Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 17, 2015

Statement by Metro Board Safety Committee Chair announcing Sept. 3 meeting

Metro Board Safety Committee Chair Michael Goldman today announced that the Committee will hold an earlier than scheduled meeting on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 10:00 a.m. to review the Interim General Manager's operational investigation report on the August 6 wide-gauge derailment incident, which the Board expects to receive by August 24. 

While aware of the Senators’ call for an earlier Board meeting, Goldman said he wanted to give Board Members sufficient time to review the report and consult with their jurisdictional safety experts before the Board Committee meeting. Goldman added that factual information may be available to the Board by then from the Safety Department’s review of the incident.

The meeting will take place at Metro Headquarters (Jackson Graham Building), 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC.

News release issued at 9:50 am, August 17, 2015.