After Metro suffers several accidents,federal officials recommend slide that has no precedent among urban mass transit systemsFederal investigators recommended Wednesday that the federal government assume oversight of Washington’s troubled subway system, an unprecedented step for an urban mass transit network.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the Federal Railroad Commission should capture over safety oversight of the Metro system following a fatal electrical malfunction in January and other accidents that have shaken confidence in the nation’s second-busiest transit network.
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Source: theguardian.com