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DC Metro circuit failure dates to 2007
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
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A track circuit blamed for last month's deadly Washington Metro crash had been intermittently malfunctioning for more than 18 months, investigators say. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday they had identified problems...
Tags: DC Metro, Washington Metro, tracks circuits, metro circuits
Report: Safeguards fail widely on DC Metro
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility The technological failure that caused last month's fatal crash on the Washington Metro system may be widespread, interviews and records reveal. At least six track circuits on four of the system's five lines failed to properly detect the presence of trains...
Tags: DC Metro, Washington Metro
Mourners gather to remember 'hero' train operator
Buffalo :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., who was the operator of the train that collided into stopped cars Monday. McMillan, of Springfield, Va., was to be remembered Friday morning at the Temple of Praise Fellowship Hall in D.C.
Tags: Jeanice McMillan, DC Metro, saving lives, train operator
Investigators probe Washington DC train crash
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Investigators are focusing on the failure of a computer system after two Washington DC trains crashed, killing nine people and injuring 80. An oncoming Metro train collided into a stationery one during the evening rush-hour on Monday, which Mayor Adrian...
Tags: Washington Metro, Washington D.C, train crashed, The Washington Post, National Transportation Safety Board, DC Metro, federal investigation, warn consumers
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