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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2016

D.C. Metro hires NYCT's Lavin as chief safety officer

In his current role in NYCT’s safety department, Patrick Lavin performs in-depth investigations into rail and bus accidents, including mainline rail incidents such as derailments and collisions.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2016

D.C. Metro could shut down entire rail lines for up to 6 months, officials say

Top officials warned Wednesday that the transit system is in such need of repair that they might have to take these actions.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2016

Leggett joins First Transit as regional VP

Dee Leggett was most recently a senior consultant with LTK Engineering Services Inc.

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2016

DART selects GlobeSherpa for Dallas-Fort Worth mobile ticketing system

Designed to incorporate leading edge electronic payment technologies to make transit use more convenient for customers, the GlobeSherpa system will be integrated with Vix's market-leading eO account-based fare collection solution to provide DART an efficient and secure fare collection platform.

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Videosby StaffMarch 17, 2016

D.C. Metro Power Cable Safety Inspections

A look inside at a safety inspection of power cables in a Metrorail tunnel.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2016

26 issues found during D.C. Metro inspection shutdown

The damage at three locations was so severe that those parts of the track were "showstoppers," where "we would not be running trains if we came upon these conditions," said Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld at a press conference.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2016

D.C. Metro shuts down rail service for emergency inspections

The unprecedented action follows the early Monday morning electrical fire involving a cable in the tunnel outside McPherson Square Station.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2016

D.C. Metro chief presents agenda for 'critical change at all levels'

Some of those actions are already underway — including increased police patrols, installing new radio systems and cell phone cabling in tunnels, changes to rail car parts inventory, and the accelerated delivery of 7000-series trains.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2016

D.C. Metro to expand real-time data for third-party app developers

The announcement responds to recent requests from app developers and is expected to generate new and better features on Metro-related mobile applications.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2016

D.C. Metro train runs red light, faces another train head-on

No one was injured in the incident, but two Metro employees — a train operator and a rail operations controller — have been removed from duty pending the investigation.

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