Archive for the ‘WMATA’ Category
Why I Love DC
‘All quiet on the western front…’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
I first moved to the United States from a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the summer of 1997. My first foray into the country brought me to Los Angeles/Beverly Hills, which was a culture shock and half. After only a year, I moved to Boston, where I, [...]
NextBus is Back and Better than Ever
‘F6 Bus Stop’
courtesy of ‘justgrimes’
It’s July 1st, the day we’ve all been waiting for! Not only is tonight our first anniversary party (which you should plan to attend, because I hear a certain Metro pylon hat might be there to celebrate), it’s also the day that NextBus finally re-launches here in DC. You just need a cell phone [...]
Fenty on the Death Toll Count Problems
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Mayor Fenty, in the Tuesday morning news conference at the site of the Metro crash, cited a figure of 7 dead, a number that had been reported by all the media earlier in the morning as 9 dead. Now, we have an explanation from the mouth of the Mayor, [...]
More »Talkin’ Transit: Hard Questions
‘Franconia-Springfield metro station’ courtesy of ‘nevermindtheend’
So Metro, now what?
That’s the question in the back of everyone’s minds here in the District after Monday’s tragic Metro accident. It’s not an easy question to ask and in the coming days, how John Catoe and WMATA answers it may well make or break the transit agency.
It will certainly [...]
Red Line Returning
‘Empty Ride’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
WUSA 9 reports that WMATA reopened the Ft. Totten and Brookland-CUA stations this morning, showing signs that the situation on the Red Line is returning to normal. At present, the Takoma Park station remains closed as crews work to remove the wreckage from Monday’s crash. WMATA has not provided a time table for when [...]
Sick People on Orange Line
In the aftermath of yesterday’s Metro crash I went with my backup plan today of skipping the Red Line in favor of the Orange. A malfunction had just occurred at Eastern Market, causing some delays, but a train arrived soon enough at Capitol South — then was held for ten minutes due to a sick [...]
More »Metro Crash Update: Death Toll Rises, Press Conference at 8am
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Good morning everyone. First, some updates in the overnight:
The death toll rose to nine overnight, including the operator of the striking train. We’re expecting a press conference at 8am this morning, which I’ll cover live in this story. As you might imagine, with the system on full [...]
In the Aftermath of the Metro Crash: Tips for Tuesday
Tomorrow is going to be a very, very difficult day for many. Our hearts go out to those who’ve lost loved ones, or were injured in the catastrophe. But, we must go on, and we must learn from what happened. We have to get ready for tomorrow.
Let’s start with what’s [...]
Metro Derailment, Collision at Fort Totten, 6 Dead
Courtesy of WUSA-9 via Twitter & Flickr
Courtesy of NBC Washington via Twitter & Flickr
Shortly after 5pm today, two Metro Red Line trains collided just outside the Fort Totten Metro station. Systemwide delays in the middle of rush hour are now to be expected. It’s not clear at this time if there were any [...]
Reload Your SmarTrip Card at CVS or Giant
‘First subway ride’
courtesy of ‘ktylerconk (Tennessee)’
Great news from Metro today: you can now load value onto your SmarTrip card at over 100 CVS and Giant Food stores. This is the latest step in making it easier to use and reload SmarTrip cards since Metro eliminated paper transfers back in January. You can load value using [...]
Two People Killed by Trains Over the Weekend
‘The Evening News’
courtesy of ‘Bogotron’
This weekend was a deadly one for Metro riders as two people were struck by trains in separate incidents. The first took place on Saturday at the Potomac Ave station when a man was run over on the orange line. He was alive when rescue workers arrived but later succumbed to his injuries. The second [...]
Slow Downs on the Metro this Weekend
‘Moving Red Line’
courtesy of ‘Amberture’
WMATA is warning customers to expect delays on the red and blue lines this weekend due to track maintenance. Trains will be single tracking between between Van Ness-UDC and DuPont Circle stations, and between Van Dorn St and Braddock Rd stations. Delays on the red line will take place all weekend, while [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Doors to Nowhere
‘CSC_1718′ courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
Remember a year ago when Metro said they were going to ‘crack down’ on the rash of “doors opening” off platform? That new safety and training programs would be implemented to keep such accidents from happening?
Guess what!
It hasn’t worked.
WaPo caught the story on Monday: over the last two months, there have been [...]
Where We Live: Southwest Waterfront
‘The Forgotten City’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
Hello and welcome to another edition of Where We Live. This week we’ll be checking out the smallest quadrant in the District, Southwest. Can you imagine city planners essentially wiping out an entire neighborhood and starting from scratch? Well, that’s what planners did to this area back in the 1950s. [...]
Death and Trains
‘wavy train’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
It seems that a body was discovered at the Franconia-Springfield metro station, earlier this afternoon. A Metro employee found Dennis Howard dead in a restroom. Police are operating under the assumption that he died of natural causes. Service was not disrupted by the incident.
Metro Opening Early on Saturday for Race for the Cure 5K
‘Walk Start’
courtesy of ‘ManWomanGradyBaby’
Just a heads up from Metro that the system will open two hours early at 5 AM on Saturday to accommodate the Race for the Cure. There are estimates of 50,000 people participating in this 20th anniversary event, so make sure you leave plenty of time to get there. Also, Metro reminds [...]
