Thursday morning’s commute was disrupted after urgent action on electricity “hazardous condition” found.
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 launched the urgent safety measure after learning that a mechanic had received an electrical shock last Saturday as he performed an inspection on a 7000-series railcar.
General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld warns there are $9.5 billion in additional needs to grow the system.
"Transit assaults are at an epidemic level and Metro’s lazy response has put its employees and the riding public at risk,” Metro's largest union said in a statement.
The Tony Award-winning creator of the hit musical "Hamilton," was in Washington to receive the U.S. Capitol Historical Society's 2017 Freedom Award and decided to entertain riders on the Capitol subway system.
Yes, lost fares equal lost revenue, but that's not the only negative, officials said.
The Maryland proposal would buy time to enact a long-term fix for Metro, an agency analysis concluded.
According to Metro's latest numbers, 89 percent of rail trips taken last month ended "on-time" — within a few minutes of their scheduled conclusion. That's significantly higher than Metro's stated goal of 75 percent.
A woman targeted in a June 5 attack at the West Falls Church station was later able to identify the suspect because she had allegedly been victimized by the man a year-and-a-half earlier, according to Metro.
The latest incident happened on Minnesota Avenue in Southeast D.C. Police said they found the suspect at a Shell gas station on Benning Road.
