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Tag: SafeTrack

Inspectors found cracked wood along a track near the Greenbelt Metro station during a May 1 inspection. (Courtesy of the Federal Transit Administration)
Posted inCommunity

FTA to Metro: More Work Needed on Rail System

by WI Guest Author August 1, 2017October 31, 2020

Although Metro workers corrected cracked wood on tracks along the Green Line, some deficiencies on other lines must be redone, according to monthly inspection reports from May the Federal Transit Administration released Friday.

Martin Harris (at podium), deputy director of Prince George's County's Department of Public Works and Transportation, speaks during a June 16 press conference at the Twinbrook Metro station in Rockville, Maryland. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro’s SafeTrack Project Near Completion

Avatar photo by William J. Ford June 21, 2017October 30, 2020
Martin Harris (at podium), deputy director of Prince George's County's Department of Public Works and Transportation, speaks during a June 15 press conference at the Twinbrook Metro station in Rockville, Maryland. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Celebrates the Impending End of SafeTrack

Avatar photo by William J. Ford June 15, 2017October 30, 2020
Anthony Garland (standing in center), international representative with the Amalgamated Transit Union, talks about Metro during a Prince George's County Council meeting in Upper Marlboro on June 13. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County

Metro to Update Prince George’s Council on SafeTrack, Agency

Avatar photo by William J. Ford June 13, 2017October 30, 2020
Tracy Smith (at podium), a shop steward and executive board member with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, discusses lack of safety on Metro buses during a May 18 press conference outside the Shepherd Parkway Metrobus Division in southwest D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Union Demands Accountability, Safety for D.C. Bus Service

Avatar photo by William J. Ford May 19, 2017October 30, 2020
Riders at Metro's New Carrollton station prepare to board a shuttle bus traveling to Morgan Boulevard on May 16. The shuttles are running while maintenance work is completed at New Carrollton and four other Orange Line stations that are closed until June 15. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Penultimate SafeTrack Surge Begins

Avatar photo by William J. Ford May 16, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Metro Board Member Admits Erosion of Public Trust

Avatar photo by William J. Ford May 11, 2017October 30, 2020
Passengers board a Green Line train at the Prince George's Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville in September. Metro recently released a safety report that shows injuries among riders and employees slightly increased last year. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Customer Satisfaction Down at Metro

by WI Guest Author May 9, 2017October 30, 2020
**FILE** Passengers at Metro's L'Enfant Plaza Station in southwest D.C. wait for a train on March 9 after another malfunctioned inside the station. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Five Metro Stations to Close for a Month

Avatar photo by William J. Ford May 3, 2017October 30, 2020
Paul Wiedefeld
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Metro GM: Must Change Business Model to Survive

Avatar photo by William J. Ford April 26, 2017October 30, 2020

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