VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro has appointed James M. Dougherty, the former director of safety for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, as its chief safety officer, according to a press release. The transit agency said Dougherty, 52, will begin his job on April 19. “I feel extremely privileged to join Metro,” Dougherty said in […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A 14-car train showed up on the Orange Line Monday morning, pulling into New Carrollton Station, according to a Metro press release. Officials said in the statement that an eight-car train that was about to enter service coupled with a six-car train that was stored behind it at the New Carrollton […]
VIA WTOP: WASHINGTON – After two suicide attacks on Moscow’s subway, Metro tightened security on the rails Monday. “There will be more uniformed officers out on the stations, out on the platforms,” Metro Transit Police Capt. Kevin Gaddis tells WTOP. “You’ll probably see more K-9 dogs out in the system.” Officers who normally work in […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro’s next generation of rail cars will be designed to allow several different seating arrangements, rail chief Dave Kubicek told Metro board members today. The board declined to act immediately on purchase plans after getting its first briefing on the financial arrangements. The transit authority staff is seeking approval to negotiate […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro has fired a bus driver caught texting in a photo taken by a passenger and posted on a local blog. “We took a look at the photo and were able to conduct an investigation,” said Metro spokesman Steve Taubenkibel. “It was determined the driver was violating the policy.” The driver, […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: At Friendship Heights Metrorail station this week, commuters in raincoats hurried down one of two broken escalators to the platform to catch a rush-hour train, then bumped into one another as they boarded the crowded cars. Lines of dozens of impatient commuters waited for a slow eight-person elevator at the station […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: In “The Paradox of Choice,” author Barry Schwartz makes the case that more can be less. Sometimes, he writes, we have too many options for our own good. Rather than being thrilled with the range of possibilities before us, we become anxious about sorting through them all and making the right […]
VIA MYFOXDC: The cost of riding a Metro bus or Metro train rose on Sunday by ten cents a ride. Seniors and disabled passengers will pay a nickel more. The fare increases are supposed to be temporary, but not only are they likely to last, fares will likely go even higher this summer. Metro Access […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro is making two critical safety fixes to its rail cars: upgrading electronics to prevent them from rolling backward and repairing door controls so they open on the correct side of the tracks at station stops. The Metro board approved funding for the repairs at its Thursday meeting. The rollback protection […]
VIA DC EXAMINER: Admidst news of derailments, computer glitches, fire and other life-threatening situations cropping up on Metro trains, the transportation agency has announced on their website that they will be raising their fare beginning next week. Fares on Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess will increase 10 cents, effective Sunday, February 28, through June 26. Fare […]
