Posts Tagged ‘metro center’
Metro = Sweatbox
‘Metro Center’
courtesy of ‘brianmka’
I’ve been around these parts for a while now, and in all my Metro riding experience, nothing has ever been *quite* as hot underground as the sweatbox otherwise known as Metro Center. I hop off my train to transfer there twice a day and walking out of the air conditioned car I’m [...]
New Metro Station PA Alert Sound
Have you been hearing the new Metro station sound? About twelve seconds into this rush hour video from Metro Center, listen for a familiar double chime (very like the default Windows Ding sound) followed by a service disruption announcement far better enunciated than Metro station alerts have usually been.
The new alert sound comes at an [...]
Vault Life! (Fallout 3 in DC)
How awesome is it that we have Vault-themed ads for Fallout 3 on the Metro?
For those not in the know, Fallout is a series of turn-based adventure/role-play games set in the barren wasteland of a post-apocalyptic anarchy, where you play a survivor newly emerged from an isolated subterranean bunker called The Vault. DC-focused trailer video [...]
More »Red Line Delays Due to Track Fire
A small track fire on the Red Line at Metro Center prompted single tracking between Dupont Circle and Judiciary Square earlier this morning (around 7:30 AM), causing a cascade of delays down the Red Line in both directions all through the morning rush. The fire has been put out and trains are moving, but between [...]
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