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D.C. to Build Memorial to Victims of 2009 Metro Crash

D.C. to Build Memorial to Victims of 2009 Metro Crash

There's already a plaque at the Fort Totten Metro station, but by this June D.C. officials hope to have a design for what will eventually become a permanently memorial to the nine people who were killed in the 2009 Metro crash outside the Red Line station. more ›

Woman Hit by Train at U Street Station in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Woman Hit by Train at U Street Station in Apparent Suicide Attempt

A woman was hit by a Green Line train at the U Street station this afternoon during an apparent suicide attempt. Rescue personnel are on the scene, and warning of potential delays. more ›

On Track: LaHood Has 'Every Confidence' That Silver Line Will Get to Dulles

On Track: LaHood Has 'Every Confidence' That Silver Line Will Get to Dulles

Despite remaining disagreements over whether union labor will be used to build the second phase of Metro's Silver Line out to Dulles Airport, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gathered with stakeholders yesterday and said that he had "every confidence" that the project would proceed as planned. more ›

Metro to Dulles? Maybe Not

Metro to Dulles? Maybe Not

The idea of eventually being able to take the Metro out to Dulles Airport has plenty of travelers plenty excited. But no one should yet jump ahead of themselves—the Metro may never even get there. more ›

Metro Opens Wallets: Board Approves Fare Increases

Metro Opens Wallets: Board Approves Fare Increases

Metro's Board of Directors has approved a slate of fare increases that will go into effect on July 1. more ›

Metro Removes Bus After Driver Is Diagnosed With Meningitis

Metro Removes Bus After Driver Is Diagnosed With Meningitis

Metro has suspended a bus that services some of the most heavily traveled routes in the entire system after it was learned that a driver who operated the coach was diagnosed with viral meningitis. more ›

Service Advisory: Back to Work!

Service Advisory: Back to Work!

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 ›

Metro Suspends Bus Model With Spotty History After Morning Fire

Metro Suspends Bus Model With Spotty History After Morning Fire

After a Metrobus from a model with a troubled service history caught fire Tuesday morning in Maryland, Metro announced it is suspending its entire stock of that type of bus from service pending an investigation. more ›

Metro Committee Approves Fare Hikes

Metro Committee Approves Fare Hikes

Higher fares on Metro are a step closer to reality—a committee voted yesterday to charge us more to ride buses and trains. more ›

Metro Aficionado Rode to Every Station in a Single Day and Challenges Others to Break His Record

Metro Aficionado Rode to Every Station in a Single Day and Challenges Others to Break His Record

When they were little kids, if Andrew Baker and his sister were misbehaving, their father would drag them to the King Street Metro station and they would ride the trains for a while to settle down. Crossing the Potomac on the Blue or Yellow lines, Andrew’s face would be glued to the window. more ›

President Obama Cuts Federal Funds for Metro

President Obama Cuts Federal Funds for Metro

As part of his most recent budget, President Obama has cut federal funds for Metro by 10 percent—and local leaders are not happy. more ›

Metro to Kick Off Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign in April

Metro to Kick Off Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign in April

It was just last month that Metro officials seemed totally oblivious to the problem of sexual harassment on area trains and buses. Now they're getting ready to kick off a public service campaign encouraging riders to report any harassment as soon as it happens. more ›

Former Metro Employees Plead Guilty to Stealing $445,000 From WMATA

Former Metro Employees Plead Guilty to Stealing $445,000 From WMATA

A pair of former Metro workers who were fired in January after being arrested on charges they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the transit agency pleaded guilty today in federal court in Northern Virginia. more ›

Red Line Delayed After Man Killed in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Red Line Delayed After Man Killed in Apparent Suicide Attempt

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 ›

Service Advisory: Go Green, or Otherwise Be Prepared to Wait

Service Advisory: Go Green, or Otherwise Be Prepared to Wait

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 ›

Take a Poorly Spelled Tour of Metro's New 7000-Series Rail Cars

Take a Poorly Spelled Tour of Metro's New 7000-Series Rail Cars

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority sent out a video this morning of General Manager Richard Sarles giving a tour of Metrorail's forthcoming 7000-series rail car. more ›

Virginia Congressman Wants Metro to Take Down Ad Telling President Obama to 'Go to Hell'

Virginia Congressman Wants Metro to Take Down Ad Telling President Obama to 'Go to Hell'

A poster at a Metrorail station isn't mincing words in advertising a documentary opposing the 2010 health care law. A member of Congress from Northern Virginia wants to see it taken down. more ›

Metro Rolls Out Alerts for Bus Disruptions

Metro Rolls Out Alerts for Bus Disruptions

For years Metro has offered email and text message alerts for disruptions in rail service, and now it's doing the same for buses. more ›

Metro Wants Your Input on Fare Hikes

Metro Wants Your Input on Fare Hikes

Ahead of six public hearings starting next week, Metro wants your input on a proposed slate of fare hikes that may go into effect by this summer. more ›

Metro Opens Poll to Name Silver Line Stations, Could Undo Fairfax County's Bad Ideas

Metro Opens Poll to Name Silver Line Stations, Could Undo Fairfax County's Bad Ideas

It's been nearly a year since the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unveiled its suggestions for station names along Metrorail's new Silver Line. As you'll recall, we thought the Fairfax supervisors' ideas were awful. Metro is taking a poll of its customers to come up with better names. more ›

Drink One for Metro, Just Don't Drink it on Metro

Drink One for Metro, Just Don't Drink it on Metro

Despite the rules, people still eat and drink on Metro. For those that receive tickets, though, the majority are caught drinking on trains or buses. more ›

Three Out of Five Ain't Bad: Metro Advisories for the Long Weekend

Three Out of Five Ain't Bad: Metro Advisories for the Long Weekend

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 ›

Be Blue: Metro Track Work Spares Only One Line on Weekend

Be Blue: Metro Track Work Spares Only One Line on Weekend

It's time for your weekly warnings of Metro track work, and if you're a Blue Line user, consider yourself lucky. According to WMATA, every line but the Blue will be undergoing some sort of work from 10 p.m. tonight until the system closes on Sunday. more ›

More Work on the Blue and Orange Lines This Weekend

More Work on the Blue and Orange Lines This Weekend

Another weekend means another round of sometimes difficult-to-navigate Metrorail service advisories. Once again, sections of the Blue and Orange lines are going quiet for more track work and—in this instance—sludge removal. more ›

More Metro Delays Coming, But With Warning

More Metro Delays Coming, But With Warning

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 ›

Another January 26, Another Metro Calamity

Another January 26, Another Metro Calamity

Exactly one year after a blizzard knocked out Metro's bus operations, a power failure at the transit authority's control center last night crippled communications systems, leaving riders along three Metrorail lines stranded for up to an hour. more ›

Metro Moves Forward on Fare Hikes

Metro Moves Forward on Fare Hikes

Metro's Board of Directors agreed yesterday to set dates for public hearings on a slate of fare hikes that could see the cost of just entering the system at peak hours rise from $1.95 to $2.10 and the maximum cost for a trip jump from $5.00 to $5.75. more ›

Metro Moving Forward on Safety Improvements

Metro Moving Forward on Safety Improvements

You know all of that track work that has been happening in recent weeks and shut down entire stations and segments of various lines? It's linked to federal recommendations on necessary safety improvements in the region's transit system, and despite past concerns over a lack of enforcement mechanisms on safety standards, Metro has been improving in its work with federal and local regulators. more ›

Service Advisory: New Year's Commuting Plans

Service Advisory: New Year's Commuting Plans

How to get around on Metrorail and commuter lines during New Year's. more ›

Orange and Blue Lines Shut Down After Brake Breaks

Orange and Blue Lines Shut Down After Brake Breaks

Metrorail's Orange and Blue lines are currently suspended between Metro Center and Federal Center SW after an incident earlier this morning in which a piece of a Vienna-bound Orange train came loose and made contact with the third rail at the Smithsonian station, a Metro spokesman says. more ›

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