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Washington Metro reducing service over training dispute with safety watchdog

By Jack Birle
Published January 16, 2023 7:31pm ET
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Washington Metro reducing service over training dispute with safety watchdog
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Monday it will be reducing service on the Blue, Orange, and Silver Metro lines due to a directive from its safety watchdog to remove 54 rail operators. The directive from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said the 54 rail operators should be removed due to insufficient training, alleging […]


The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Monday it will be reducing service on the Blue, Orange, and Silver Metro lines due to a directive from its safety watchdog to remove 54 rail operators.

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