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Failures aplenty with Metro car; Series involved in derailment plagued by door, brake glitches.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 09-JAN-07 		Format: Online - approximately 848 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Failures aplenty with Metro car; Series involved in derailment plagued by door, brake glitches.(METROPOLITAN)

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Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The type of Metro car that derailed Sunday and injured 20 persons has a history of problems, including door malfunctions, brake problems and faulty propulsion systems.

"All of that is now being very seriously reviewed, as it has before," said Jim Graham, the Ward 1 representative on the D.C. Council and a member of the Metro Board of Directors since 1999. "Once again, we're looking at this series to see what the problem might be."

The cars involved were among 192 cars provided under a $378 million contract by AAI/CAF - an arrangement between the AAI Corp. in Hunt Valley, Md., and Construcciones Y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles of Madrid.

Metro began receiving the cars - known as the 5000 series...

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