by davinp
Six months to the day after a derailment that has led to long wait times and misery for Metrorail riders, the commission overseeing Metrorail on safety says it has still not received a new plan from Metro for returning absent 7000 series trains to service.
Metro hopes to bring back eight 7000 series trains in late May by pledging to digitally measure their wheels daily. The transit agency plans to bring back more 7000s in the summer using what are called “automatic wayside inspection systems,” which are expected to have the ability to measure a train’s wheels as it passes by on the tracks.
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Metro hopes to bring back eight 7000 series trains in late May by pledging to digitally measure their wheels daily. The transit agency plans to bring back more 7000s in the summer using what are called “automatic wayside inspection systems,” which are expected to have the ability to measure a train’s wheels as it passes by on the tracks.
https://wjla.com/news/local/safety-comm ... ngton-wmsc