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Posts published in “Day: August 9, 2018”

Report: WMATA must rewire new 7000-series rail cars

The repair process is expected to take more than a year, acccording to an internal review. Photo – Federal Transit Administration The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will need to pull 548 of its new 7000-series rail cars from service to address wire crimping defects, according to a recent internal review.The repair process is…

NTSB: Failure to fix grade crossing led to fatal train, bus crash

Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 8/8/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB: Failure to fix grade crossing led to fatal train, bus crash The grade crossing had an unusually high vertical profile, which put trucks and buses at risk of being grounded on the tracks. Photo – NTSB.gov The failure of CSX…