DC: Feds Slam DC Metro's Track Inspection Program

    Aug. 9, 2016
    Systematic deficiencies, which have led to train derailments and other safety issues, persist in Washington Metrorail's track inspection program, according to a scathing new report from federal investigators.

    Source The Hill

    Systematic deficiencies, which have led to train derailments and other safety issues, persist in Washington Metrorail's track inspection program, according to a scathing new report from federal investigators.

    The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released its finding Monday, along with a safety directive requiring Metro to correct a number of its track problems.

    The FTA, which assumed oversight of Washington's transit authority last fall, began its investigation this spring amid concerns about a train derailment last year and a tunnel fire in March that led to a daylong shutdown of the entire system for emergency inspections.

    The beleaguered transit agency began rolling out a massive new rail repair project in June, but Metro has continued to be plagued by a series of safety lapses, including another train derailment just last month.

    Read the complete article at http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/290784-federal-investigators-slam-dc-metros-track-inspection-program