Category: Metro Trains

3rd Suspect Arrested in Connection With Long Beach Metro Stabbing

June 21, 2023
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The third and final suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 25-year-old man on a Metro A Blue Line train in Long Beach was behind bars on June 20. Gael Cruz-Gonzalez, 21, was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport, where U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents stopped him as he was attempting to fly…

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Regulator Investigates Victoria’s Big Build Fraud Allegations

May 26, 2023
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The rail safety regulator is investigating allegations of fraud by labour hire companies involved in Victoria’s big build projects. Project managers on the Metro Tunnel and level-crossings removal program have been billed for up to three shifts reportedly performed by one worker in a 24-hour period, the Herald Sun reported on May 26. The Office of…

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Former Train Network CEO Charged After IBAC Corruption Probe

December 4, 2022
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Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged seven people with offences, including the former V/Line CEO and a former Metro Trains manager, following an investigation. The state’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has alleged serious corrupt conduct during the tendering, procurement, and subsequent management of major contracts within Victoria’s regional train network, V/Line, and suburban train network, Metro…

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DC Suspends Most of Its Metro Trains Over Safety Issue

October 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Washington’s regional Metro system abruptly pulled more than half its fleet of trains from service early Monday morning over a lingering problem with the wheels and axles that caused a dramatic derailing last week. The ruling promises to complicate daily travel and commutes for thousands of riders for an unspecified length of time while the…

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