Saturday should be one of the most exciting days this year for D.C. sports fans, with the Rangers and Capitals fighting for survival and the Phillies visiting the Nats. There's also a lot of Metro work scheduled. more ›

With the end of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, it's time for work to resume on Metrorail. This weekend, prepare for delays on the Red and Blue lines. more ›

It was on this day in 1976 that Metro inaugurated its first 4.2 miles of service along the Red Line, some six years after construction had started on the regional transit system. more ›

A man was killed earlier this morning at the White Flint station after he jumped in front of an oncoming train in what appears to be the most recent suicide attempt on Metrorail, the transit system announced. more ›

This weekend's Metrorail track work hits four of the system's five lines, with only the Green Line being spared any closures or delays. The Woodley Park and Cleveland Park stations on the Red Line will be closed. more ›

Last year, the New York Avenue Metro Red Line station saw greater increases in ridership than any others in the system. more ›

With the three-day weekend coming up—and perhaps some snow—the service advisory from Metrorail is a bit more promising than it has been in recent weeks. Only two of the system's five lines will be undergoing track work this weekend, and only on suburban stretches. more ›

It was two-and-a-half years ago that two Red Line trains crashed outside of the Fort Totten station, killing nine people. This week, Metro finally owned up to its responsibility in the crash and the resulting casualties. more ›

After a couple of rough days on Metro, especially for the Red Line, expect a whole lot more delays this weekend as the transit system conducts federally recommended repair work. At least we've been warned. more ›

Metrorail discovered a cracked rail on the Red Line this morning, which is causing major delays for commuters trying to get to work. more ›

Major track work will take place along a segment of the Red Line this weekend, so if you happen to live near any station from Rhode Island Avenue to Glenmont, you might want to have alternative means of transportation. more ›

Friday, Veterans Day, is a national holiday. While the day off will certainly be enjoyed by the federal employees in our midst, it's going to be a downright bummer for Metro riders who are depending on the Green Line to get them where they need to go. more ›

This weekend, Metro's cavalcade of major pre-holiday track maintenance rolls on, as five Red Line stations -- Takoma, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont -- will be closed to allow for rail renewal work. more ›

Good news, Farragut dwellers! No longer will the journey between North and West be a needlessly expensive one. For tomorrow, "Farragut Crossing" will finally be in place. more ›

Don't forget, those of you with plans to use the Red Line this weekend: the line will split into two sections beginning at 10 p.m. this evening, as the Fort Totten and New York Avenue stations will be closed due to track maintenance. more ›

WMATA announced this morning that there will be no Red Line service between the Fort Totten and New York Avenue stations this weekend due to weekly track maintenance. more ›

UPDATE: Stessel follows up, and tells us that the problem was not a infrastructure issue. Rather, the radio problem developed after "a foot pedal used to key the mic on a console in Central Control was stuck" and the "open mic prevented other radios from broadcasting." Someone get WMATA some WD-40, stat! more ›

We hope you're fond of that Walt Whitman quote inscribed along the north entrance of the Dupont Circle Metro station -- because you'll be seeing a lot more of it, starting early next year. more ›

Stay strong, Red Line riders -- this weekend, five stations along the line will close for scheduled repairs to rails, cables, escalators and elevators. more ›

It wouldn't surprise us one bit if Frank Costanza's stress-relief phrase is muttered more than a few times by Red Line riders this weekend -- WMATA will shut down four Red Line stations this weekend in order to conduct major maintenance. more ›

WMATA believes that the man who was struck by a train at the Friendship Heights station yesterday afternoon -- causing massive delays and confusion during yesterday's afternoon commute -- was on the tracks accidentally. more ›

UPDATE: Friendship Heights has reopened, though trains are still single tracking through the station. At approximately 4 p.m. an adult male was hit by a train. The man was eventually removed at 4:49 p.m. after being stuck underneath one of the cars. WMATA has established bus shuttles between Bethesda and Van Ness-UDC. It is still unclear how the man ended up on the tracks or what his status is, though he was reportedly alive and conscious after being pulled from the tracks. more ›

Major delays along the Red Line continue this morning, but the reason for them has been cleared: according to Metro Transit and Montgomery County Police, a device carried by a woman into the station this morning appears to be harmless. more ›

UPDATE (1:43 p.m.): The Washington Post, who previously reported that the woman had died, has retracted that report and is now saying she has "serious...non-life threatening injuries." The northwestern portion of the Red Line is a bit of a mess this morning, after a woman intentionally placed herself on the tracks and was struck by a train around 7:49 a.m. more ›

UPDATE: Preliminary reports indicate that the man who was struck intentionally placed himself in front of an incoming train. He was responsive after being removed from under the train and was taken to Suburban Hospital for treatment. A person was apparently struck by a train this afternoon at the Rockville Metro station. WTOP's Adam Tuss reports that the person who was struck has suffered life-threatening injuries. Metro has temporarily closed the station, and trains on the Red Line are currently single-tracking between Shady Grove and Twinbrook due to the incident. Riders should expect delays this afternoon as the investigation proceeds. more ›

WMATA recently issued an alert that trains between the Silver Spring and Wheaton stations on the Red Line are currently single tracking after what was reported to be a "fire aboard a train" at Forest Glen. WTOP's Adam Tuss reports that the situation was the result of some smoking brakes on a train sitting inside the station. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported. Trains are running through Forest Glen, but currently not stopping at the station due to the investigation. more ›

After several hours of halted Metrorail service due to downed power lines, WMATA trains are now back to operating between Shady Grove and Twinbrook. MARC service along the same section of track is scheduled to come back online around 4 p.m. The Post reports that a Pepco electric line came into contact with two other lines this morning, but what caused that to happen is not clear. more ›