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Mar 10, 2010 7:59 am US/Eastern

Speed Restrictions Magnify Metro Train Delays

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Metro officials say manually operated trains are running slower and dozens of track problems are adding to the delays.

Transit agency officials say trains have been late 11 percent of the time mostly because they have been run manually since the fatal red line crash last year.

But an internal report obtained by the Washington Examiner shows that there were 59 speed restrictions on the rail system one week in February. The report says operators had to slow trains because of track circuit malfunctions, worn rails, slick conditions and other safety problems.

The number of speed restrictions varies and Metro says it had 36 speed restrictions on Tuesday.

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