Metro
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Weekend Metro work changes
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Metro says it has a new strategy for completing weekend track work: closing stations instead of having trains share a single track. Riders traveling this weekend should add 20 minutes to their commutes.
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Metro waiting on parts to fix trains' air-conditioning
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If you ride Metro, you've probably stepped onto a cramped, hot car wondering why the AC doesn't work. Metro says it's trying to fix the problem.
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Metro says 55 more workers needed to fix escalator problems
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Metro officials say they would need 55 more workers at a cost of $6.8 million to fix the perennial problems with escalators.
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Two Metro buses collide
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Nine people were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries Monday afternoon after two Metro buses collided.
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Van Dorn Street, Franconia-Springfield stations closed for construction
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The Van Dorn Street and Franconia-Springfield Metro stations will remain closed throughout Sunday as crews work on a bridge near the King Street station.
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Metro to drive trains manually for several years
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A Metro official says trains will continue to be driven manually for several more years because the agency still needs to replace the type of safety modules that faltered in a 2009 crash that killed nine people and injured dozens more.
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Metro security breach: Person exits station through unauthorized ventilation shaft
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Authorities are investigating a security breach at the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro Station in Northwest.
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D.C. students to receive new Metro cards
Paper farecards for students in D.C. will soon go away with the introduction of D.C. One cards. Five hundred students will soon be the first to make the switch.
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Metro Red, Blue Line work this weekend to cause service changes
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Metro has announced temporary service changes on the Blue Line this weekend to allow Virginia officials to work on the Telegraph Road bridge near King Street station.
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Duilles Metro project: RayLaHood to mediate discussions in station dispute
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The heavy hitters are coming out to help resolve the bitter conflict over the Dulles Metro station, as Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is planning to step in.
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Metro's Breda 4000 series blamed for train delays
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Metro's Breda 4000 Series of rail cars is being blamed for delays in train service.
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Metro staffer honored for saving lives
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A Metro employee was honored last week for saving two people from jumping in front of trains.
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Metro lowers performace standards for trains, buses, escalators
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The transit agency is amending its standards for trains and buses running on schedule and for the number of escalators in working order.
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Largo Metro shooting: Transit Police hunt for suspects, victim undergoes surgery
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Metro is stepping up security after a violent attack on a father and daughter at the Largo Town Center Metro and, in an exclusive, a witness tells her story to ABC7 News.
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Man hit by train at Metro Center
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Metro is reporting that a man was struck by a train at Metro Center. He sustained life-threatening injuries.
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New details on Metro wheelchair case
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Two Metro transit officers seen handling a man in a wheelchair were put on administrative duties pending an investigation.
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Metro Memorial Day closures
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There is a lot going on this Memorial Day weekend in the District, but you won't be able to use Metro to get to all of it.
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Cell phone video captures Metro Transit Police in struggle with man in a wheelchair
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Did a man stand up out of his wheelchair and flail about until he fell, as police say? Or did they lift him up and take him down? New details on the case.
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