Metro train derailment: Metro plans reduced service levels through Nov. 15

The 7000 sequence, Metro’s newest mannequin practice set, is greater than 60 % of the company’s 1,200-car fleet. A defect by which the space between wheels widens outward on their axles — making them extra vulnerable to slipping off the rails — has been discovered greater than 50 instances over 4 years, with a lot of the failures surfacing this 12 months.