Many residents near the Petworth Metro are worried about their homes shaking due to the new, heavier 7000-series Metro trains. A number of reports have talked about it over the past few months, with Metro first saying it wasn’t related, but now they’re hiring contractors to study the issue.
I’ve written before about the issue, and WUSA-9 recently did a story where they measured shaking in a house near the station and found that each shake was exactly timed when a new train arrived at the station. Now they’re reporting that Metro has hired a contractor for at least one person’s house to see if the shaking might cause structural damage.
Let’s hope there won’t be damage — I know I’d be worried if I lived near the station. Anyone else notice this?
Photo: a 7000 series car at PG Plaza, from Wikipedia
