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Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.

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 #1477064  by davinp
 
“The FTA finds that the 7000-series [between-car barriers] do not provide adequate warning for passengers with visual impairments, and create an unsafe condition that poses a substantial risk of death or personal injury,” the FTA letter said.

Metro then promised to add chains across the openings between cars that match those used on older railcars by the end of 2017. Those changes have not been implemented yet, and Metro now projects the fixes will not be made on all cars until November 2019, the FTA letter said.

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