How much is your time and trauma worth after being stuck on a derailed train for nearly an hour and a half and walking through a tunnel to get to safety?
Apparently $21, the equivalent of six Metrorail trips.
Mayer on why they chose to stop the use of 7000-series trains.
Metro had been doing inspections and with half of the inspections done, we were learning about dozens of wheel gauge defects and decided at that point to order the trains sidelined.
#WMATA GM Paul Wiedefeld and board chair Paul Smedberg are briefing the media on the latest with service and details about the process of getting the 7000-series trains back on track.
First time I’ve seen these signs out out this week. Seen at Van Ness. #wmata
And of course I’m a big dumb idiot and looked at train arrival for Twinbrook when I needed to go Shady Grove way. So just wasting 10 minutes on the platform.
Ridehail is $26 to go five miles with 1.5x surge.
Go Glenmont way**** clearly brain dead in many ways this afternoon 😬
New: Metro’s board said they’re hiring outside safety consultants to act as advisors.
Note, the board is largely made up of appointed officials with skills in management, comms, planning finance, oversight, disability issues, + more.
There hasn't been a huge safety expert on the board since Bob Lauby left in 2018. Devin Rouse from the FRA knew railroads, also gone
Ctrl+F on the board bio page for "safety"
- led DC DMV agency in significant and innovative changes including... elimination of passenger vehicle safety inspections
- highway safety
- ped/bike safety wmata.com/about/board/bi…
New internal memo out to employees from WMATA GM Paul Wiedefeld.
“Some of you have expressed to me your frustration with certain reports that inaccurately interpret comments and facts regarding recent and historic events.”
“While the stream of reporting on our service is constant, it’s absolutely crucial that we present confirmed data, with certainty in our professional judgments, and with actionable information for our customers and stakeholders.”
“Doing that, while participating in and respecting the investigatory process, takes time and patience. In our business, it’s more important to be right than to be fast.”