Report: After losses, Kawasaki mulls future of railcar business
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, builder of subway cars for U.S. cities including New York and Washington, may exit the business amid mounting losses and an increasingly difficult market.
Washington Metro
WMATA CEO proposes expanded service, no fare hikes for FY2020
Washington’s Metro system wants to hold the line on fare hikes while proposing expanded rail service as part of a fiscal 2020 budget proposal.
WMATA to acquire 8000-series cars
Washington, D.C.’s rapid transit system is moving ahead with plans to buy more new rolling stock.
WMATA imposes 29-hour Metrorail safety shutdown
A major electrical cable fire in a tunnel just outside the Washington Metro McPherson Square station early Monday, March 14, 2016 has led to the entire Metrorail system shutting down for a 29-hour period beginning March 16 at 12:00 a.m. for emergency safety inspections of third-rail power cables.
Metrorail back on track
Armed with a $1.14 billion capital plan, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority continues to expand and improve the storied Metrorail system.
WMATA’s first 7000-series train to debut on Blue Line
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) system’s first 7000-series metro train from Kawasaki Rail Car USA will enter passenger service April 14, on the Blue Line.
D.C. envisions K Street streetcar line
Washington, D.C.’s District Department of Transportation (DDOT) on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 released its recommended preference for a streetcar line linking Union Station with the tony Georgetown neighborhood, primarily along K Street.
A capital system keeps growing
In the April 12, 1976 cover story of Railway Age, “Day 1 on the Washington Metro,” Editor-In-Chief Luther Miller wrote: “Maybe it won’t last … But let it be recorded that on March 29, 1976, Washingtonians embraced their new Metro with affection, enthusiasm, and the indulgent understanding that an infant crawls before it walks and sometimes even falls flat on its face.”