WTOP radio, 10/21:
Metro train nearly runs over safety inspectors
WASHINGTON — Federal safety inspectors had to “jump out of harm’s way” when a speeding Metro train nearly struck them Thursday morning, the Federal Transit Administration said Friday.
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The FTA said that Metro had put temporary speed restrictions in place in the area for the safety of the crews on the tracks, but the train did not slow down or stop. That is a major safety violation.
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