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NTSB Finds Systemic WMATA Safety Issues From Red Line Crash Investigations
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Today in a five hour long hearing, (not including a one hour long lunch break) the NTSB released their findings on the 2009 Red Line crash. Chairwoman Hersman kick off the hearing with opening remarks that highlighted the thoroughness of the report, the importance of its findings and immediate [...]
Would You Climb Up A Metro Escalator?
‘La luz al final’
courtesy of ‘ndutzan’
Here’s an interesting find I read from my co-worker Meggiepoo: a man climbing up the escalator partitions at the Bethesda Metro Station after a Caps game back in May 2009. The video was found and posted over at Unsuck DC Metro and makes me wonder if he was over-served at [...]
Metro releases not-terribly-useful online SmarTrip management
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Today, at long last, you can view your SmarTrip usage history online at wmata.com.
That is, assuming your card is recent enough to have a 9-digit serial number. (Pad the beginning of the number with zeros if not.)
And assuming you remember both the zip code and phone number you used [...]
Heat Kinks on Metro to Slow Evening Commute
‘yup, it’s hot out’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
It sucks out there. It’s fit for neither man nor beast, and your evening commute is going to suck. Now, Metro has come out and said that it’s going to suck a bit more. There are some heat kinks in the rails, which Metro explains as: “Heat [...]
Citing Safety Concerns, Metro Pulls All 4000-Series Cars
‘Metro couple’
courtesy of ‘logan.brown’
At just four minutes to midnight on July 4th, WMATA announced that all of the 4000-series cars on Metrorail were being removed for safety concerns related to their door motors. The timing, while awkward, may prove advantageous given the lower than average ridership week and the federal holiday. The 4000-series [...]
Metro To Raise Fares Again Sunday
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courtesy of ‘::FiZ::’
Metro’s fare prices are movin’ on up yet again. The WMATA board of directors approved a package of fare increases Thursday as they aim to close the $189 million gap in its 2011 budget, according to this morning’s Express.
Fare increases begin Sunday on all rail and bus lines, including the MetroAccess service for [...]
Region remembers last year’s deadly Metro crash
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courtesy of ’spiggycat’
One year ago, two Red Line trains collided near the Fort Totten station, killing nine and injuring dozens. In the months that followed, serious questions were raised about safety within Metro. While the National Transportation Safety Board has yet to issue a final report on the crash, the safety agency has indicated there [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the DC Metro Dancer
Yes, the man who stepped on a Red Line car and just had to cut loose (a la “Footloose”) has seen the video and heard our plea to step forward. Readers of We Love DC, I present to you: your DC Metro Dancer, Bob Grannan. Bob, we salute you.
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Metro Debuts New Public Scorecard
One of the promises that WMATA’s interim GM Richard Sarles made was with regard to the transparency of the organization, and that good data put into the public’s hands would let them judge the system fairly and honestly. Today, he delivered with the Metro Scorecard, which will be updated monthly, and gives riders access [...]
More »Jeter Says to Rider: “Apparently You Believe in Slavery”
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courtesy of ‘woodleywonderworks’
UnsuckDCMetro posted an alleged email conversation between a concerned Metro rider and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 boss Jackie Jeter that, frankly, makes the union look even more like…well, a-holes. The conversation was in regards to the fact that two union bus drivers got their jobs back – with pay – despite some [...]
And the Wheels of the Bus Go…
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Let’s pretend you’re a bus driver. You get involved in a deadly collision between your bus and a taxi where one of the taxi passengers later dies from injuries. Your bosses believe you ran a red light, causing the accident, and fired you from your job. Sounds reasonable, right?
Or, [...]
Red Line Pre-dawn Derailment Snarls Metro
‘Metro Spirits’courtesy of ‘pnzr242′
The pre-dawn derailment of a WMATA construction unit, called a Petibone, has snarled the Red Line for the moment. The unit, which derailed in the direction of Glenmont, near Union Station, necessitated the single-tracking of Red Line trains between Judiciary Square and New York Avenue. Delays are currently reported at [...]
Find Your New Fare
‘Arithmetic machine’courtesy of ‘marc kjerland’
If the proposed changes to the WMATA fare structure take effect as planned, how much more are you looking at in daily fees to ride the rails on our aging transport system? The Post’s Kat Downs and Jacqueline Kazil have built a calculator to help you figure it out. I ran [...]
Metrobus Passenger Shot on U2 near Minnesota Ave
‘Metro Bus, Downtown Washington DC’courtesy of ‘Photos by Chip Py’
Metro has just announced that a passenger on board a U2 Metrobus was shot early this evening near the intersection of 18th & Minnesota Ave SE. The passenger was transported by life-flight helicopter to Washington Hospital Center with significant injuries. No motive is apparent, [...]
