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A person suffered injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after being struck by a Metro train Friday at the Benning Road station in Northeast Washington, officials said. The incident, which occurred about 8: 05 a.m., caused delays for riders on the rail system’s Blue and Silver lines for about two hours as trains shared a track through the station.... The transit agency said the incident involved a medical emergency and the person was taken to a hospital.Wp Get the full experience. Ch

Days after a train derailment triggered a federal investigation, Metro was aware of wheel assembly defects in two rail cars that continued picking up passengers, officials said.... The cars stayed in service until independent safety inspectors learned of Metro’s oversight, then ordered the two cars and the rest of the series out of service.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight The Oct.... 17 — with about half of the 7000-series fleet inspected — Metro’s review had uncovered s

17, leaving Metro to operate with a small fleet of older model rail cars.... The 6000 series, built by France-based Alstom, have brown siding and multicolor padded chairs.... The 184 cars were incorporated into Metro’s fleet starting in 2006. Advertisement Story continues below advertisement The 7000 series was built by Kawasaki Rail Car and are silver with hard-backed blue seats and wide aisles....

12 were found to have moved two inches apart from one another.... 12 when a Blue Line train slipped off the tracks, prompting the evacuation of 187 passengers.... The investigation revealed that one of the car’s wheelsets — an axle and two connected wheels — suffered from a defect that caused the wheels to move outward....

The office will close June 30. While in-person support for ticketing and fare card purchases will exist at Metro stations and commuter stores, the closure comes as Metro has increased virtual services and mobile payment options.... ’ ” said Fraze, who said she was comforted by the option of calling Metro’s customer service for support.... “ I think it’s going to be a struggle for some people who are not tech-savvy.” Metro’s board approved the closure as part of its fiscal 2023 budget....

Metro can’t properly protect employees and riders because of inconsistencies in health-related testing, monitoring and shift scheduling for train operators, according to an audit Tuesday by the agency that oversees Metrorail safety. Support our journalism.... It also provided four recommendations for improvement, including ways to screen contractors and hold them to medical and physical standards.... Auditors said Metro had no evidence that it removes employees from service if they test positi

It was then found on several other cars during inspections. Story continues below advertisement “ It may be a tool for us to bring the 7Ks back, ” Wiedefeld said, but he didn’t discuss the timing of their return.... 17 while allowing Metro to put cars into service when it devised a process to bring them back safely.... After developing a screening protocol to inspect wheels daily, Metro was allowed to restore the cars Dec....

Metro said it lost track after allowing waivers during the pandemic, then failed to put time limits on those waivers.... But the suspension was reinstated two weeks later, when the commission found that Metro’s inspectors deviated from the transit agency’s inspection process.... In the meantime, Metro plans to rely on the digital tools it has acquired to help workers perform manual screenings. Metro said Thursday it has installed the first wayside inspection station, which engineers are config

Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.... 30, closing the Farragut North station, the upper level of Metro Center and both of its entrances on G Street NW.... Theater officials say the shutdown could affect 18 performances, 10, 000 audience members and nearly 100 employees each show....