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Metro told customers to expect reduced train service through at least the end of the week. All 7000-series trains — about 60% of Metro’s fleet — were pulled from service Monday as investigation continues for a derailment last week on the Blue Line. The reduced service will likely last until Sunday at least, Metro said in […]

A design guide aimed at increasing street accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision was released by Montgomery County last week. The guide gathered input from the visually disabled community, service providers, and organizations supporting people with vision disabilities, according to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. The guide aims to help planners […]

After a Metro train derailed and the agency removed all 7000-series railcars, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed the affected train derailed at least three times total that day as well as repeated wheel issues with Metro trains since 2017. Last Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 4:51 p.m., a Blue Line train derailed between the […]

Metro anunció el domingo que solo unos 40 trenes estarían en servicio el lunes, lo que representa aproximadamente el 60% de su flota ferroviaria. Metro eliminó todos sus vagones de la serie 7000 basándose en la investigación sobre el descarrilamiento de la Línea Azul de las últimas semanas. Todas las líneas de Metrorail operarán cada […]

Octubre es el mes para crear conciencia y educarse respecto a la seguridad de los peatones en las vías. Según la Administración Nacional de Seguridad del Tráfico en las Carreteras (NHTSA) a medida que se acerca el final del Horario de Verano y las noches se vuelven largas, los riesgos para los peatones incrementan. De […]

Metro announced Sunday only about 40 trains would be in service Monday, which is about 60% of its rail fleet. Metro removed all of its 7000-series railcars based on the investigation into last weeks Blue Line derailment. All Metrorail lines will operate every 30 minutes and all trains will have 6 cars. Metro is expecting […]

Los conductores de Maryland tienen una probabilidad entre 110 de chocar contra un venado, y si ocurre una colisión de este tipo, es más probable que sea en noviembre. Según la compañía de seguros State Farm, entre julio de 2020 y junio de 2021, una colisión vehicular que involucró a un venado  ocurrió 2.1 millones […]

Montgomery County Police Department announced that a driver involved in a hit-and-run on Oct. 7 turned herself in to police on Tuesday. The hit-and-run occurred Oct. 7 at around 2 a.m., according to an MCPD statement. Police were dispatched to a parking lot in the 900 block of Rose Avenue in Rockville. Witnesses told police […]

Maryland drivers have a one in 110 chance of hitting a deer, and if such a collision does occur, it is most likely to be in November. According to the insurance company, State Farm, between July of 2020 and June of 2021, a vehicle collision involving a deer occurred 2.1 million times in the United […]

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) awarded a grant of $85,000 for design work on a path for walkers and bikers to get to the Germantown MARC station. This station has the highest ridership in Montgomery County for the MARC train. The grant is for preliminary engineering and short-term consultation services at the Walter […]