Comments on: Foggy Bottom Metro Escalators Broken Again

By: Davin Peterson

Davin Peterson — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:12:24 +0000

Metro finished rehabilation the escalator at Capitol South ahead of schedule. Their website said it would be done 1/21/09, but the escalator is back in service this morning. Now, they need to fix the third one.

By: jwhelpley

jwhelpley — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:45 +0000

Shouldn’t they be able to do both?

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:17:27 +0000

Seems to me that their money can be better spent on covering the escalators from rain, sleet, snow, etc. rather than continually fixing the broken ones.

By: jwhelpley

jwhelpley — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:45:39 +0000

I am a huge fan on the Metro. I hate to criticize the people who get me to and from work everyday. But seriously, why is it that hard to replace escalators? It seems like it could be done in a night. If it is a matter of parts don’t they keep extra on hand?

I just don’t get it.

By: DC

DC — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:42:34 +0000

Meh. You get what you pay for. Honestly.

By: Davin Peterson

Davin Peterson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:33:53 +0000

Same situation at Capitol South. Only one of 3 escalators has been working since last month. As a result, we’ve been forced to walk down the cement stairs to get into the station. Some older people may not be able to that.

Metro keeps delaying the date the third escalator will fixed. The middle one is undergoing rehablitation and is not expected to be in service until Jan. 21 – the day after inauguration.