More than 80 people who suffered smoke inhalation aboard a disabled Metro train in a downtown Washington tunnel are planning to sue the transit agency. Attorneys say they will file individual lawsuits on behalf of those passengers on Tuesday, the anniversary of the electrical malfunction that caused the train to fill with smoke. One woman […]
Immediate Fix Recommended for D.C. Subway Components
Federal officials are recommending that Washington’s subway system immediately repair components that are designed to protect an electrified rail from water and other contaminants. The National Transportation Safety Board issued the recommendation on Monday. The NTSB uncovered the problem while investigating a malfunction that caused a Metro train to fill with smoke. One passenger died […]
Feds Investigate Train Derailment, Explosion
Federal investigators planned to spend the coming days piecing together what caused a chemical-carrying CSX train to collide with a garbage truck, derail and explode at a rail crossing in suburban Baltimore. View: Photos of the Day: Freight Train Derails In the third serious derailment this month, a dozen or so rail cars — at […]
Freight Train Derails
A fire burns at the site of a CSX freight train derailment, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Rosedale, Md., where fire officials say the train crashed into a trash truck, causing an explosion that rattled homes at least a half-mile away and collapsed nearby buildings, setting them on fire. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Read: Feds Investigate […]