The Rail Safety Report Issue 7

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission · June 18, 2026

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A narrated opening explained Metro Rail's safety mission and introduced the May 12 WMSC public meeting and its focus on safety work. The voice framed inspections, exercises, audits, and investigations as ongoing steps to improve rider and worker safety.

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The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission held a public meeting on May 12, 2026. Staff presented April 2026 safety-event notification data versus the prior 365 days, reiterated a two-hour notification requirement for reportable events, reported roadway worker protection inspections of traction-power work, and described a full-scale emergency exercise at West Falls Church Yard.

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