Federal Transit Administration
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Late-Night Hours for Metrorail May Not Happen
If Metrorail reverts to staying open beyond midnight on the weekends, it could cost $45 million to maintain service, officials…
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Metro Workers Face Discipline for Near-Miss on Track
Metro plans to seek disciplinary action against two track workers who took an unauthorized AT&T contractor onto the rail and…
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Five Metro Stations to Close for a Month
Metro released information on its last two SafeTrack phases, or surges, including the closure of five Orange Line stations for…
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Feds Warn Metro: Clean Up Act or Risk Funding
The Federal Transit Administration sent a letter to Metro with a direct order: present a plan to correct significant deficiencies…
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Feds: Metro Rushed Unprepared Into SafeTrack Project
Metro's massive SafeTrack maintenance-overhaul project to improve its rail system lacked a comprehensive management plan, didn't collect significant data and…
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Metro GM: More Than 20 in Track Inspection Dept. Fired for Falsified Records
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld told the board of directors Thursday nearly two dozen employees from the transit agency's track…
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Feds Issue Directive on Metro Signal Overruns
The Federal Transit Administration issued a nationwide directive Tuesday for transit systems to reduce stop signal overruns.
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Purple Line Project Dealt Another Setback
A federal judge has ruled that the Purple Line light-rail project cannot continue until Metro's ridership and safety concerns are…
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Evans: D.C. Will Give More to Metro if Md., Va., Does, Too
D.C. Councilman and Metro board chairman Jack Evans said the city would contribute more money to the transit agency to…
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Feds Rap Metro for Runaway Unattended Trains
Jason Jennings enjoys riding Metrorail, especially when visiting his mother in Arlington, Virginia, even if he has to wait an…
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