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Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans discussed allowing private companies to rename certain subway stations as a revenue-generating policy Thursday during a meeting. (Jason Tidd/The Washington Times). **FILE**

Jack Evans: ‘Many problems’ in law firm’s ethics report

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, riders wait to board as others depart a Metro train in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station in Washington. Washington's Metro system has become internationally synonymous with delays, breakdowns and smoke-filled tunnels. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Metro poker table has too many players

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld and regional transportation officials talked about plans for the subway system Wednesday at the Braddock Road Metro Station, one of six stations that will close this summer for platform construction. (Orrin Konheim/Special to The Washington Times)

D.C. Metro aims to ease station closures near Reagan Airport

By Orrin Konheim - Special to The Washington Times

In a Monday, April 5, 2004, file photo, riders wait to board an arriving train at the D.C. Metro Center, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File) **FILE**

D.C. Metro urged to take ‘absolute caution’ to quell hacking fears raised by Chinese railcars

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In a Monday, April 5, 2004, file photo, riders wait to board an arriving train at the D.C. Metro Center, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File) **FILE**

House members raise hacking fears with D.C. Metro over future fleet of railcars

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Officials irked by slow progress securing St. Louis transit

Associated Press

In a Monday, April 5, 2004, file photo, riders wait to board an arriving train at the D.C. Metro Center, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File) **FILE**

Metro board approves special event fare hikes

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, riders wait to board as others depart a Metro train in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station in Washington. Washington's Metro system has become internationally synonymous with delays, breakdowns and smoke-filled tunnels. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Metro board wary of proposed fare increase

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Metro's general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, listens to a question during a news conference to announce that the D.C. Metrorail service will be shut down for a full day at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority headquarters, in this Tuesday, March 15, 2016, file photo in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Disability advocates want MetroAccess to have medical kits for riders

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Phase 2 of Metro's $2.7 billion extension of the Silver Line in Northern Virginia may not meet its 2020 opening deadline after a subcontractor poured the wrong cement mix for 1,750 concrete panels at various stations. (Associated Press)

Metro’s accounting rife with errors, missing documents, says audit

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

A Metro train departs the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, in Washington. Washington's Metro system has become internationally synonymous with delays, breakdowns and smoke-filled tunnels. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Metro watchdog prepares to handle rider safety

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld updated regional leaders on transit system projects Wednesday, but conspicuously did not mention Metro's plan for how riders will get around when certain subway stations soon shut down for repairs. (Julia Airey/The Washington Times)

Paul Wiedefeld gets raise at as Metro GM, rider advisory council axed

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

In a Monday, April 5, 2004, file photo, riders wait to board an arriving train at the D.C. Metro Center, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File) **FILE**

Metro track repairs may slow down Labor Day weekend travel plans

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Metro union members protest outside Metro Center Station on Thursday and hold pictures of the police escorts and private train that was provided to a group of white nationalists for their "Unite the Right rally" on Sunday, despite Metro's promises otherwise. (Julia Airey/The Washington Times)

Labor union demands Metro GM’s resignation

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Metro buses officially rode back into full service on Monday, after Metro took 164 buses off the street in March to investigate two incidents of engines stalling. After weeks of investigation the agency announced it had not found the source of the problem, raising safety concerns about the buses which also stalled last year and caused two accidents." (Julia Airey/The Washington Times). **FILE**

Metro privatizes new bus contract

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

In a Monday, April 5, 2004, file photo, riders wait to board an arriving train at the D.C. Metro Center, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File) **FILE**

Labor strike still possible after Metro deal with two unions

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Metro's general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, listens to a question during a news conference to announce that the DC Metrorail service will be shut down for a full day at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority headquarters, on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Metro averts shutdown for one more day amid plans for 2nd round of talks

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Metro: Wi-Fi rollout at underground stations nearly done

Associated Press

Metro says it can’t meet federal safety barrier deadline

Associated Press

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Metro to test using signal armbands to improve rail worker safety

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times