One day after a feud between Metro and its regulator spilled into public view, the transit agency submitted a revised request Thursday for more rail cars to relieve overcrowding and open the newly finished Silver Line extension.
Metro’s safety regulator was reviewing the transit agency’s latest request Friday to add more rail cars to the system, two days after a feud between the agencies spilled into public view amid threats that the Silver Line extension’s opening could be delayed.The amended request came after the flare-up between Metro and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission prompted a meeting with Virginia’s senators over how the transit agency could end a year-long train shortage.
Metro’s request indicates transit officials believe the data will alleviate the safety commission’s concerns and allow for the release of cars the commission hasMetro blames regulator for possible Silver Line delay, crowding as tension grows Safety commission officials argue that Metro has yet to submit a proposal for the cars’ full release that addresses all of their safety concerns.
According to the draft, if Metro is granted provisional reinstatement of all cars, Metro in the first month pledges to incorporate no more than 80 cars with wheel sets that were pressed at a specific level of force, then would send wheel movement and other data to the safety commission throughout the testing period.
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