Posts tagged Dc Metro

• Increased safety needed for DC Metro Subway, train and bus drivers

  Doug Landau | November 29, 2009 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  After four metro drivers have been injured in train accidents since June, it appears that greater safety training is needed by DC Metro. Union officials have also called for more safety training for...

• Rail Operators Shift to Opposing Safety Upgrades for Being Too Costly

  Randy Appleton | October 27, 2009 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Federal rules due to become final before the end of 2009 will require freight, passenger and commuter rail operator to install safety systems along their tracks that automatically slow or shut...

• DC Metro Train Deaths - "Common Carrier" held to a higher standard

  Doug Landau | June 29, 2009 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Most recent reports on the DC Metro crash that killed 9 include findings that the deceased driver of the train was likely NOT the cause of the accident. One cause may have been outdated equipment...

• Washington, DC Metro Opens $250,000 “Relief Fund” for Metro Crash Victims

  Rick Shapiro | June 24, 2009 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Washington, DC Metro Board of Directors decided to create a relief fund totaling $250,000 for victims to help cover medical expenses, funerals, and other financial needs, according to...

• Washington Metro Accident Didn't Have to Happen

  Christopher Nace | June 24, 2009 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Yesterday I wrote that we would be learning more and more about the Washington Metro accident fairly soon because the NTSB was usually willing to share information quickly following such tragic...

• Metro Train in Accident was Past-Due for Maintenance

  Christopher Nace | June 23, 2009 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  As stated in a post earlier today, the NTSB usually gets information out to the public fairly quickly when dealing with accident investigations. Some of that information is in fact starting to come...

• Mayor Fenty Discusses D.C. Red-Line Metro Accident on Today Show

  Christopher Nace | June 23, 2009 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Adrian Fenty, Mayor of Washington, DC, discussed Monday's Metro Rail accident on the Today Show with Matt Lauer this morning: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/31502458#31502458 During...

• El choque del metro de mas mortalidades en la historia de Washington DC

  Beatriz Vargas | June 23, 2009 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  El número de víctimas mortales que provenía del choque del tren del metro del seis-bagones en Washington, D.C. ha subido esta noche a cuatro, con múltiples lesionados....

• Death Toll Rises from DC Metro Train Crash

  Emily Mapp Brannon | June 23, 2009 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The number of casualties from the June 22, 2009 Washington, DC Metro crash is now officially up to 9. It is the worst accident in the 33-year history of the Metrorail system. When the DC Metro...

• Information Regarding the Washington Metro Accident

  Christopher Nace | June 22, 2009 10:42 PM | 1 CommentWashington, DC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As someone who rides the Metro Red Line to and from work most days, today's crash was a chilling reminder of how vulnerable we are and how no matter how safe we act, some things are out of our...