Metro Safety System Failed Months Before Deadly Crash

Charleston Daily Mail › August 11, 2009

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WASHINGTON - A safety system designed to help subway trains avoid crashes had malfunctioned months before a deadly Washington Metro crash in June, newly obtained records show.

A crash was avoided March 2 only after the subway train's operator used an emergency brake to avoid hitting another train, according to records obtained by the Washington Post. A review of computer logs later determined there had been a problem with the Automatic Train Protection system, according to the account published Sunday.

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Metro Safety System Failed Months Before Deadly Crash

National Transportation Safety Board spokeswoman Bridget Serchak told the newspaper that i...

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