NTSB's Third Update on Metro Red Line Crash
Washington Post - United States
Information collected from the test will be correlated with rail markings documented after the accident, the braking characteristics of the striking train, ...
DC Metro Crash-Site Circuit Had Failures Since 2007
Bloomberg - USA
The June 22 accident, in which one train plowed into the rear of another that was stopped on the track, left nine dead. The system should have slowed the ...
NTSB Recommends Washington Metro Back Up Train System
Bloomberg - USA
Investigators have yet to determine a cause for last month's accident, which killed nine people when one train plowed into the rear of another stopped on ...
DC Metro crash hearing reveals frustrations, harrowing memories
CNN - USA
At a congressional hearing, Jim Graham said Metro replaced a device that was "fluttering," signaling the presence of a train one moment and not the next. ...
Officials say Metro signaling system continues to fail in area ...
By Brian Westley - Investigators have said there is evidence the operator of the train that was moving, Jeanice McMillan, applied the emergency brake before the crash. McMillan was among those killed in the accident. Metro General Manager John Catoe said ...
AIG, Rivals May Face $100 Million in Claims From Train Crash
Bloomberg - USA
After an accident in 1996, when two trains crashed and killed a train operator, the safety board had recommended the Metro improve the crashworthiness of ...
House Panel On Metro Hears Pleas for Funds Witnesses Detail New ...
Washington Post - United States
His testimony came a day after the National Transportation Safety Board urged Metro to install a backup system for its train controls...
NTSB Calls Metro's Crash-Prevention System Inadequate, Urges Real ...
By admin
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House to Hold Hearing on Metro Crash; Va. Eligible for Millions in ...
Washington Post - United States
The first congressional hearing on last month's crash on Metro's Red Line, which killed nine people and injured 80, will be held tomorrow. ...
Rail safety check
Baltimore Sun - United States
The Baltimore Metro did face a test of its backup systems as recently as December 2007, when a train operator noticed that the subway's automatic operating ...
DC Metro Train Deaths - "Common Carrier" held to a higher standard
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
When the dust settles on this catastrophic Metro train accident, injured riders and families mourning loved ones will look for answers and restitution. ...
Details Emerge of Victims in Deadly Train Crash
New York Times - United States
More Photos > By IAN URBINA WASHINGTON — When Metro Train 112 slammed into Train 214 on Monday, nine families, as diverse as this city, lost loved ones. ...
Local 689 Remembers mcmillan, Concerned Over Crash
Washington Informer - Washington DC,USA
... attempts to misinform the public about liability or responsibility for the train crash,” Jeter said as she read a statement outside Metro headquarters. ...
Investigator: D.C. Metro crash 'a scene of real devastation ...
By Dee C.
Officials said that all the wreckage has been cleared and that no other bodies have been found in what was the worst subway train accident in the history of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. ...
Farm Fresh Meat: Could The Operator Have Seen The Train?
By Jamie
Could The Operator Have Seen The Train? In reading coverage of the metro accident yesterday, I was pretty surprised to see people -- both official statements, and comments from the usual lynch mob who know absolutely nothing about the ...
Local transit officials monitoring DC train crash probe
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Nine people died and dozens were injured when one Washington Metro train slammed into the rear of another that was stopped. It is the deadliest wreck in the ...
Dallas Woman Killed In Deadly DC Metro Train Crash
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas-Fort Worth,TX,USA
A Dallas native was one of nine victims in what's being called the deadliest accident in Washington DC's Metro history. Firefighters and emergency medics ...
NTSB Found 'Anomalies' With Circuit After Metro Crash
Bloomberg - USA
A Metro train plowed into the back of another on June 22 in the deadliest accident in the history of Washington's transit system. ...
Train Operator Apparently Hit Brakes Before Crash
Washington Post - United States
By Lena H. Sun and Lyndsey Layton The operator of the Metro train that slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency ...
Metro Shouldn’t Be Railroaded on 1000 Series Cars
Washington Post - United States
I've never seen so much press at a Metro board. (Thomson) Somehow, the train wreck investigation is turning into a capital improvement project. ...
Some Metro Riders Avoid Front, Rear Cars
Washington Post - United States
ajpresto714: "Note to self: after the Metro accident ... make sure to sit in a 'middle' car." At the Fort Totten station several people who had just arrived ...
Could DC Metro Crash Happen Here?
NBC Philadelphia - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Washington, DC Metro officials are still trying to figure out exactly what caused Monday's train crash that killed nine people and injured numerous others. ...
D.C. Metro Train was in Automatic Mode - But Operator Apparently ...
(ChattahBox) -- As we reported yesterday, there appears to have been negligence involved in the DC Metro crash that claimed nine lives and sent 76 people to.
Metro Train crash In Washington Photos | Northeast Washington, DC Pics
By Sumit
Metro reports that 2 train bump and one train is on top of the other train. Killing at least 6 people and 70 peoples were injured in the accident. The crash happened just before 5 p.m, on an above-ground track on the Red Line in the ...
D.C. Metro crash: The victims' stories | Washington Examiner
Ann Wherley, DC Metro train crash victim Retired Maj. Gen. David Wherley, former commander of the D.C. Army and Air National Guard, and his wife, Ann, were among the fatalities. The Wherleys were both 62. ...
NTSB: Train Stopped Then Started Before Crash - Detroit Local News ...
Witnesses describe the chaos that ensued after immediately after one Metro train in Washington, D.C., slammed into another. With at least 6 killed, local officials are calling it the deadliest accident in the system's history. ...
A look at Metro's safety systems - Greater Greater Washington
The operator of the Metro train that slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident... by Peter Smith on Jun 24, 2009 9:53 am (link) ...
THE TENSION: Pentagon: General, Wife Among Metro Train Casualties
By Steven Moyer
David F. Wherley Jr. and his wife, Ann, both 62, died in the accident. Wherley retired a year ago after leading the D.C. Guard for five years. "We are all deeply saddened by this sudden and tragic loss of General Wherley and his wife, ...
Metro Crash: DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Blames Local Officials for Deaths
ABC News - USA
Adrian Fenty discusses whether the deadly Metro crash could have been avoided. "We do have an independent train system ... [but] let's not try and disperse ...
MARC Back, More Buses, But Red Line Still Slow
Washington Post - United States
Did anybody report any problems with Metro's Green Line before or after yesterday's Nats-Sox game? Unfortunately, train delays lead to packed trains, ...
Charles Apple » Blog Archive » Coverage of the metro train ...
By Charles Apple
Coverage of the metro train accident in D.C.. Here's a look at how nearby newspapers covered Monday's commuter train crash in the District of Columbia… The Washington Post, as you might expect, played the story huge. ...
Driver of DC Metro train in deadly crash loved her job, stretched ...
By Nafeesa Syeed
June 23rd, 2009 5 of those killed in DC metro crash identifiedWASHINGTON — Officials are identifying five of the victims killed in a subway train crash in Washington, D.C. Metro officials said at a special board meeting Tuesday that ...
Update - June 22, 2009 Metro Train Crash | MyMetroStop.com
By admin
From WTOP.com WASHINGTON - A Metro train smashed into the back of another at the height of the Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and…
Photos of the Metro train crash in Washington, D.C. | Doobybrain.com
By Doobybrain
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images via Photo Journal Yesterday's train crash along the Metro Red Line between the Takoma and Fort Totten station in.
Cause of Washington DC Metro Crash Under Investigation ...
... what caused two Washington DC-area commuter trains to collide in the northeastern part of the city during evening rush hour yesterday, in what was the deadliest train accident in the history of the Metro Area Transit Authority.
NPR: DC Crash Train's Brakes Had Overdue Maintenance
The accident was the deadliest in the 33-year history of Metro. According to a Metro source knowledgeable about railcar maintenance, the first car of the striking train was two months behind on a scheduled maintenance for changing out ...
UrbanSophistic: Metro Train Collision Turns Fatal
By Troy Barrington Lilly
The collision was the most catastrophic in the 33 years since Metro began operating its rail transit system. Prior to Monday's accident there had not been a customer-related fatality on Metro since January 1982, when an underground ...
9 fatalities confirmed in DC Metro train crash - Los Angeles Times
By admin
Times Online9 fatalities confirmed in DC Metro train crashLos Angeles TimesBy Paul West, Baltimore Sun reporter WASHINGTON -- Nine fatalities have been.
Matthew Yglesias » Metro Crash
By myglesias
Obviously, it's a bit ugly to talk politics in the wake of a tragedy, but since I cover mass transit issues here regularly I think it's worth making a few points about yesterday's terrible Metro crash here in DC: — Fatal train accidents ...
Putting Metro on Track
Washington Post - United States
Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a report on that fatal accident that was bluntly critical not only of Metro's deputy manager for ...
Metro Crash: Hospitals Brace for Mass Injuries
Washington Post - United States
Janis Orlowski: Welcome to a discussion on yesterday's tragic Metro Red Line train crash. I am Dr. Janis Orlowski the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice ...
Retired National Guard general, 2 working moms among 9 victims of ...
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
By AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The victims of the Metro train collision in Washington included the recently retired commanding general of the DC National Guard and ...
Daily commutes roiled in wake of Metro crash
Washington Examiner - Washington,DC,USA
... the reopening of several major roads that had been closed after Monday evening's Metro crash, but Metro and MARC train riders should expect more delays. ...
Retired National Guard general among train victims
The Associated Press
King last called another family member while boarding the Metro train in Takoma Park. ___ A friend of a Metro crash victim said Ana Fernandez, 40, ...
10 Lessons Learned From Past Rail Accidents
Popular Mechanics - New York,NY,USA
Months may pass before we know exactly what caused one train on the Metro's red line to slam into the back of another, jackknifing on top of it. ...
Fenty Tries Too Hard to Control the Message, Critics Say
Washington Post - United States
Public relations experts recommended that a city's chief executive take the lead during a major crisis, such as the Metro train crash or the shooting at the …
DC transit crash latest to raise safety concerns
USA Today - USA
After two people were killed in a derailment on a Metra train in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2005, the safety board urged the Federal Railroad Administration to ...
Millions ride old, vulnerable rail cars on subways
The Associated Press
In the earliest stages of the investigation into Monday's subway accident in Washington, which killed nine people and injured more than 70 others, ...
LRT system limits risk of crash like DC Metro's
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
But there are significant differences in how the trains operate here and on Washington, DC's, Metro system, where one train rammed another Monday, ...
DC train crash death toll at 9
United Press International - USA
A MARC passenger train passes by the scene of a Metro train accident just outside the Fort Totten Metro station in Washington on June 22, 2009. ...
Hoyer: Congress might consider giving more money to Metro
Baltimore Sun - United States
At least six people were killed in a rush-hour train accident in Washington, DC, on Monday. (AP photo / June 22, 2009) By Paul West Baltimore Sun reporter ...
Safeguards failed in deadly train crash | Washington Examiner
But the train that caused the accident failed to stop in time despite a series of safeguards intended to prevent train collisions. Hersman said investigators were “very interested” to look into whether Metro may have been overdue on ...
Computer failure may have caused D.C. train crash : US Post Today.
By US
The train plowed into a stopped train ahead of it at the height of the Monday evening rush hour, killing nine people and injuring more than 70 in the deadliest accident in the 30-year history of the Metro. ...
The Metro Accident | Oliver Willis
By [email protected] (Oliver Willis)
Not only is it just down the street from my house, but this is my train. The accident happened between the Takoma Park and Fort Totten stations, and I get on at Takoma Park and off at Dupont Circle every day for work. Metro is such a ...
Metro Trains Collide | Deadliest Accident in Metro History ...
By Norma
Read More: [ 20 people taken to hospitals, collision in northeast washington, deadliest accident in metro history, metro trains collide, monday evening collision, national transportation safety board, nine people killed, red line train, ...
9 deaths confirmed in Washington's Metro crash
USA Today - USA
Hersman says the train that was hit is a newer, upgraded train and has nine data recorders. The oncoming train, made up of Metro's oldest cars, ...
Amid tragedy, tale of heroism
Baltimore Sun - United States
Within minutes, Corcoran would come face to face with the reality of the worst train accident in the Washington Metro's history - the dripping blood, ...
Washington DC Metro Train Crash Accident: Attorney, Lawyer
By Enrico Schaefer
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has released the following information on the tragic Metrorail commuter train crash on its Red Line. Two Red Line Trains Collide, Six Fatalities - Customers should avoid the Metro Red ...
Washington DC Metro Train Crash...
The Hinterland Gazette: Jeanice McMillian, 42, Operator of the ...
By Janet Shan
The accident, the tagged as the deadliest in Washington D.C. Metro's history, killed nine and injured countless other passengers, trapping commuters in a stack of twisted rail cars. According to media reports, witnesses said a train ...
Walking Along My Path - DC Metro Crash: The Real Tragedy
By Kier, the Searcher
Back in 2004, there was a similar accident at the Woodley Park metro station, also on the Red Line. One train rolled backward down the track, building up enough speed to end up sitting on top of the front of the train that had stopped ...
7 killed in worst accident in Washington metro
At least seven passengers were killed and 76 injured when a Washington metro rammed into a stationary train on the same track during the evening rush hour in the ''deadliest'' accident in the subway transport system's 33-year history.
Retired General Among Metro Deaths in DC - The World Newser
By Sadie Bass
Retired General Among Metro Deaths in DC. June 23, 2009 7:03 PM. ABC's Luis Martinez reports from Washington: Among the nine fatalities in yesterday's deadly subway train collision in Washington D.C. was a retired Air Force general ... Sad that anyone died in this accident. Part of the Bush administration's (and previous administrations) shortcomings was to ignore important upgrades of national infrastructure. Had we not spent trillions in a fruitless battle contest we ...
The World Newser
Toll rises to 9 in DC rail crash
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Michael Dresser The Washington Metro subway train that plowed into the back of a second train Monday was being run automatically, with its computerized ...
DC Metro Crash: Who Were The Victims?
WBAL TV - Baltimore,MD,USA
The Metro train operator who was killed in Monday's crash was remembered by her neighbor as a meticulous person who was proud of her job at the transit ...
DC Fire-EMS details response to Metro crash
FireRescue1 - San Francisco,CA,USA
But to the first arriving companies, the magnitude of the incident quickly became apparent — the deadliest accident in the history of the DC Metro train ...
Computer failure may have caused DC train crash
Houston Chronicle - United States
It was the deadliest accident in the 30-year history of the Metro. Crews spent Tuesday pulling apart the trains' wreckage and searching for victims' bodies. ...
Live-Blogging Fenty's Train Crash News Conference
Washington Post - United States
5:47 pm: The train was in automatic mode at the time of the crash, which is typical for rush-hour Metro trains. Three different controls in the operator ...
Identities of Victims Coming Out
Washington Post - United States
This is even more so, if the departed was killed by the negligence of others, as is obviously the case with this most horrible Metro train wreck. ...
Metro Crash Update: Death Toll Rises, Press Conference at 8am
We Love DC - Washington,DC,USA
We are documenting the accident scene to have a good sense of what happened. We did have an opportunity to have a look at the trains. The struck train was ...
Metro crash chiefs ignored warning
Independent - London,England,UK
One train was stationary as a second train struck it from behind, crushing and ripping open carriages. The death toll was expected to rise further with some …
Officials Seek Clues in Train Crash; Death Toll at 9
New York Times - United States
More Photos » In the accident, a train on the Metro system's heavily used Red Line barreled at what passengers said was considerable speed into another ...
Washington archbishop leads prayer service after tragic subway crash
Catholic News Service - DC,USA
By Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON (CNS) -- One day after the deadliest accident in the history of Washington's Metro subway system, Archbishop Donald W. ...
At Least 6 Dead After D.C. Metro Trains Collide - Local News ...
Jun 22, 2009 ... Metro chief John Catoe said the first train was stopped on the tracks, ... say how fast the train was traveling at the time of the accident. …
9 Killed, 76 Injured in Deadliest Disaster in Metro History|ABC 7 News
Jun 23, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - A Metro train slammed into the back of a stopped train on ... that this is ... the deadliest accident in the history of Metro. ...
Six killed in Washington-area Metro train collision - CNN.com
One train was stationary when the crash happened, according to Metro General ... She said it wasn't clear if the trains involved in the accident carried ...
D.C. train crash death toll at 9 - UPI.com
Jun 23, 2009 ... Experts familiar with Washington's Metro train operation indicated signal system failure and operator error were the likely causes of a …
Washington Metro train crash: Rush-hour crash near Maryland border ...
Jun 22, 2009 ... A rush-hour collision between two crowded trains on Washington's subway system killed at least nine people Monday evening and injured dozens ...
6 dead in worst ever Metro crash - Washington Times
WASHINGTON — In the worst disaster in Metro history, at least six people died and 70 injured Monday when a Metro train crashed with another train during ...
5 of those killed in DC metro crash identified
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials are identifying five of the victims killed in a subway train crash in Washington, DC Metro officials said at a special board ...
Dead Include Educator, Retired General, Budding Entrepreneur
Washington Post - United States
David F. Wherley Jr. and his wife, Ann Wherley, both 62, were among nine killed when one Metro train slammed into the back of another near the Fort Totten ...
Senators Seek Rail Safety Funding in Aftermath of Metro Crash
Streetsblog New York - New York,NY,USA
by Elana Schor on June 23, 2009 Mere hours after the Washington Metro system suffered a shocking accident, two senior senators released a letter to their ...
Port Authority Reflects In Wake Of DC Metro Crash
KDKA - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith said two men and seven women were killed. The cause of the accident is still undetermined. The metro cars in DC have both ...
Wise prevention for the soul: DC train crash
Examiner.com - USA
Stories like the DC Metro subway train crash tug at the hearts of those who are genuinely concerned about people. At least seven people were killed in the ...
DC train union head: Too soon to talk crash cause
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the transit workers' union in the nation's capital says any comments about the cause of a train accident that killed nine ...
Upcoming editorials: Metro crash and the voting rights act
Baltimore Sun - United States
Was the train being automatically controlled by the Metro's central computer system, as is customary at that time of day? Did Metro's decision not to ...
In the Aftermath of the Metro Crash: Tips for Tuesday
We Love DC - Washington,DC,USA
If you miss a train, it's not the end of civilization. Relax. It will be okay. And yes, I'm telling people to go ride Metro tomorrow. Metro is, historically ...
9 fatalities confirmed in DC Metro train crash
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The updated casualty count came after rescue workers toiled through the night and into daylight this morning near the DC-Maryland line, where a Metro train ...
DC Metro Red Line Crash
Washington Post - United States
Nine people died, including one train operator, and more than 70 people were injured a from the accident. The National Transportation and Safetly Board will ...
Rail Car in Washington Crash Was Old Model US Wanted Replaced
Bloomberg - USA
The morning commute throughout Metro's train system was slowed today as operators switched from automatic to manual controls while the cause of the accident ...
Area Hospitals Treat 76 Injured in Metro Accident
Washington Post - United States
She keeps saying there was a lady sitting beside her on the train and the stuff falling down cut the lady's chest open. The lady kept saying, ...
Deadliest Crash in Metrorail History
Washington Post - United States
The female operator of the trailing train was among six who died in the accident. DC Fire and Emergency Service workers remained on the scene for hours ...
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