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Frank Fannon
Alicia Hughes
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Regional news coverage:
Rail & bus transit |
Transit issues, including WMATA, Metrorail, Metrobus and bus service in N.Va.
Other news sections: Rail to Tysons/Dulles and regional highway/traffic
See also: Transportation news in Alexandria
- July 31 - "For days before Red Line crash, circuit failures left Metro trains invisible" (Washington Post)
- July 30 - "Metro crash spurs push for federal oversight" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 30 - "Local Congress members ponder how to help Metro" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 30 - "Second round of Metro fare hikes arriving Sunday" (Washington Examiner)
- July 30 - "Tree-toppled power line falls on Metro tracks, trapping riders, causing delays" (Washington Post)
- July 30 - "Woman locked in Metro station" (Washington Post blog)
- July 29 - "Commuters fed up with train travel troubles" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 29 - "Woman locked inside Virginia Square-GMU Metro station" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 29 - "Metro delays 'peak of peak' surcharge" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 29 - "Metrorail delays morning surcharge" (Washington Post)
- July 29 - "Column: Metro simply has to get serious about safety" (Washington Post)
- July 29 - "Metrorail delays morning surcharge" (Washington Post blog)
- July 29 - "Metro riders rescued after live wire falls on tracks" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 28 - "Metro safety 'breakdown' led to crash, NTSB says" (Washington Examiner)
- July 28 - "Safety threats remain in Metro system" (Washington Examiner)
- July 28 - "Video: How the tragic Metro crash happened" (Washington Examiner)
- July 28 - "Editorial: Safety and oversight are within Metro's grasp" (Washington Post)
- July 28 - "NTSB blames '09 Metro crash on track circuit failures, negligent safety attitude" (Washington Post)
- July 28 - "Where crash report leaves Metro riders" (Washington Post blog)
- July 27 - "NTSB: Failure of track signal led to Metro crash" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 27 - "NTSB unleashes scathing report on Metro" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 27 - "National Transportation Safety Board report on Metro crash may reach nationwide" (Washington Post)
- July 27 - "Metro clears 'Buy America' hurdle for new rail cars" (Washington Examiner)
- July 27 - "Feds: Fatal DC rail crash came from lax oversight" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 27 - "NTSB asks Metro to remove old subway cars" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 26 - "Solving the Metro crash mystery: Inside the NTSB probe" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 26 - "D.C. prepares to hear probable cause of Metro crash" (AP)
- July 26 - "NTSB expected to name cause of Fort Totten crash" (Washington Examiner)
- July 23 - "Metro escalator porblems continue to plague agency" (Washington Examiner)
- July 23 - "Metrorail air conditioning failing more when heat spikes" (Washington Examiner)
- July 23 - "Dupont Circle escalator incident prompts Metro to take action" (Washington Post)
- July 22 - "Metro: New Dupont escalators in 2011" (AP)
- July 22 - "Child's hand caught in Metro escalator" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 22 - "Girl's hand injured in Metro escalator" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 22 - "4-year-old severely injured on Metro escalator" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 22 - "Chlid injured at L'Enfant Metro" (Washington Post blog)
- July 22 - "Congressional panels OK Metro cash" (Washington Post blog)
- July 22 - "Metro: We learned from Dupont fiasco" (Washington Post)
- July 21 - "Metro specialist suspended for inappropriate remarks" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 21 - "Metrobus manager suspended for graduation speech" (Washington Examiner)
- July 21 - "Metro rail cars with door problems returned to service" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 21 - "Person stabbed at Shaw Metro station" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 21 - "As escalator outages mount, Metro struggles with budget, workforce shortages" (Washington Post)
- July 21 - "Expect escalator problems to endure" (Washington Post blog)
- July 21 - "Stabbing on Shaw station platform" (Washington Post blog)
- July 20 - "Metro leaders speak out on issues" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 20 - "Metrorail cars return to service" (Washington Post blog)
- July 20 - "Second Metro fare increase coming Aug. 1" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 20 - "Metro set to start massive escalator repair program" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 19 - "NTSB releases rail yard crash photos" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 19 - "Arlington approves $33 million revap for Rosslyn Metro station" (Washington Examiner)
- July 19 - "VRE's express train not so express" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 19 - "As Metro congestion grows, so does anger at 'seat hogs'" (Washington Post)
- July 19 - "Car on empty Orange Line train derails" (Washington Post blog)
- July 19 - "Escalator fix moved back again" (Washington Post)
- July 19 - "NTSB releases Metro crash pictures" (Washington Post blog)
- July 19 - "Track your SmarTrip - and habits - online" (Washington Post blog)
- July 19 - "VRE expands express train" (Washington Post blog)
- July 18 - "Metro seeks to ease congestion on busy bus routes, saving time and money" (Washington Post)
- July 16 - "Suspect in MetroAccess rape has fled country" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 16 - "Metro: No quick fix for escalator problems" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 16 - "Wanted MetroAccess driver may have fled country" (Washington Examiner)
- July 16 - "Fliers: We can fix Metro's escalators" (Washington Post blog)
- July 15 - "Metro police numbers nowhere to be found" (CBS9/WUSA-TV)
- July 15 - "Dupont Circle escalator repairs progress slowly" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 14 - "MetroAccess driver sought on sexual assault charges" (Washington Examiner)
- July 14 - "Metrobus suspect's address is same as a man who has name of actual driver" (Washington Post)
- July 14 - "Metro riders express frustration over mounting escalator malfunctions" (Washington Post)
- July 14 - "A new entrance for Rosslyn Metro" (Washington Post blog)
- July 14 - "NTSB confirms date for crash hearing" (Washington Post)
- July 14 - "Dupont Circle Metro escalators still under repair" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 13 - "Metro's escalator woes stretch into second day" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 13 - "Streetcars, new Metro entrance among big changes coming to Crystal City" (ARLnow blog)
- July 13 - "Metro launches internal review of Dupont Circle escalator incident" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 13 - "MetroAccess driver accused in sex assault" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 13 - "120-step program" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 13 - "Metro riders' climbing frustration" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 13 - "Pentagon, NoVa officials to meet on Metro station changes" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 13 - "Bus-driving impostor prompts Metro to tighten security and review policy" (Washington Post)
- July 13 - "Escalator problems, smoke at Dupont Circle Metro station" (Washington Post)
- July 13 - "Dupont escalators down again" (Washington Post blog)
- July 13 - "Metro investigates sexual attack" (Washington Post blog)
- July 12 - "3 of 6 escalators workng at Dupont Metro" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 12 - "Metrobus crash passenger speaks out" (ABC7/WJLA-TV)
- July 12 - "Broken Metro escalators cause riders to climb steps" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 12 - "Metro tightens security after bus stolen" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 12 - "Dupont Circle escalator broken, now smoking" (Washington Examiner)
- July 12 - "Family trapped in Metro station elevator" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 12 - "Metro tightening security after poseur bus driver incident" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 12 - "Driver of Metrobus had passengers fooled" (Washington Post)
- July 12 - "Dupont Metro filled with smoke" (Washington Post blog)
- July 12 - "Metro investigates imposter bus driver incident" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 11 - "Metro gets federal approval to start $220 million improvement, safety projects" (Washington Post)
- July 11 - "Rebuilding the D.C. Metro transit system's Red Line" (Washington Post)
- July 10 - "2nd Rosslyn Metro station entrance expected to win Arlington board's approval" (Washington Post)
- July 10 - "Tempers rise with temperatures on Metro rail cars" (Washington Post)
- July 10 - "FTA approves Metro spending plan" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 9 - "Metro planning to reroute Blue Line next summer" (Washington Examiner)
- July 9 - "Metro to release data; smart-phone applications expected" (Washington Examiner)
- July 9 - "Metro gives its vital signs again" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 9 - "Metro has new plan to ease Orange and Blue Line congestion at Rosslyn station" (Washington Post)
- July 9 - "Blue Line train misdirected -- again" (Washington Post blog)
- July 9 - "Malfunction causes Orange Line delays" (Washington Post blog)
- July 9 - "Metro to reroute Blue Line to relieve congestion" (WTOP Newsradio)
- July 8 - "Metro faces air conditioning problems on trains" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 8 - "Report: Costs outpacing ridership gains for most local transit" (Washington Examiner)
- July 8 - "Lawmaker discusses congestion bill" (Washington Examiner blog)
- July 8 - "Metro faces a/c problems on trains" (Washington Post blog)
- July 7 - "Metro funding dispute resolved with transportation officials" (Fairfax Times)
- July 7 - "Metro slashing price of SmarTrip cards" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 7 - "Metro's cheaper SmarTrip card coming in late August" (Washington Examiner)
- July 7 - "No foul play found in death of law student hit by Metro train" (Washington Post)
- July 7 - "Pentagon to review change in checkpoints" (Washington Post)
- July 7 - "100 degrees on a Metrorail car" (Washington Post blog)
- July 6 - "Commute to Pentagon could get more difficult" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 6 - "Metro removes rail cars for safety concerns" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 6 - "Pentagon to change security at Metro station" (Washington Examiner)
- July 6 - "Metro: Man may have fallen on tracks" (Washington Post blog)
- July 5 - "Law student killed by Metro train" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 5 - "Metro to run fewer cars on Tuesday commute" (Washington Examiner)
- July 5 - "Metro's removal of 100 rail cars for door issue could affect service" (Washington Post)
- July 4 - "Metro remvoes 100 rail cars from service" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 4 - "100 rail cars removed as a safety precaution" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 4 - "Metro takes 100 cars out of service" (Washington Post)
- July 4 - "Man struck by Orange Line train dies" (Washington Post blog)
- July 2 - "Metro train doors close on baby stroller" (FOX5/WTTG-TV)
- July 2 - "Bulova calls McDonnell's action hostile" (Vienna Connection)
- July 2 - "Metro's directors back $300 million accord with Va." (Washington Post)
- July 2 - "Rail car maker delays project" (Washington Post blog)
- July 1 - "Metro takes a wrong turn" (NBC4/WRC-TV)
- July 1 - "Metro, Virginia near funding agreement" (Washington Examiner)
- July 1 - "Metro suicide prevention plans minimized as deaths mount" (Washington Examiner)
- July 1 - "Blue Line train misrouted to Orange Line, bewildering riders" (Washington Post)
- July 1 - "Metro fires employee after arrest" (Washington Post blog)
- July 1 - "Metro signs off on agreement with Va." (Washington Post blog)
- July 1 - "NoVa transportation group defers decision on giving Virginia representation on Metro board" (Washington Post blog)
- July 1 - "Va. again asks for representation on Metro board" (Washington Post blog)
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