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Insufficient Regulation of DC Metro

By guru

The Washington Post reported yesterday on followups to the issues raised by the DC Metro Accident in June. Specifically, government oversight. While the federal government regulate the safe operation of buses, Amtrak, airplanes, and ferries, it cedes subway oversight to local panels.
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Getting up and Down the Northeast Corridor

By guru

Recently, we decided to take a trip from our hometown of New York City down to Washington D.C. and started planning. Over the years, we've taken the plane many times, a car, and even the train. But we've never tried the bus.
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Metro Crash in DC

By guru

Officials for the DC Metro have confirmed nine people were killed and seventy-five wounded in yesterday's crash. What caused this deadly crash? Experts are looking at signal failure and/or operator error as primary possibilities.
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