Metro plans to spend $215 million over the next five years to replace a long-troubled series of rail cars, according to transit agency documents and officials. The 100 cars in Metro’s 4000 ...

GREENBELT, Md. (ABC7) — Metro started removal of all 4000 series rail cars on Wednesday due to poor performance. The cars, which Metro's General Manager Paul Wiedefeld called the cars the "weak ...

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ordered the transit agency’s flagship 7000-series cars out of service ... risk found in other model of rail car is ‘outlier’ The NTSB is continuing ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Metro rail cars most likely to break down are on their way out. The first retirement of a 4000 Series car — frequently cited by Metro as the least reliable in the fleet ...

General Motors no longer has a backlog of finished new vehicles sitting at factories awaiting a rail ... car buyers. GM's factory lots were cleared by the end of last year as a result of a series ...

Norfolk Southern found loose wheels on a series of rail cars involved in last week’s derailment near Springfield, Ohio, the company has announced, the latest safety problem to emerge as scrutiny ...