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Sep 14 8 tweets 5 min read
Metro GM Randy Clarke says he wants Metro to be “boring.” Reduce the drama #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke also talking a lot about being more transparent. Says he is committed to giving out information quickly and effectively #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke “we are never going to be a business. We are not supposed to be a business.” #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke “after FY ‘24 we are going to have to reset the business model of Metro.” Talking about funding challenges. #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke “this is a safe system. This is a very safe system.” #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke “if you took the amount of measurements that we have in the 7000 series without incident, that would be the equivalent of driving around the Beltway 29,000 times without an incident.” #wmata @nbcwashington
Clarke “I fundamentally believe that a rail customer and a bus customer are equal.” #wmata @nbc
Montgomery County executive Marc Elrich says the Metro GM should consider special taxing districts for those who live/work near Metro stations. #wmata @nbcwashington

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Aug 17
NEW:Metro’s safety training drill is turning up some issues with the rail along the second phase of the Silver Line. The rails have been sitting for so long, that many are rusted - meaning some safety equipment is having a hard time “connecting” to the rails #wmata @nbcwashington
Experts here say the rust wouldn’t be an issue if trains were running a normal schedule. But this speaks to the delay of the project (4 years and counting) and how the tracks and third rail sitting exposed to the elements could cause issues. #wmata @nbcwashington
This training drill was expected to start around 8am - and it hasn’t been able to start yet because the proper safety devices aren’t able to be installed quickly #wmata
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Oct 13, 2021
BREAKING - News4 has obtained audio from yesterday’s Blue Line derailment - detailing what happened with the train and tracks.

Train 407 reported a stuck holding brake @nbcwashington #wmata @charlienbc

“407….leaving…uh….leaving Rosslyn. We have a stuck holding brake”
Railcar #7200 then came off the tracks #wmata @nbcwashington @charlienbc

“From our angle looks like 7200...trucks…uh…wheels came off the tracks”
“We got the right…uh…rear trucks 7200…on the ground…over” #wmata
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