WASHINGTON — Federal officials say two safety inspectors had to leap out of the way of a Metro train when it exceeded temporary speed restrictions in an area where they were working. The Federal Transit Administration said the incident happened ...

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ROCKVILLE — In order to ensure the Metro system is following through on safety recommendations, the Federal Transit Administration says it’s spending $900,000 in funds designated for regional transportation departments to hire new inspectors. Media outlets report that in a ...

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WASHINGTON — Officials have postponed a signing event that would have locked in $900 million in federal funding to build the light-rail Purple Line in Maryland. Citing an email Thursday from the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Washington Post reports ...

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WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has imposed speed restrictions on trains in three zones to comply with a safety directive from the Federal Transit Administration. Metro announced Monday that the new restrictions were imposed late last week. ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal transportation officials have ordered immediate repairs to Washington’s subway system to reduce the risk of fire and smoke on the tracks. The Federal Transit Administration directed Metro on Wednesday to make repairs on three track segments. Last ...

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WASHINGTON — Reports show officials halted rail traffic or lowered train speeds at several locations across Washington’s subway system last month after federal inspectors discovered problems with the tracks that had gone overlooked. Federal safety reports obtained by The Washington ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal inspectors are combing Metro’s subway tracks in a “safety blitz” that follows a recent systemwide shutdown to check tracks and make immediate repairs. The Federal Transit Administration review that began Wednesday includes 10 “segments of concern,” based ...

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ANNAPOLIS  — Maryland officials have formally notified the Federal Transit Administration that the state is no longer seeking federal funding for a Baltimore light rail project. In a letter to the FTA’s acting administrator, Maryland Transit Administrator Paul Comfort wrote ...

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Maryland's proposed Purple Line rail transit line moved closer to federal funding Thursday when federal transit officials announced the project has advanced to the engineering phase.

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Four Baltimore lawmakers are taking a stand against the state’s planned light rail Red Line, the much-debated, $2.6 billion transit project that would stretch west to east across the city.

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