Metro training instructors are skipping important lessons and certified at least one rail operator who wasn’t tested on functions that could save lives, according to a new report that raised regulatory concerns.
Metro training instructors are skipping important lessons and certified at least one rail operator who wasn’t tested on functions that could save lives, according to a new report that raised regulatory concerns after a lapse last year brought an operator shortage and the resignation of top leaders.Members of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said Tuesday that they were surprised Metro hasn’t resolved recurring problems surrounding its training of rail operators.
“All I have to say is this is so unacceptable that they would allow this to happen,” Commissioner Debra Farrar-Dyke said.In May 2022, Metro safety workers discovered a lapse in recertification training and testing for 257 train operators — nearly half of its workers in that position. The discovery prompted transit officials to remove 72 of the most delinquent operators for retraining, creating a worker shortage that slowed rail service.
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