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Metro: Silver line track not damaged in tests

Metro officials says new Silver Line tracks don't appear to have been damaged in an incident during testing that caused major rush hour delays.

Tags: wmata, East Falls Church

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D.C. commuter develops bus app to fill recent void

When a popular app that predicted Metro's train and bus times mysteriously stopped working in December, many D.C. area commuters were left in the dark -- and out in the cold -- at bus stops.

Tags: Jason Rosenbaum, Rachel Nania, bus, apps, wmata, BusTrackDC

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Riders upset Fairfax Connector may end Pentagon express service

To accommodate service on the Metro's future Silver Line, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation may eliminate bus service to the Pentagon and Crystal City, a proposal that could affect thousands of federal workers.

Tags: Fairfax Connector, ari ashe, Silver Line, Reston, pentagon, wmata

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Metro warns riders about increased iPod, cell thefts

In just 12 hours Wednesday, Metro received seven reports of electronic gadgets, six times the normal theft rate for the transit system. Metro officials are warning riders to guard their possession.

Tags: transit police, theft, darci marchese

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Metrobus crashes into wall in Georgetown

An out of service Metrobus caused minor damage Wednesday night after crashing into a wall near Georgetown University.

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Reston citizens worried the Silver Line will bring gridlock

Some Reston residents are worried that the opening the first phase of Metro's Silver Line will make traffic worse near one of the stations scheduled to open at the end of the year.

Tags: Silver Line, Fairfax County Department of Transportation, Reston Citizens Association, Reston, ari ashe

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Presidents Day: Metro track work, road changes

Presidents Day will bring schedule changes on Metrorail and Metro buses, as well as two-way traffic on some roads that are typically only inbound in the morning.

Tags: weekend wakeup, Presidents Day, Fords Theatre

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Some Metro employees make 150 percent of base salary in overtime hours

News Channel 7 reports some Metro employees are racking-up overtime hours and taking home yearly earnings that are much higher than their base salaries.

Tags: Channel 7, Metro employees, overtime

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Fairfax official cries foul over Metro-approved bid for FBI HQ

A Fairfax County representative is calling foul over a Metro-endorsed proposal he says gives Prince George's County the edge in an ongoing bid to host the FBI headquarters.

Tags: Jeff McKay

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Metro: Person struck, killed by train at Gallery Place

Metro warned riders to expect delays on the Green and Yellow lines after a train struck and killed a man at the Gallery Place-Chinatown station Wednesday morning.

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