The request came after Metro and Washington Metrorail Safety Commission officials met with Virginia senators, where the agencies were told to cooperate.
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.The amended request came after the flare-up between Metro and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission attracted congressional inquiries over how the transit agency could end a year-long train shortage.
The safety commission has been allowing Metro to slowly phase 7000-series cars back into service since the summer under a plan that includes regular wheel screenings. Transit officials have said recent ridership increases are maxing out Metrorail’s capacity. The transit agency also announced this week that the 11.5-mile Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County is “operationally ready” but will require more trains to open.
The revised request comes three days after the safety commission rejected Metro’s request to reinstate the entire 7000-series for daily use and lengthen required wheel inspection intervals from every four days to weekly. Commission officials said Metro’s plan lacked data and was not supported by available safety information.
The WMSC has just received from WMATA a proposed revision to Metrorail's 7000 Series Return to Service plan. As with each of WMATA's past proposals, the WMSC technical team has immediately begun to review this plan based on available data.The dispute between the two agencies led to Virginia Sens. Mark R.
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