Read more Washington Metro stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12872/washington-metro.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:01:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62884/tax-deal-derailed-dc-train-upgrade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSafer 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...http://www.newser.com/story/62884/tax-deal-derailed-dc-train-upgrade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 6:17:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62771/circuit-flaw-suspected-in-dc-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal 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.http://www.newser.com/story/62771/circuit-flaw-suspected-in-dc-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 2:22:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62636/dc-subway-car-2-months-overdue-for-brake-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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’s age and...http://www.newser.com/story/62636/dc-subway-car-2-months-overdue-for-brake-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 14:36:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62621/feds-had-told-dc-to-bench-crashed-train.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/62621/feds-had-told-dc-to-bench-crashed-train.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 11:54:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62598/system-driver-error-suspected-in-dc-train-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExperts 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 the operators hit...http://www.newser.com/story/62598/system-driver-error-suspected-in-dc-train-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 9:24:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62545/six-dead-70-injured-in-dc-subway-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 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.” A train on the Red...http://www.newser.com/story/62545/six-dead-70-injured-in-dc-subway-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 18:46:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48448/400k-churn-through-dc-transit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPassengers 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 fell to...http://www.newser.com/story/48448/400k-churn-through-dc-transit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 10:19:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48437/inaugural-crowds-strain-dc-transport.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington’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 have left...http://www.newser.com/story/48437/inaugural-crowds-strain-dc-transport.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 8:40:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40803/financing-deals-make-aig-a-drag-on-transit-agencies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTransit 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...http://www.newser.com/story/40803/financing-deals-make-aig-a-drag-on-transit-agencies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 14:55:00 CDT