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Safety Commission  \nSafety Audit  \nof the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority  \nAudit of Metrorail’s Control Center and Rail Operations  \nFinal Report: August 27, 2025  \nTable of Contents  \nExecutive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 1  \nBackground and Scope .................................................................................................................. 3  \nMetrorail’s Control Center ..................................................................................................................... 5  \nCurrent Organizational Structure .................................................................................................. 5  \nMetrorail’s Office of Rail Transportation ............................................................................................ 5  \nCurrent Organizational Structure ................................................................................................. 5  \nInternal Metrorail Reviews and Associated iCAPAs ........................................................................ 6  \nControl Center Internal Safety Review.......................................................................................... 6  \nOffice of Rail Transportation Internal Safety Review.................................................................. 7  \nAudit Work .............................................................................................................................................. 9  \nAssessment of Previous Corrective Action Plans............................................................................ 9  \nWhat the WMSC Found ............................................................................................................... 26  \nPositive Practices ............................................................................................................................... 27  \nFindings and Minimum Corrective Actions .............................................................................. 28  \nNext Steps ......................................................................................................................................... 50  \nAppendices ....................................................................................................................................... 51  \nAppendix A: Personnel Interviewed ........................................................................................... 52  \nAppendix B: Site Visits ................................................................................................................. 52  \nAppendix C: Documents Reviewed ........................................................................................... 53  \nAppendix D: (PTASP) Elements .................................................................................................. 70  \nPrepared under the authority of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission  \nCommissioners:  \nChristopher Hart (Chair), Robert Lauby (Vice Chair), Debra Farrar-Dyke (Secretary-Treasurer), Robert Bobb, Devin C. Rouse, Christopher Conklin Alternates: Kathryn O’Leary Higgins, Tiffany P. Robinson  \nReport produced by WMSC staff led by CEO David L. Mayer, PhD  \nAll photographs used in this document are property of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission  \nDesign: HWDS and Associates  \nExecutive Summary  \nThe Washington Metrorail Safety management structure, planning and  \nCommission (WMSC) performed this  governance, and associated training  \naudit of Washington Metropolitan Area Audit scope included the for the control center and rail  \nTransit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail’s assessment of Metrorail operations generally. control center and rail operations through  \nin-depth interviews, site visits, and operations both on the This audit also focused on Metrorail dinocOucmtoentberandanddata revNovembi","cbCaicVFr7IuUcZd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicVFr7IuUcZd","pdf",8091890,73,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Background and Scope\n## Metrorail’s Control Center\n## Audit Work\n## What the WMSC Found\n## Next Steps\n## Appendices","[{\"question\":\"What organization conducted the audit and what was audited?\",\"answer\":\"The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) audited Metrorail’s control center and rail operations for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).\"},{\"question\":\"How was the audit scope carried out?\",\"answer\":\"The scope included in-depth interviews, site visits, and reviews through March 2025, assessing control center operations and rail operations across mainline, rail yards, and station operations.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the main outcomes of the audit?\",\"answer\":\"The audit identified nine findings and three recommendations, which are fully outlined in the report’s Audit Findings section.\"}]","Audit of Metrorail’s Control Center and Rail Operations - Final Report - August 27, 2025 | PDF",1789314177,26]