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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 12 December 2017 - 08:54 AM

WTOP radio 12/12/17:
 

Metro acknowledges smoother rides would be better, but don’t expect them soon

 

 

WASHINGTON — More than eight years after a deadly Red Line crash led Metro to turn off smoother automatic train operation, agency documents indicate there is a long way to go before the system turns back on — if it is reactivated at all.

 

Documents prepared for a Metro Board committee meeting Thursday acknowledge many maintenance and rider benefits from the automated system, but raise potential concerns about turning it back on. Those concerns are due to be addressed by an outside consultant starting next year.

 

“Manual operation is less efficient and contributes an inconsistent, ‘jerky’ ride for passengers due to sudden increases in speed and sudden braking. This also creates added wear on train components, thus increasing maintenance costs,” the documents said.

 

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In April 2015, Metro announced it would begin a trial of a return to automatic operations on the Red Line, but the test was quietly stopped soon after it began “due to more pressing concerns.” That testing was only for eight-car trains in one direction.

 

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WMATA: Some Redline trains resuming automatic train operation

 

 



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Posted 15 October 2018 - 05:14 PM

WRC-TV Washington, DC 10/15/18:
 

Metro Trains to Run in Automatic Mode for First Time Since Deadly Crash, General Manager Says

 

"The customers are saying we are good. We [now] have to be better than good," Paul Wiedefeld said

 

 

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld says riders are officially declaring that the transit system is in "good" condition, and he is eyeing much bigger things to improve service within the next year.

 

In an exclusive interview with News4, Wiedefeld promised that in 2019, Metro’s entire fleet of trains will return to a computer-controlled automatic mode during rush hours for the first time since the deadly 2009 Red Line crash that killed nine people near the Fort Totten station.

 

"We are very comfortable. Obviously we wouldn’t do it unless we were comfortable. We will be rolling with it pretty soon," Wiedefeld said Monday.

 

Metro’s Automatic Train Control system was blamed for the crash that killed nine people in 2009.  .  .  .

 

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