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It was two-and-a-half years ago that two Red Line trains crashed outside of the Fort Totten station, killing nine people. This week, Metro finally owned up to its responsibility in the crash and the resulting casualties.

The Examiner reports that Metro and the manufacturer of the trains that crashed have filed paperwork in court admitting liability in the incident. Though the transit agency has already settled with the families of seven of the nine victims and many of those injured, it opted to take responsibility now to avoid future costs with four cases that are still working their way through the legal system. (Some 20 lawsuits were filed in the wake of the crash.)

The repercussions of the 2009 crash are still being felt today — trains are operated manually, and much of the track work that slows weekend rides is to replace parts that should have prevented the crash altogether.