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Passenger Trains > WMATA Union: "Stop This Madness!" + Track Inspector Near MissDate: 10/27/16 13:19 WMATA Union: "Stop This Madness!" + Track Inspector Near Miss Author: hazegray http://wtop.com/tracking-metro-24-7/2016/10/metro-union-wants-management-stop-madness/
9PM update -- a near tragedy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/10/27/this-could-have-been-a-tragedy-after-metro-train-nearly-strikes-inspectors-officials-institute-changes/?hpid=hp_local-news_metro-1245pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/16 18:25 by hazegray. Date: 10/27/16 14:20 Re: WMATA Union: "Stop This Madness!" Author: Lackawanna484 The reader comments are interesting, especially the focus on people working the hours they're supposed to be working. That seems harsh, but Metro has a history of letting a lot of stuff slide.
Contract negotiations always bring out extremes on each side, but this part of the article seems relevant In a blog post Wednesday marking one year of federal safety oversight for the system, acting Federal Transit Administrator Carolyn Flowers wrote that “for all the safety improvements WMATA has made, it remains a long and difficult task to instill the strong safety culture that is required for true and lasting change.”The post cited achievements including the fact that — for the first time since 2012 — all rail traffic controllers have now completed annual certifications. There have still been communications problems between the troubled Rail Operations Control Center and other Metro workers, but some FTA inspections have noted improvements.There has also been increased safety training for nearly 2,000 of the Metro workers whose jobs bring them onto or near the tracks, and whose certifications had expired.That did not keep federal inspectors from nearly getting run over by a speeding train last week. Date: 10/27/16 18:24 Re: WMATA Union: "Stop This Madness!" + Track Inspector Near Miss Author: hazegray And this just in -- another near miss:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/10/27/this-could-have-been-a-tragedy-after-metro-train-nearly-strikes-inspectors-officials-institute-changes/?hpid=hp_local-news_metro-1245pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory |