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Did mixing signal equipment contribute to Metro crash?

February 25, 2010

On the second day of hearings before the National Transportation Safety BoarNTSB, a parts manufacturer testified that mixing different types of signal equipment might have contributed to Metrorail’s fatal accident last June.

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NTSB opens hearing on Metrorail automated controls, oversight

February 24, 2010

The National Transportation Safety Board opened a three-day hearing into last June’s fatal Metrorail crash.

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Metro safety systems prevented collision

February 15, 2010

When a Metrorail Red Line train left the station on the wrong track last week, Metro’s safety system derailed the train automatically to prevent a collision.

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India government plans anti-collision devices

December 4, 2009

The India Ministry of Railways is studying ways to make railways accident-free, including installation of collision-avoidance devices.

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Metro to test new software for crash-avoidance system

October 26, 2009

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is ready to test its new crash-avoidance software. The software will provide a real-time check for malfunctions in the track circuitry.

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Washington Post editorial: “A Broken Metro”

July 23, 2009

Focusing on the recent reports of additional faulty track circuits, The Washington Post published an editorial expressing concerns about safety on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s rail system.

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Metro discovers problems in additional track circuits

July 23, 2009

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has found additional “anomalies” in the track circuits designed to prevent collisions on its Metrorail system.

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Metrorail meets with vendors about train control backup

July 17, 2009

Following a recommendation from the NTSB to develop a real-time backup system for its train control system, officials from WMATA (DC) have begun meeting with vendors.

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Feds post proposed rules on positive train controls

July 17, 2009

This week the Federal Railroad Administration issued proposed rules designed to prevent train collisions with use of positive train control.

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Crash inquiry cites driver fatigue and MBTA safety systems

July 15, 2009

NTSB’s investigation of a 2008 crash on the MBTA’s Green Line light-rail system identified two key factors — driver fatigue, characterized as “micro-sleep,” and the absence of an automated collision avoidance system.

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