Photo by Aziz Y.

Good morning, Washington. The Red Line is inching toward being back to normal today, as trains are now able to single-track between Fort Totten and Takoma during rush hour. If you hope to try to take it all the way home this evening, know that rail access between the two stations won’t be back until between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m., and that trains will be taking turns sharing the Glenmont track, so it will be slow going. Shuttle buses will continue to be available today between the Shady Grove and Fort Totten stations.

Meanwhile, the NTSB investigation of the crash site continues. Investigators say they have discovered “anomalies” in one of the signaling circuits near the crash site. The circuit, which plays a key role in sending information between the automated control systems and the train, malfunctioned during testing. No conclusion has yet been drawn on the circuit’s involvement in the crash, but it’s a strong lead. See the Post and the Examiner for more.

Metro’s Board has a regularly scheduled meeting today, during which we expect the main topic of discussion to be the 1000-series train cars. Metro’s largest union has called for the transit agency to put the older rail cars in the center of trains in order to minimize their potential crash involvement.

Fenty Orders Sharp Agency Cuts: Facing yet another budget shortfall, Mayor Adrian Fenty has ordered 40 D.C. agencies to cut more than $35 million from their budgets, the Examiner reports. The MPD is among the affected agencies, while fire and emergency medical services, health, child and family services, the public schools, and youth rehabilitation services were all spared. The Department of Parks and Recreation also took a hit despite this being their busiest season.

Large Coalition Offers D.C. HIV/AIDS Prevention Help: The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which is made up of companies like Pfizer, the National Basketball Association, Facebook, Nike, Nokia and others, is going to spend money helping the District, New York and Oakland, Calif. on promoting AIDS prevention and treatment, the Post reports. The help comes at a time when D.C.’s infection rate has been deemed of “epidemic” proportions, while the city’s HIV/AIDS Administration is criticized for not doing enough prevention and awareness campaigns.

Briefly Noted: Armed men terrorize Hyattsville … Man’s body found near where swimmers went missing in the Potomac … D.C. fires one of its summer jobs placement firms … Two seriously injured behind Reston shopping center … Dogs rescued from puppy mill.

This Day in DCist: One year ago, Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry said he would support gay marriage legislation, a promise he obviously later reneged on.