Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the report of smoke in a Metro tunnel between the Bethesda Metro and Medical Center Metro stations on Tuesday morning, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that a smoking insulator was found on one track. He said there […]

UPDATED, April 3, 7:30 a.m. – Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say they cleared both the Glenmont and Wheaton stations to return to service. According to MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer, a ‘standpipe valve’ in the tunnel resulted in water coming in contact with an insulator causing a light haze in the tunnel between the two stations. Glenmont […]

If your weekend plans are in Bethesda, don’t count on using the Bethesda Metro station. Metro’s escalator contractor will install major components of the first new entrance escalator at Bethesda Station on Feb. 21 and 22. The station will be closed during the work, according to the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority. Bethesda’s entrance escalators […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, U.S. Rep. John Delaney shares his thoughts on transportation projects in our area. He wants the I-270 corridor project to be a top priority. Take a look:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, U.S. Rep. John Delaney, a Democrat who is running for reelection in Maryland’s 6th District, shares his thoughts on transportation projects in our area while campaigning in Potomac earlier this week. Take a look: Early voting continues through Oct. 30 in Montgomery County. The General Election is set for Nov. 4.

Metro officials have announced that reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of August 22-24 with service adjustments beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday night and continuing thru the system’s closing on Sunday. Silver, Blue, Yellow and Green line trains are scheduled to operate at regular weekend intervals. Red and Orange line […]

A top WMATA official has posted a message to Metro’s Red Line customers appologizing for the recent delays and inconveniences. Richard Sarles, WMATA’s general manager and CEO, posted this message on the WMATA website: A Message to Red Line Customers from Metro General Manager/CEO Richard Sarles I want to apologize for the delays and inconvenience […]

A contractor died and two WMATA employees were injured overnight (Oct. 6) in a welding accident in the Red Line tunnel between Union Station and Judiciary Square stations. According to WMATA, the contractor was providing welding services in the tunnel when the incident occurred shortly after midnight Sunday. He was transported by EMS to a […]

A top WMATA official has written a letter to Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner in response to concerns about reports of water infiltration in the tunnels near Medical Center Station. Richard Sarles, WMATA’s general manager and CEO, said the pending issue is one of reliability not safety. You can read the entire letter below: For […]

UPDATED As of 1:35 p.m. on Friday, August 30, Metro has restored normal Red Line service between Fort Totten and NoM-Gallaudet stations. Metro is advising Red Line riders of a major service disruption that will impact service on Friday, August 30, due to an overnight derailment of a non-revenue train between Rhode Island Avenue and […]