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is now behind its last public schedule to restore ATO like it claimed. The WMSC says they still have "foundational" work to do.

Three more wheelsets on 7000-series trains have been found to exceed wheel distance allowances - the issue that caused the 2021 Blue Lines derailment. Metro found these during monthly inspections.

The says that two trains have been moved without signaling safety system enabled, against protocol, and the agency didn't investigate.

ATP keeps Metrorail trains safely spaced apart.

MetroReasons

The new ROCC power desk turned power back in without knowing why it was turned off, which is a big safety hazard.

The ROCC didn't notice a train that had been sitting idle for 10 minutes with customers onboard. (The operator was drunk and arrested, a story I broke back in January)

MTPD didn't tell the ROCC about a potential bomb threat at L'Enfant Plaza; Metrorail personnel only heard about it by overhearing an officer's radio