tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post2362957867581551594..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Who's Looking Over WMATA's Shoulder?Unsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-42514423783039780522009-11-10T14:29:24.130-05:002009-11-10T14:29:24.130-05:00If friends and family who, "cover for each ot...If friends and family who, "cover for each other", wasnt in charge then perhaps disciplinary actions would be issued for all employees.<br /><br />It seems supervisors get off the hook if they are acceptable by mgmt.. Acceptable means> do what mgmt instructs even if it is ______.<br /><br />I believe all management/supervisors need their records reviewed, including felony ad misdomenor coviction while employed at WMATA.<br />These employees also operate trains, drive Metro cars/trucks and equiptment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-75316262593123908022009-06-25T22:59:46.904-04:002009-06-25T22:59:46.904-04:00Why didn't they think to put those 1000 series...Why didn't they think to put those 1000 series cars in the middle before? It would seem to be the best solution, given the NTSB recommendations and lack of funding.<br /><br />Had any of us understood what was going on, maybe someone would have thought of it sooner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-20453125879921542592009-06-25T11:43:28.196-04:002009-06-25T11:43:28.196-04:00Great point.Great point.Unsuck DC Metrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-32538713182214927942009-06-25T11:41:55.152-04:002009-06-25T11:41:55.152-04:00If there was a law or regulatory agency with autho...If there was a law or regulatory agency with authority to mandate that Metro comply with NTSB's recommendations or pull the 1000 series, Metro would have a much stronger negotiating position with VA, MD, DC, and Congress.<br /><br />That funding promise would materialize tomorrow if there was a credible risk of the Federal workforce being stuck in the burbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-40688648636993742842009-06-25T10:53:11.453-04:002009-06-25T10:53:11.453-04:00Let's consider this, shall we? Because if Met...Let's consider this, shall we? Because if Metro on Monday morning had yanked all of their Series 1000 cars, what would the result have been? Sure, no accident, but also, removing 25% of the fleet? Massive delays. Overcrowded train cars. Overcrowded train PLATFORMS which is a seriously dangerous situation in and of itself.Malnurtured Snayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506933474730575045noreply@blogger.com