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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Coverage from 2020 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 set to approve FY2021 budget
- WMATA to improve access at future Potomac Yard Station
- WMATA seeks input on FY2021 budget
- WMATA partners with Strike Force to detect fraud
- WMATA names joint venture for HQ redevelopment project
- WMATA enters 10-year ad contract to build revenue for rail service
- WMATA logs 2019 ridership increase
- WMATA review of service disruption finds safety violations
- WMATA OKs labor contract with ATU Local 689
- WMATA to rebuild four station platforms in 2020
Articles
- 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