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Metro train hits one parked at rail yard
Three Metro employees were injured early Sunday when a train headed into the West Falls Church rail yard smashed into a parked train, in a crash that destroyed three train cars and caused at least $9 million in damage, authorities said.
 

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Metro fined for release of acid into sewer pipes: Judge issues $200,000 penalty in 2003 incident during rail car cleaning (Post, November 26, 2009)
 
Metro tries to roll back the dark: Transit agency gives extra lighting a test run at Judiciary Square (Post, November 25, 2009)
 
Metro board backs safety monitors: Employees are ordered to cooperate with rail oversight group (Post, November 20, 2009)
 
Federal oversight of subways proposed: Red Line crash spurred safety plan Obama administration to push for Congress to change law (Post, November 15, 2009)
 
Metro police chief to guide safety boss: AGENCY BOOSTS SUPERVISION Move follows denial of track access to monitors (Post, November 14, 2009)
 
Public hearing is set on fatal Metro crash: NTSB agenda will cover safety issues, oversight in D.C. and elsewhere (Post, November 13, 2009)
 
Metro agrees to allow monitors on live tracks: Safety checks had been blocked 'We want to get something in writing,' panel chief says (Post, November 11, 2009)
 
Mikulski urges federal probe on Metro safety, blocked inspectors: Expect hearing, N.J. senator says Graham to press Catoe for monitors' track access (Post, November 10, 2009)
 
Brace for weekend Metro delays (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
Metro to appeal arbitrators' pay decision: Raises would cost more than transit agency can afford, officials say (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
Metro scrounges up $36 million to fill gap: Officials face tougher time trying to repair next budget deficit (Post, November 3, 2009)
 
Track work to cause weekend delays on Red, Orange lines (Post, October 30, 2009; 2:23 PM)
 
Metro schedules two forums in Md. on budget (Post, October 29, 2009)
 
SmarTrip changes coming in January: Transit, parking funds to be split; some riders fear loss of employer-related benefits (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Metro's public dialogue starts early: Fare hikes, local funding debated 'Everybody should have some skin in the game' (Post, October 20, 2009)
 
Cell Service Expands at 20 Metrorail Stations Today (Post, October 16, 2009)
 
Metrobus Drivers Go Strictly by the Book: Union Calling Attention to Safety Rules (Post, October 14, 2009)
 
METRO: Repairs Reroute 2 Lines (Post, October 11, 2009)
 
METRO: For Yellow, Green Line Work, 2 Stations Close for 3 Days (Post, October 10, 2009)
 
Metro Bracing to Make Further Cuts: If Ridership Continues to Fall, Officials Could See a $22.4 Million Budget Gap This Year (Post, October 9, 2009)
 
Got Patience? Major Metro Delays Ahead.: Officials Jump on 3-Day Holiday Weekend for Work on Green, Yellow Lines (Post, October 9, 2009)
 
Metro Resumes Normal Service on Stretch of Track Involved in Crash (Post, October 7, 2009; 4:54 PM)
 
ORANGE LINE: Metro Sues Md. Company Over Damage to Tracks (Post, October 1, 2009)
 
Sandwiching Older Metro Cars Was PR Move (Post, September 27, 2009)
 
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