5 DC metro crash victims identified; 4 were passengers, 1 was train operator

September 14th, 2009 DC subway worker dies after hit by train last weekWASHINGTON — A worker on the Washington Metro transit system has died of injuries from being struck by a train last week. Metro officials say 44-year-old John Moore, of Arlington, Va., died Monday of injuries suffered in Thursday's accident.

July 22nd, 2009 Metro: 'Anomalies' found, but DC rail system safeWASHINGTON — The Washington Metro has found at least six spots where signaling equipment designed to detect the presence of trains on the tracks has malfunctioned since a fatal crash last month. Metro says "anomalies" were found in six circuits other than the one at the crash site.

July 1st, 2009 Mourners gather to remember 'hero' train operatorBUFFALO, N.Y. — Mourners are gathering in upstate New York to remember a Washington, D.C., train operator credited with saving lives in last week's rail crash that killed her and eight passengers.

July 1st, 2009 NTSB: DC train signal failed before crashWASHINGTON — Investigators say equipment that is supposed to detect stopped trains failed periodically in the days leading up to a deadly Metro transit train crash in Washington, D.C. Nine people were killed and more than 70 injured June 22 when a train slammed into another train stopped on tracks.

July 1st, 2009 DC Metro operator praises other driver at funeralBUFFALO, N.Y. — The injured driver of a Washington, D.C., Metro train that was hit in a deadly crash is telling mourners in New York that the other train's operator was a hero.

June 30th, 2009 Man struck and killed by Metro trainWASHINGTON — Metro says a man who was struck and killed by a train at a station in Maryland just outside Washington was on the tracks intentionally. The transit agency says the man was struck by an eight-car train shortly after 4 p.m.

June 29th, 2009 Person struck and killed by Metro trainWASHINGTON — Metro says a person has been struck and killed by a train at a station on the red line in Maryland just outside Washington. The transit agency says the person was struck by an eight-car train shortly after 4 p.m.

June 26th, 2009 Metro chief says train operator in DC crash a heroWASHINGTON — The train operator killed this week in a Washington rail crash was a hero who saved lives, the Metro transit agency's general manager said Friday. John Catoe told relatives, friends and colleagues who gathered at a Washington church that 42-year-old Jeanice McMillan of Springfield, Va., will be known as "the Metro hero." "She was there not just doing her job," Catoe said.

June 26th, 2009 Memorial service set for operator in DC crashWASHINGTON — A memorial service will be held for the operator of a Washington Metro train involved in Monday's crash. Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., was to be remembered Friday morning at the Temple of Praise Fellowship Hall in D.C.

June 26th, 2009 Metro superintendent reassigned following crashWASHINGTON — The Washington-area mass transit authority has temporarily reassigned the superintendent of the automatic control system that is supposed to prevent train crashes. Federal investigators said Thursday that Metro's signaling system failed to detect a test train stopped in the same place as one that was struck during a deadly crash this week.

June 23rd, 2009 DC Metro confirms earlier reports of 9 deadWASHINGTON — Metro transit officials are confirming an earlier report that nine people were killed in a train collision. Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith says four bodies were recovered from the wreckage Monday after the rush-hour crash.

June 23rd, 2009 DC Metro chief: First train stopped, second hit itWASHINGTON — The general manager of the Washington Metro says the two-train collision occurred when one train stopped at a platform near the Fort Totten station, and a second train hit it from behind. John Catoe told reporters Monday that for reasons we do not know the second train plowed into the back of that train.

June 23rd, 2009 Obama offers prayers for victims of commuter crashWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the thoughts and prayers of the first family go out to the victims of the commuter train crash in Washington, D.C., that killed six people and injured scores of others. Obama issued a statement Monday night thanking rescue personnel who helped to save lives.

June 23rd, 2009 Feds investigate DC train crash that killed 9WASHINGTON — Past accidents on the Washington-area subway system raised concerns about the safety commuter trains that were not addressed, said a federal official investigating the cause of a deadly rush-hour crash that killed seven people Monday. "We know accidents are going to happen," but there must be a better system to prevent them said Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.

June 23rd, 2009 Driver of DC train that hit stopped cars loved jobSPRINGFIELD, Va. — The Metro train operator who was driving the cars that barreled into a stopped train is being remembered as an employee who was proud of her job.