on the waivers.... The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the regulatory agency that

agency that oversees Metrorail safety. Support our journalism.... It also provided four recommendations

report them to the safety commission or remove the series earlier. Metro suspends more than half of its

Metro mechanics, engineers and technicians do not keep organized records or follow a set of safety

before Blue Line derailmentA spokesman for the safety commission declined to comment but said next

Comments focused on a defect that’s part of a National Transportation Safety Board probe into Metro

continues below advertisement The safety commission, which has authority over Metrorail safety, has let

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said Tuesday that they were surprised Metro hasn’t resolved

Metrorail Safety Commission ordered the agency to pull its 7000-series cars from service.... 12, when a

It culminated in the resignations of General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld and Chief Operating Officer Joseph Leader on May 16. Metro will reinstate some 7000-series trains during summerThe recertification lapses affect 250 train operators, or about half of Metro’s employees in that position.... The rail cars were pulled from service after a federal investigation into a Blue Line derailment uncovered a defect on several cars that pushed wheels outward.... The shortage has led to longer waits, frus