Red Line stations reopen

Updated 4:30 p.m. Even though Metro says the delay is cleared, it may not be. As of 4:30, trains at Silver Spring towards Glenmont for at least the next 15 minutes are all no passengers.

Update 4:10 p.m. All stations re-opened at 4:05, according to Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. Metro says there was no fire; smoke was caused by a brake malfunction.

Update 3:35 p.m. Wheaton station is now closed in addition to Forest Glen. Metro customers can use the Y8 and Q2 buses along Georgia Avenue for free.

Montgomery County fire officials are checking out the scene, with a crew checking out the tracks via a train, along with a Metro Transit Police officer.

"I'm OK, the platform's OK."

"The third rail's going to be re-energized," chatter on their scanners said.

3:10 p.m. Metro now says that trains are not travelling on the tracks near Forest Glen, and riders must use shuttles to get between Silver Spring and Glenmont. The shuttles are already running, but they will cause delays. Metro confirms that there was a fire on-board a train at Forest Glen. An initial report indicates the brakes of the train may have caught fire, but the fire was out when firefighters arrived, a Montgomery County emergency official told the Associated Press.

3 p.m.: A heavy presence of haz-mat, fire and EMS personnel around Forest Glen is causing traffic problems on the Beltway, Georgia Avenue, and Forest Glen Road. According to police scanner traffic, a train operator is being evaluated for respiratory distress.

2:50 p.m. Trains are now single-tracking between Silver Spring and Wheaton, so there is continuous service on the Red Line, but with delays, and trains are passing through Forest Glen without servicing it.

"There is smoke at Forest Glen and we've evacuated the station--our fire protection folks are there," Metro spokesman Reggie Woodruff said. "I can't confirm at this time (what caused the smoke)." No one was injured, he said.

--Ann Scott Tyson

2:30 p.m.
Metro is reporting a fire aboard a train at the Forest Glen station. The station has been closed and shuttle bus service has been started between the Silver Spring and Wheaton stations.