The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has begun a wheelset retrofit program on its problematic 748-unit Kawasaki Rail USA 7000-series railcar fleet to return them to service and ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board blasted the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for what it called its "poor safety culture" going back decades. The ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Monday marked one decade since Metro’s 7000 series railcars entered service, officials said. In a post on X, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said ...

The era of carpeted Metro trains ended with the official retirement of railcars dating to the 1980s. The 2000 series railcars with the iconic brown and orange seats and carpet are out of service ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top federal transportation safety official on Thursday harshly criticized Washington’s regional transit agency, saying a “poor safety culture” led to an October 2021 derailment ...

Next stop: Farrabut North? Woodlley Park? A model for a new Metro car features these misspellings now, but Metro assures riders that we'll face no such embarrassments in the sleek cars themselves next ...

WASHINGTON — It's truly the end of an era. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is retiring the last 76 of its 2000-series trains on Friday. Metro began using the 2000-series in 1983 and ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday morning unveiled the conclusive findings of its investigation into the Oct. 12, 2021, derailment of a Washington ...

Cast your vote for one of three exterior graphic designs for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) new 8000-series Hitachi Rail cars. Also, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top federal transportation safety official on Thursday harshly criticized Washington's regional transit agency, saying a "poor safety culture" led to an October 2021 derailment ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top federal transportation safety official on Thursday harshly criticized Washington’s regional transit agency, saying a “poor safety culture” led to an October 2021 derailment ...