Train operator reports smoke smell but none found, Washington DC
Fire & ArsonA train operator reported smelling smoke coming from a train car while operating the WMATA MetroRail in Washington, DC. A later inspection found no smoke or odor inside or outside the car.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
03:9
Transcript:
00:00
I need to confirm that you said there's smoke coming from car number (number withheld) over.
00:05
That's what he downed me, yeah, Central.
00:08
Hey, I'm from, uh, car commitment, over.
00:14
Am I staying on this end central? I'm going to reverse the end over?
00:20
Uh, you want to go back to your league, uh, stay on your trailer call.
00:25
Carcimer Barge, radio check-o.
00:27
I'm in, I'm here in my lead call.
00:30
Hey, firm, do you have files on call criminal?
00:32
Senator's Cargwin Barge, I just got the lead card, pay customers at this time.
00:37
Hey, firm, we need to confirm that, uh, does this smoke coming from any call on that concert? They reported (number withheld).
00:48
Croster provides your roger of (number withheld).
00:52
(number withheld). All right, so we're just on a radio track at LaFan Plaza.
01:01
How do you copy over?
01:04
LaFan Plaza Central copy Loud and Coolevard.
01:10
Loud and Clear, over.
01:13
See your copy, be set out.
01:18
Good morning, Central, Ambassador Brown, National Airport, Radio Check.
01:22
How do you copy over?
01:25
Ambassador Brown, National Airport, Central Copy you, Loud and Cleveland.
01:29
How do you copy Central Over?
01:32
Loud and clear, have a great day over.
01:38
You as well, Central's out.
01:46
Before, it's all the postage (number withheld).
01:50
Suitland Railroad for (number withheld) a year over.
01:53
And now this is up.
01:58
I'll switch up to that one for me, China (number withheld) over.
02:05
No down request.
02:07
Personnel has proper PPE over.
02:09
So, Coburnet, train (number withheld).
02:12
Verifying personnel does have proper PPE, train Mo2, Level 1.
02:16
You got permission to make that platform stop.
02:18
Service decommencing on from you.
02:22
Copy there.
02:23
Have permission to make the know-fail personnel.
02:25
That has proper PPE, Mo2, Level 1.
02:28
Service to continue on.
02:29
Also.
02:36
I don't know.
02:37
I've got to be able to.
02:40
Oh.
02:43
So, okay.
02:45
So, I've got a problem.
02:53
Train (number withheld), who last call on Central? Repeat, the, uh,
02:57
I walked through the car and said, walked on the outside of the car.
03:01
Operators,
03:02
no smoke smell, no,
03:04
no smoke, I didn't smell these smoke,
03:07
but the operator said he smelled smoke when he was operating the train.
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Washington, DC
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