Metro fixes Union Station chiller 'sooner than expected' three weeks after original estimate
Metro announced Sunday, July 21 that 'repairs to the chiller system that provides cool air' at Union Station were 'COMPLETED overnight, sooner than expected.' The agency had told DCist on July 18 that they hoped the cool air would be back 'within one or two weeks.' Good news for our Union Station customers: Repairs to the chiller system that provides cool air to the station were COMPLETED overnight, sooner than expected. The system is back online, and you should feel a difference starting today! #wmata — Metro (@wmata) July 21, 2019 While the exact date that the chiller broke isn't readily available, tweets from @Metrorailinfo, one of Metro's official Twitter accounts, began confirming on May 30 to riders that the station's chillers were offline due to a leak in a pipe which ran through Amtrak property. Fans were placed in the station and turned on to keep air circulating. Fans have been placed throughout the station. We hope to have r...