Sep 14 2009
Washington is anticipating a flurry of visits from fans of Dan Brown’s new thriller, “The Lost Symbol.” Fans of “The Da Vinci Code” novelist flocked to the Louvre in Paris and other sites in Europe that were featured in that book. One church in Scotland, the Rosslyn Chapel, saw a threefold increase in visitors after [...]
Jul 09 2009
YouTube video apparently shows operator napping By JIM IOVINO Updated 8:48 PM EDT, Thu, Jul 9, 2009 Related Topics:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Adrian Fenty A Metro train operator recently received a one-week suspension for texting while operating a train, but starting Monday future incidents will result in automatic termination. Metro Takes Tougher Stance [...]
Jul 08 2009
More bad publicity for Metro By JIM IOVINO Updated 9:01 AM EDT, Wed, Jul 8, 2009 YouTube.com A YouTube video apparently shows a Metrorail train operator texting on the job. There’s more bad publicity for Metro after a YouTube video surfaces of a Metro train operator apparently texting while on the job. Metro officials said the [...]
Jun 23 2009
From Washington Times Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Metro train crash investigators focusing on sensors Michael Drost (Contact) and Joseph Weber (Contact) The investigation into Monday’s fatal Metro crash that killed nine people is focusing on radarlike sensors that failed to alert a red line train that other trains were stopped on the track, John B. [...]
