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Metro: Mechanic hit by train due to loss of 'situational awareness'

Metro says a recent accident that left a mechanic fighting for his life was caused by a "temporary loss of situational awareness."

Tags: wmata, mechanic, accident

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Metro's random bag searches net no arrests

Since Metro started searching bags in December 2010, nobody has been arrested, a request for public records finds.

Tags: Adam Tuss, sprawl and crawl, bag searches, Michael Taborn

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Metro urging travelers to use plastic farecards

Metro is encouraging customers to switch from using paper farecards to plastic ones.

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Metro crime teams are catching crooks in the act

Crime is trending the wrong way on Metro trains and buses, but Metro may actually want it that way.

Tags: Metro crime, Adam Tuss, Crime Suppression Teams

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More headaches this weekend for Metro riders

Metro says it is in the midst of the biggest rebuilding effort in its history. General Manager Richard Sarles says this effort is going to be here for a long time.

Tags: Adam Tuss, sprawl and crawl,

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Concession made in Dulles Rail project

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Wednesday dropped a controversial pro-union preference for the second phase of the Dulles Rail Project.

Tags: Adam Tuss, Dulles rail project,

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Dulles Rail delivery to close parts of Magarity Road

Construction on the first phase of the Dulles Rail Project could be disruptive to commuters Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tags: Dulles rail project, Silver Line, hank silverberg, Tysons Corner,

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Extra Metro service starts this month

This month, Metro launches a new rush-hour service known as "Rush Plus" on some lines.

Tags: sprawl and crawl, Adam Tuss, rush plus, wmata

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The fanny packs are coming: 8 million tourists to D.C.

Fold-out maps and fanny packs are coming to a Metro line near you.

Tags: tourists, American Public Transportation Association, andrew mollenbeck

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NTSB: Poor safeguards caused Jan. 2010 Metro accident

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