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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Coverage from 2025 on Progressive Railroading
Freight News
- Rail supplier news from Bohr, Hitachi, Alstom, Stahl, Tealinc and RSSI (March 6)
- WMATA to suspend 7000-series cars for at least this week
- Commission calls on WMATA to address recurring safety issues
- Rail supplier news from KONE, Pro-Tech, IntegriCo, Thales, Focused Technology and Delaware Valley Engineers
- Senators caution WMATA against cyber threats in new rail cars
- APTA leaders question Trump plan to cut funds for transit capital projects
- WMATA suspends new train inspections after electrical shock
- Rail supplier news from SYSTRA, Protran, HNTB and Labelmaster (Sept. 7)
- FTA orders WMATA to conduct immediate track repairs at three sites
- WMATA board decries 'safety breach' over unrepaired track defect
Transit News
- WMATA returns use of ATC on all Metrorail lines
- WMATA launches automatic train operations on Green, Yellow lines
- WMATA names joint venture team for future mixed-use development
- WMATA sets $5B budget for FY2026
- WMATA hikes FY26 revenue projection by $20M
- WMATA begins rehabbing elevators
- WMATA wraps up downtown Metrorail construction early, under budget
- WMATA to return Metrorail trains to automatic control mode
- WMATA opens third police station
- WMATA to reopen 4 Red Line stations
Articles
- WMATA’s research practice provides new perspectives
- Progressive Railroading's Passenger Rail at a Glance 2019: District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia and Illinois
- Guest comment: Verification and Validation can help up the quality management game
- Progressive Railroading's Passenger Rail at a Glance 2017: District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, & Louisiana
- Safety: Getting WMATA back on track
- People in the news
- Four months into the job, WMATA GM Catoe is putting his weight behind forging a fiscally sound, safe-and-sound agency
- WMATA's "doors closing" voice contest opens a world of voice-over opportunities for Randi Miller
- Washington Metro: Aiming for the Next Level