So far, however, the legislation remains stalled in Congress, state oversight is fractured and weak, Metro lacks a permanent leadership
ling team, and the NTSB's final report on the cause of last June's Red Line crash, which killed nine and injured dozens, isn't expected until late July.
"There are significant deficiencies in their safety culture," said Deborah A.P. Hersman, chairman of the NTSB. "We do not see the frequency of accidents on other properties that we are seeing on Metro.
"The most disappointing . . . is when we issue recommendations and those issues do not get corrected. For us, that is a big concern about Metro," she said. Nine
lingNTSB recommendations issued to Metro in July and September, in the aftermath of the accident, remain open, according to NTSB records.
