$1.5B Metro funding bill passes key Senate vote

A congressional bill authorizing $1.5 billion in federal funding for Metro cleared a key vote in the Senate on Monday after passing a final vote in the House last week.

The Metro funding measure, which has died in Congress twice before, is wrapped into a large rail safety overhaul bill that has gained momentum in the wake of a Sept. 12 Metrolink commuter train accident that killed 25 people in California.