Progressive Railroading, 5/22/24
Safety panel audits WMATA's rail-car program
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) has issued an audit of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Metrorail revenue rail-car program.
The WMSC performed the audit through interviews, site visits and document and data reviews conducted in August and September 2023. Additional followup and document reviews were completed in October, November and December 2023.
The audit includes Metrorail’s maintenance and engineering practices related to rail cars, those vehicles designed to carry customers. It also includes associated shop equipment such as rail-car movers.