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NEWS ABOUT: Washington Metro

Washington Metro stories: 10 news summaries

 Tax Deal Derailed 
 DC Train Upgrade 

Outlawed tax shelter scheme blamed for lack of modern safety features

Jun 26, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Safer cars might have saved lives in Monday's DC train crash, but a tax-dodge deal made with a bank prevented the transit authority from replacing aging stock until 2014, the Wall Street Journal reports. The National Transportation Safety Board urged the authority years ago to either replace its older cars... More »

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Washington DC • Washington Metro • tax breaks • train crash • tax shelter

 Circuit Flaw 
 Suspected 
 in DC Crash 

Electronic 'anomalies' found, markings indicated driver hit emergency brakes

Jun 25, 09 2:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal investigators believe an electronic problem may have caused Monday's deadly train crash in Washington DC, the Washington Post reports. Teesting has uncovered "anomalies" in a section of the Metro's automated control system, which senses train locations and sends speed commands, according to investigators. More »

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Washington DC • NTSB • Washington Metro • train crash • commuter train • subway accident

(Newser) - The Washington subway car that rear-ended another yesterday, killing nine passengers, was two months overdue for brake maintenance, a Metro source tells the Post today. “These components are supposed to be changed out to prevent failures,” the source said; officials have not said if they think the car’... More »

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accident • brakes • Washington Metro • Washington, DC • subway accident

(AP) - The subway train that plowed into another stopped train yesterday, killing nine people and injuring scores of others in Washington, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety concerns, an investigator said today. The Metrorail transit system kept the old trains... More »

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subway • NTSB • Washington Metro • train crash • National Transportation Safety Board • Washington, DC • commuter train • subway accident

(Newser) - Experts suspect yesterday’s deadly subway collision in Washington was the result of both a system failure and human error, the Washington Post reports. The city’s trains are run by onboard computers, which should, theoretically, prevent trains from colliding. The system has failed once before, in 2005, but... More »

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subway • Washington DC • accident • Washington Metro • train crash • collisions • subway accident

(Newser) - At least six are dead and 70 others injured after two subway trains collided during rush hour this evening in Washington DC, the AP reports. The incident is “developing into a mass casualty event,” a Metro spokesman told WJLA-TV. “We’re expecting a number of injuries.”... More »

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subway • Washington DC • accident • Washington Metro • train crash • collisions

 400K Churn Through DC Transit 

Woman hits tracks

Jan 20, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Passengers swarmed Washington’s subway and bus system today, with Metro reporting more than 409,000 entries into the system as of 9am, pushing the public transit system to its limits, the Washington Post reports. At one point, service on the Red Line was disrupted when a 68-year-old woman... More »

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Barack Obama • subway • Washington DC • traffic • Washington Metro • buses • Inauguration Day

 Inaugural Crowds 
 Strain DC Transport 

Commuters trapped inside station for more than 30 minutes

Jan 20, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington’s public-transportation system is stretched to breaking today as crowds arriving on the Metro and commuter trains choke the exits at L’Enfant Plaza, the main disembarkation point for the National Mall. At 8:15am, a medical emergency forced officials to slow crowds leaving the station, and packed platforms... More »

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National Mall • public transportation • Washington Metro • inauguration • Washington, DC • President Obama • L'Enfant Plaza

Financing Deals Make AIG
a Drag on Transit Agencies

With AIG sinking, banks are calling loans to transit agencies

Oct 24, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Transit agencies nationwide are facing the prospect of unexpectedly having to repay billions in loans to large banks under financing deals made years ago, the Washington Post reports. Because AIG guaranteed many of the agreements, the insurance behemoth's woes could potentially affect millions of public transit riders as banks worldwide... More »

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AIG • credit crisis • Washington Metro • MTA • public transit • financial meltdown

Danger! Crocs on the Escalator!

Accidents on the rise for kids wearing popular shoes

Sep 18, 07 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - At rail stations, department stores and shopping malls from Washington to Tokyo, kids wearing Crocs shoes or similar footwear are getting their toes caught in escalators with painful and occasionally bloody results. The accidents have become so commonplace that the Washington Metro has posted ads—featuring a crocodile—calling for... More »

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Japan • Crocs • Singapore • accident • escalators • Washington Metro

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