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Service restored on Blue Line
Power problems on the Blue Line have suspended service between Franconia and Arlington Cemetery stations Tuesday morning, snarling the morning commute on top of ongoing Metro work.
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DC officials, Metro union outraged after ‘special treatment’ for white nationalists
Metro’s largest union and members of the D.C. Council are outraged that Metro and D.C. police provided Unite the Right 2 participants with what they describe as a private Metro car to get to Sunday’s rally.
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Metro review points to contracting issues, lack of training for bus operators and technicians
Internal reviews find significant problems with some of Metro’s contracting procedures including buses that arrive without proper documentation and a lack of guidance on or key provisions in contracts for major capital work.
1 week ago -
Weekend track work: Red Line shutdown continues; Blue, Yellow lines single-tracking
A six-week Red Line shutdown enters its third week this weekend, and separate single-tracking slows riders on the Blue and Yellow lines.
2 weeks ago -
WTOP track work guide: Blue Line shutdown, Orange and Silver lines single-tracking Aug. 11-26
A 24/7 Blue Line shutdown coupled with major delays on the Orange and Silver lines will severely reduce service from Aug. 11–26. Here are your options for getting around.
2 weeks ago -
Wireless service added to Metro tunnel sections on Red, Green, Yellow lines
Metro announced Friday that more wireless service will be provided in two underground tunnel segments on the Red, Green and Yellow lines.
3 weeks ago -
WATCH: Metro shuttle bus operator in trouble for distracted driving
Metro has ordered a private contractor to pull a bus driver from service after he was caught on camera talking on a cellphone while behind the wheel.
3 weeks ago -
Dispatchers: Metro station manager stabbed ‘irate’ man with pocket knife in self-defense
Metro and D.C. police are investigating what happened moments before a Metro manager stabbed a man trying to force his way into the kiosk at the Friendship Heights station.
3 weeks ago -
WATCH: Shooting suspect arrested on Metro tracks during morning rush hour
The suspect had tried to escape by jumping over the parapet wall at the Gallery Place station. Trains on the Green and Yellow lines were stopped for about 15 minutes.
3 weeks ago -
Fatally-stabbed intruder of Friendship Heights Metro kiosk identified
A Metro employee stabbed and wounded an intruder at the Friendship Heights station — police are investigating the possibility it was a case of self-defense.
3 weeks ago -
My Take: One of Metro’s darkest day finds closure
The family of Carol Glover receives a little bit of closure after one of Metro’s most tragic accidents.
4 weeks ago -
Progress is made to avoid Metro strike as union outlines demands
Metro’s largest union suggested Wednesday that there will not be a strike this week as it outlined its demands for the first time since Sunday’s strike authorization vote.
4 weeks ago -
Metro, union leaders meet amid strike threat
Leaders of Metro’s largest union have met with Metro officials in the first meeting since workers overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, but little appears to have been resolved. The two sides plan to meet again Wednesday.
4 weeks ago -
6-week Red Line shutdown begins, other big track work this weekend
The weekslong Red Line shutdown begins Saturday of Rhode Island Avenue and Brookland stations, and other major weekend track work disrupts the Silver, Orange, Blue and Yellow lines.
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Metro union authorizes strike, not clear if or when it might happen
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 held the strike authorization vote following two instances in the past two weeks where a significant number of workers reported to work late in protest of Metro management.
4 weeks ago
