The transit agency’s regulator said it found one control room in a condition of disrepair and neglect.
The commission, an independent agency that oversees Metrorail safety, said the order comes after Metro had pledged in March to conduct special and
The control rooms, located within each Metro station, contain electrical components that help run the Automatic Train Protection system, which keeps trains from colliding; theAutomatic Train Operation system, which can control train movements.
Metro spokeswoman Sherri Ly said the transit agency is going beyond the order’s requirements to ensure compliance and regular maintenance.“Our Safety Department also is coordinating and overseeing additional inspections across the system with Operations [personnel] which includes assigning ownership of the rooms and developing a comprehensive inspection regime to assure state of good repair,” Ly said in a statement.
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