allowed transit officials to conduct wheel inspections less frequently. That move freed Metro to ramp up train frequencies to a point where agency officials expect to run pre-pandemic levels of service this summer.Among the reports released Tuesday was an October 2022 test report from Kawasaki, the rail car manufacturer, which cited the results of what it calls the “wheel back to back distance investigation,” or “B-t-B.
But Metro also said separate probable cause theories raised by MxV involving vibration and temperature “are not conclusive and lack the supporting data to provide the level of certainty that Metro was seeking from MxV’s work.”The documents also point to long-running safety management issues facing Metro and underscore concerns raised by the rail system’s safety regulator.
She said that when the issue first was identified, the transit agency had no criteria that supervisors could reference to determine whether the wheelset issue should be elevated to other departments. Impastato told investigators that Metro is overhauling its process for reporting safety issues.
Thousands of wheels ? Sounds very suspicious. Johnny the Patriot
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Why is Metro paying for this? This is either a design or manufacturing defect that the contractor and/or design professional and it’s insurers should pay for. Not the riding public.