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Metro workers suspended after extra-long 10-car train rode the rails

A recent Metro train that rode throughout the system defied regulations by attaching two cars more than the maximum of eight, yielding a dangerous situation that could have left passengers without access to a platform.

Tags: wmata, Metro, Extra long train

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Metro to begin replacing Dupont Circle escalators

Metro is planning to close the south entrance of the Dupont Circle station in Northwest in order to replace three escalators.

Tags: Metro, escalators, Dupont Circle,

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Emergency planners score higher marks for recent snowfall

"I think the region has made some measurable progress," Dave Robertson, executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments tells WTOP.

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Suicides up by 3 last year on D.C.-area's Metro

Three more people attempted suicide last year on Metro than the year before, and the agency says it is working to reduce suicides in the transit system.

Tags: suicide, Metro, The Washington Examiner

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Metro to inspect 464 rail cars after Friday malfunction

A piece of equipment fell off a Metro train Friday, leading to delays on the Blue and Orange lines.

Tags: Metro, blue line, orange line

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Intercounty Connector more popular than expected

The Intercounty Connector between Montgomery and Prince George's counties is proving more popular than anticipated.

Tags: Intercounty Connector, ICC, Montgomery County, gaithersburg, Laurel, The Washington Examiner

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