U.S. asks transit agencies to conduct inspections after Washington subway derailment By Reuters

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) said Friday it had asked U.S. transit agencies to conduct fleet-wide inspections of wheel gauges on rail cars following the Oct. 12 derailment of a Washington subway train.

FTA said it had directed state safety agencies to report all out-of-tolerance wheel gauges and advised them to require fleet-wide inspections of wheel gauges in public transportation systems. The Washington subway system said Thursday it expected to operate sharply reduced service through at least Nov. 15.

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