Posts Tagged ‘WMATA’
Cracked rails on Red and Blue line snarl commute, threaten evening
YIP 228 – Things you don’t want to see in the Metrocourtesy of (afm)
Cracked rails on the Red and Blue line this morning in commute-heavy portions of the above-ground part of the rail system have snarled morning commutes. The breaks, near the Pentagon and near Takoma, were caused by the rapid cooling of the [...]
Best of…DC Perspectives
268|365
courtesy of Danilo.Lewis|Fotography
I’ll admit, I struggled a bit trying to figure out what to write a “Best of…” article around for this week. Sports? Covered. Food? Taken. I had to look deeper than the usual fare: what was it about DC—and about WeLoveDC in particular—that I really enjoyed over the past year? I realized [...]
Metro Board authorizes new Station Names for map
‘DC Metro Spiral (Names)’courtesy of ‘thisisbossi’
The Metro board today met to consider some station names and changes to be made ahead of the next redesign of the map and authorized a number of changes to stations you may know and love. Here’s the skinny, straight from Metro:
Navy Yard becomes Navy Yard-Ballpark.
King Street becomes King St-Old [...]
Metro to Close Stations In Place of Single Tracking
Metro will soon expand temporary station closures for track repairs, in place of single tracking. Though shuttle buses will be provided between the affected stations, closures are scheduled to happen around the system for two-thirds of weekends over the next 18 months.
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Talkin’ Transit: Parking Edition
‘281|365′courtesy of ‘Danilo.Lewis|Fotography’
I hate parking meters. I think they’re an awful concept. Not because they make you pay for what you use, but rather how they make you pay for it: with change. As rates have increased in the downtown core to $2/hr, it means that you need to carry with you rolls and rolls [...]
Why I Love DC: Martin
‘Rock Creek Parkway at Night’courtesy of ‘ianseanlivingston’
Why do I love DC? Because I HATE DRIVING.
I guess I’ve changed a whole lot since I was 17 years old, when I kind of loved my summer job delivering food for Wing Zone around the suburbs of Atlanta. I met plenty of characters, sure, and getting tips for [...]
The Show Goes On For #MetroCarols Despite Social Media Fallout
Here’s the end to our #MetroCarol story, but before we get to that- a snapshot of what happened.
I was delighted to get a Facebook Invite to an interesting event: a flash mob on the DC Metro. Jason McCool, an actor and music professor, and Melanie Spring, founder of web marketing firm Sisarina, wanted to organize [...]
Hot Start To Your Commute Today: Fire At Metro Center Ravages Blue/Orange Lines
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courtesy of ‘futraprime‘
Lucky for me I didn’t have to go to work today, which would entail riding the Orange Line to Rosslyn.
If I did I’m sure I would of been one of the many angry tweets about this morning’s commute.
If you haven’t heard (of if you haven’t arrived into the office yet), a report of smoke/fire at [...]
Foggy Bottom Metro Escalators Closed Due to Police Situation
Update: Foggy Bottom Metro Escalators are open again. Police presence remains. Post reports the “unruly subject” was an aggressive panhandler.
Update from the GW Hatchet: Police activity following an altercation led to the escalator shutdown. An “unruly subject” being escorted from GW Hospital tried to grab someone outside, and the recipient of the grab proceeded to [...]
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 [...]
Smoke at Dupont Circle Metro
DC Fire/EMS on Twitter reports smoke at the Q Street NW entrance to Dupont Circle Metro on the Red Line — also site of this morning’s Escalator Fail. That entrance to the station is now closed and emergency responders are on the scene.
Update: Update from DC Fire/EMS: Dupont Circle Metro – Metro Mechanics on scene [...]
Metro’s got the Mondays
It’s been a fun (i.e. not fun) morning on Metro, with backups from multiple sick customers on Orange/Blue and Green/Yellow Lines at Rosslyn and L’Enfant Plaza, broken escalators at Dupont Circle, and the standard parade of nonworking air conditioners. Update: Oh, and a switch malfunction at Rosslyn. And a family stuck in the Cleveland Park [...]
More »Foggy Bottom Escalator Backup
(Thanks to peroty for the mobile photo and heads-up)
If you’re aiming to get into or out of Foggy Bottom Metro station on the Orange Line this morning, be warned that at the moment two escalators are closed, and the only open escalator is going up. This, and one broken platform escalator, make getting out difficult, [...]
Talkin’ Transit: An Uphill Battle For WMATA One Year After Crash
‘Horton #23 (26/365)’
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Earlier Samer wrote about how his commute changed when he was able to drive to work, for me it has been a luxury I’ve enjoyed for most of my time here in the DC area. I called it a luxury because I had a parking space at [...]
DEVELOPING: Dunn Loring Metro Station Closed, Person Struck By Train
Photo, 6/16/2010, courtesy of ‘brownpau’
A story in development, Metro has just passed on word that the Dunn Loring station is currently closed after a person was struck by a train. A post to Twitter from someone at the scene indicates that it was a fatal accident. More information as it is available.
Update, 2:09 – Dr. Gridlock at [...]
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, [...]
Metro to Spend Almost $1b on Giant Kawasaki Motorcycles!!
‘Motocross #11′
courtesy of ‘Vincent Luigi Molino’
Metro announced today that they have approved a contract worth $886m for Kawasaki! The money will go towards 428 giant, super duper fast motorcycles that can hold an enormous amount of people each. Of all of the ideas to improve the rail system, I think going with giant motorcycles is [...]
