Topic: Fort Totten
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D.C. Metro crash highlights underfunding of public transit systems
About $50 billion in backlog repairs is needed for rail transit systems, but just $5.6 billion was spent in 2006, according to one report.
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Subway crash investigators look at early-warning system
Among the other new clues about Monday's accident: Marks on the rail tracks could suggest braking.
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Emergency response to Metrorail crash shows post-9/11 gains
Communications and coordination in D.C. area were smooth, akin to rescue after Hudson plane crash.
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Subway in crash was older, needed to be phased out
Federal officials had warned Metro about that type of train and say it is 'unacceptable' that it hadn't been retired or improved.
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