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Riders arrive at the Prince George's Plaza Metro station on April 21. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Feds Warn Metro: Clean Up Act or Risk Funding

by William J. Ford April 25, 2017October 30, 2020

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld (foreground) prepares to testify March 29 before the House's Subcommittee on Government Operations on Capitol Hill regarding an update on Metro. Also at the table are (from right) Dennis Anosike, chief financial officer for Metro, and Mark Goldstein, director of physical infrastructure for the U.S. Government Accountability Office. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Metro GM Hits the Hill Again, Talks Funding With Feds

by William J. Ford March 29, 2017October 30, 2020

Passengers at L'Enfant Plaza in southwest D.C. had to exit a Silver Line train on March 9 after it malfunctioned and board an Orange Line train a few minutes later. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Feds: Metro Rushed Unprepared Into SafeTrack Project

by William J. Ford March 14, 2017October 30, 2020

Passengers board a Green Line train at the Prince George's Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville in September. Metro recently released a safety report that shows injuries among riders and employees slightly increased last year. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Metro Injuries Slightly Up Among Riders, Workers: Report

by William J. Ford March 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Chauniece Jones of Largo, Maryland, testifies at an Oct. 20 public hearing on Metro's proposal to permanently cut hours of operation at its train stations. /Photo by William J. Ford

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Metro Gets Earful at Public Hearing on Late-Night Service Plan

by William J. Ford October 27, 2016October 30, 2020

Metro Chief Financial Officer Dennis Anosike (center) briefs the agency's finance committee on Oct. 13 about its $275 million budget shortfall. /Photo by William J. Ford

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Metro Board Unhappy with Proposed Fare Increase

by William J. Ford October 20, 2016October 30, 2020

Metrorail passengers board an Orange Line train at the L'Enfant Plaza station in southwest D.C. on June 6. PHOTO BY WILLIAM J. FORD

EDITORIAL: Metro Has Riders Fed Up

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor October 5, 2016October 30, 2020

Metro board member Catherine Hudgins speaks during a Sept. 12 news conference at the Vienna/Fairfax GMU train station about travel alternatives in Fairfax County, Virginia, for when the transit agency's maintenance overhaul begins three days later. Photo by William J. Ford

Largest Phase of Metro Maintenance Project Set to Begin

by William J. Ford September 12, 2016October 30, 2020