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News•Staff•March 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.

News•Staff•February 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.

News•Staff•January 25, 2016

Northeast transit agencies slowly recovering following 'Snowzilla'

With Winter Storm Jonas dropping more than 25 inches of snow throughout several areas in the Northeast, WMATA, Maryland Transit and New York MTA all began some form of service for the Monday morning commute.

News•Staff•January 22, 2016

As storm approaches, D.C., Maryland to suspend weekend service

The region is bracing for a snow storm predicted to drop up to three-feet of snow. D.C. Metro calls the move "unprecedented."

News•Staff•December 29, 2015

Key D.C. Metro fire position running out of funding

A fire department position within Metro, created after the deadly smoke incident near L’Enfant Plaza in January, could end this spring if the region does not find new funding for it.

News•Staff•December 21, 2015

D.C. Metro debuts CNG buses for the holidays

Placed in service the first five new 40-foot compressed natural gas buses under a large order of nearly 300 buses to replace Metro's oldest vehicles and improve customer convenience for the 450,000 riders who take Metrobus each weekday.

News•Staff•December 18, 2015

D.C. Metro expands Close Call Reporting to bus operations

The program will allow bus employees, including those represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 922 to report safety concerns that otherwise might go unreported without fear of possible discipline.

News•Staff•December 16, 2015

FTA adds 217 unresolved issues for D.C. Metro to address

The unresolved safety findings cover nearly every aspect of Metro’s rail operations: maintenance, training, derailments, emergency egress, evacuations, fires, red signal violations and workplace issues.

News•Staff•November 19, 2015

D.C. Metro board unanimously appointed Wiedefeld as chief executive

Wiedefeld will assume his position as Metro’s chief executive on Nov. 30, 2015, and receive an annual salary $397,500 plus standard benefits.

News•Staff•November 5, 2015

D.C. Metro names Wiedefeld to GM/CEO position

Formerly serving as CEO of the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where he managed the operations of an airport that served a (then) record 22.7 million passengers in 2012.

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