The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority says Metrorail will be able to run more 7000-series trains and lower wait times after winning an appeal to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the transit agency announced on Twitter Friday.
On Monday, WMATA appealed a WMSC guideline requiring the wheels of 7000-series railcars to be inspected every four days. With the appeal being granted, the wheels of these newer model trains will now be inspected once a week instead.
Moving to the seven-day inspection schedule advances the WMATA return-to-service plan to step three, establishing new parameters that Metrorail will operate under for 60 days.