Metro
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'Deserve to die' cancer campaign turning heads on Metro
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The next time you ride Metro, you may find yourself alarmed by some new ads working to spread awareness about lung cancer.
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Metro track work to delay riders on red, green, blue, orange lines over weekend
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Metro says weekend track work on the red line will require riders traveling between the Grosvenor and Friendship Heights stations to take buses.
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Bethesda, Medical Center stations closed starting Friday night
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Two Red Line stations in Montgomery County will close for the weekend starting Friday night in the latest round of Metro track work.
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Silver Spring Transit Center delays sparks uproar
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The long-drawn-out Silver Spring Transit Center is leading to calls for answers.
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Metro's Saturday shutdown: Problem with management network resolved
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The computer glitch that brought Metro trains to a screeching halt on two occasions this past weekend has been fixed, WMATA officials said Wednesday.
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Metro slows trains to 35 mph due to heat
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If temperatures top 100 degrees Wednesday, Metro may impose heat restrictions on trains again, making normal commutes slower than usual.
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Teen's hand gets stuck in Metro escalator
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A 14-year-old boy had his hand extricated from a Metro station escalator after four of his fingers became stuck.
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Silver Line Dulles Metrorail Aerial Guideway finished
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In the midst of the seemingly endless bureaucracy that surrounds the project that will send Metro into Loudoun County, a milestone was reached Tuesday in construction of the Silver Line.
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New federal law regulates public transportation
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Prompted by the horrific Metro crash three summers ago that killed nine and injured 76, Congress has passed and President Barack Obama has signed a new federal transportation safety bill.
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Metro looking for live performers
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Metro's Art in Transit program is holding auditions for live performances at Metro stations.
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Metro train shut down could happen again, WMATA official says
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Dave Kubicek, Metro's deputy general manager for operations, says the computer system vendor and Metro engineers and maintenance staffers are working around the clock to figure out what caused the problem. He says he can't be sure it won't happen again.
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Dupont Circle station closed twice during morning rush
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The Dupont Circle Metro station was closed twice within a span of 30 minutes on Monday morning for separate problems with trains, WMATA said.
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Metro: Trains operating normally after two shutdowns caused by system failures
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Metro will have extra employees on duty for this morning's commute after a software program for tracking trains crashed twice over the weekend.
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Two Metro stations closed for weekend track work
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Two Metro stations will be closed for weekend work. Buses will replace trains on that section of track to accommodate the closures.
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Metro approves 15-30+ minute wait times during track work
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A Metro committee has approved some cutbacks that could have riders waiting a minimum of 30 minutes for some trains.
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Metro to implement heat-related policies
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Metro officials say they're working on new guidelines for operating in periods of extreme heat.
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Metrobus driver fatigue cited in new report
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Hundreds of instances of Metrobus drivers logging 16-20 hour work days are being cited in a new report that's set to be presented to the Metro board on Thursday, the Washington Examiner reports.
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Metro's Green Line service restored after derailment
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Metro says service on the Green Line has returned to normal following a partial derailment in Prince George's County.
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