Tired of delayed trains, dirty buses, overzealous transit police who’ll handcuff you for eating a candy bar? Trying to file individual complaints with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority can have mixed results. But there may be some hope for D.C. commuters. We’re getting a commuters union. Sort of.

After much talk, and little action, the first sign of a riders’ united front has emerged in the form of a Yahoo user group called the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Riders Union.

DCist is certainly excited about this development. We can only hope it will grow to be as successful as New York’s Straphanger’s Campaign.