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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Coverage from 2019 on Progressive Railroading
Freight News
- 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
- GAO recommends ways WMATA's board can improve governance
Transit News
- WMATA to replace electrical components after door malfunction
- WMATA moves up plan to offer Yellow Line trains to Greenbelt
- WMATA seeks master developer for Metro station near future Amazon HQ
- WMATA adds cellphone service coverage in two-thirds of tunnels
- WMATA selects office building sites in Maryland, Virginia
- WMATA creates plan to reduce energy usage
- WMATA begins anti-harassment campaign
- WMATA seeks lease for DC headquarters
- WMATA preps for summer platform improvements
- FTA transfers WMATA safety oversight to Metrorail commission
Articles
- 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