Train operator reports light smell of brakes on metro train, Washington DC
A train operator on a WMATA MetroRail train in Washington, DC reported a light smell resembling overheated brakes or a mechanical issue. There was no immediate fire or smoke observed. The operator requested permission to open the train doors for a possible inspection near Van Dorn Track 2.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
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Transcript:
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I do have a light smell of a...
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Uh,
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please, man.
00:09
I do the blunders, you know.
00:13
713 you got to put me on the total 10 feet of trial 11 see if the sound on that location 17 13 off
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713 copy
00:28
Boys go to work
00:32
You go to work
00:35
You go to everyone
00:43
Now, it's a smell like breakover, but it's not real heavy, but it's like a breakover.
00:49
It's like a breakover.
00:50
I'll copy that this thing about, I'll copy live playing in the show now.
01:08
Two, Van Dorn Track 2, permission to open doors while I'm probably burned from the platform site.
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Train 402 Verify, you probably Burr-Bankham Rock Van Dorn track number two.
01:21
You got to mention manual operation off.
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Washington, DC
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