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News4 has new information on the Metro train cars that separated on the Red Line at Glenmont last week. A number of lose and worn bolts were found on the train’s coupler, the part of the train that holds railcars together. Investigators told News4 their findings are preliminary but they had a chance to inspect the railcars closely this...

Metro has removed all of its 6000-series trains from the tracks after a railcar that was carrying passengers separated from another railcar. The 6000-series Metro train carrying passengers came apart Tuesday at its coupler, the piece that holds the railcars together. It’s the second time such an incident has happened in two months. A separation also happened in early...

Metro is removing all of its 6000-series railcars from the tracks after a train that was carrying passengers separated from another car. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Metro has proposed to rename Tysons Corner to “Tyson Station” and Prince George’s Plaza to “Hyattsville Crossing.” Metro wants to hear what riders think about the name change. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Boswer is calling for later Metro closures, and they match Metro’s own proposal. Transporation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

First responders who rescued a woman pinned under a Metro train Thursday evening say it was a team effort by firefighters and police. The woman apparently had a medical emergency on the platform at the Court House station in Arlington, Virginia, and fell onto the tracks, according to Metro Transit Police. A train couldn’t stop in time, and the...

Rescuers heroically saved a woman trapped by a train on the Metro tracks. Chris Gordon spoke to two of the first responders.

A woman was struck by a train at the Court House Metro station in Arlington, Virginia, during the Thursday evening commute. The woman appears to have had a medical emergency before falling off the platform about 5:15 p.m., according to Metro Transit Police. She was partially pinned by a train. She was freed and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening…

A woman fell onto the tracks inside the Court House Metro Station as a train was pulling in. She was pinned underneath. Jackie Bensen reports it was a harrowing evening for everyone involved.

A woman fell on the tracks and was pinned underneath a train at the Court House Metro Station, causing delays during the Thursday evening commute. Jackie Bensen reports her injuries and not life-threatening.

Metro trains single-tracked in three places during the Tuesday evening commute. A track problem near the Woodley Park station forced single-tracking between the Dupont Circle and Van Ness stations after 5 p.m. Smoke was reported. That issue was resolved by 6 p.m. Then another track problem was reported near the Van Ness station. Trains single-tracked between Van Ness and Friendship…