform at this time, safe and train moving.
01:11
We're going to get a check down over.
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Location mentioned:
Washington, DC
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