Metro: Rail yard completion could delay Silver Line start

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A new wrinkle could delay the start of service on Metro’s new Silver Line: the completion of a rail yard where trains will be stored and repaired.

Metro officials said Thursday that the scheduled completion date for the West Falls Church rail yard does not give them enough time to train their workers and have trains begin offering service in late 2013 as promised.

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