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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2009

D.C. Metro to receive DHS grants

The $78.3 million will fund a variety of projects, including additional police officers and explosive-detecting dogs, surveillance cameras, bus garage security, chemical detection, radio communications and emergency training for employees.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2009

NTSB releases third D.C. Metro crash update

Two signal companies, Ansaldo STS USA and Alstom Signaling Inc., which designed and manufactured the automatic train control components for the Metro system, are providing technical assistance to the NTSB investigation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2009

D.C. Metro finds other track circuit problems

Records show that six additional track circuits failed to detect the presence of trains. The cause of the problem is still not known.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2009

D.C. Metro to prohibit cell phone use, texting

Officials will spend the next few days finalizing the language for its policy and notifying employees that the “three strikes” disciplinary policy that had been in place is a thing of the past.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2009

D.C. Metro begins inspecting signaling circuits

Federal investigators found “anomalies’”' in a 740-foot-long circuit near the crash site that is part of the electronic control system. They are looking into whether a circuit malfunction might have sent one Red Line train crashing into another north of the Fort Totten station, killing nine and injuring about 80.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2009

Dallas, Fort Worth exploring PPP for rail expansion

The 67.7-mile project, known as the Cotton Belt Rail Line, will operate principally on a 54-mile DART-owned rail corridor of the same name.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2009

DCTA signs $73M contract for 11 Stadler DMUs

A-train project includes single-phase construction of 21 miles of regional rail, five rail stations, a bicycle/pedestrian trail, and a regional rail operating and maintenance facility.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2009

D.C. Metro 'flight attendant' provides safety tips in video

Animated video is modeled after the “brief safety presentations” seen on many airplanes.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2009

New 'Star Trek' ad debuts at D.C .Metrorail station

In promoting the new movie, Paramount Pictures is the first to use the digital projector technology to advertise in the Metrorail system. The ad for the movie will be displayed through the end of April.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2009

D.C. Metro debuts express service, hybrid buses

For the first time, more than 16,000 riders who board buses daily on the 16th Street Line in Northwest Washington have the option to ride a new limited-stop service.

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