DCist joins all of New York in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the New York subway system. Check out Gothamist for full centennial coverage. Though Boston may have the nation’s oldest subway line, New York’s subway truly defined what transit is. It has had more influence on American culture and notions of urbanity than any other transportation system, including D.C.’s very own metrorail, despite the slogan as being “America’s Subway.”

As New York and its subway looks back and looks ahead, DCist thought it’d be a good time to take a look at the current status of WMATA’s metrorail system. As it approaches 30 years of service, metrorail seems to be going through what would be best compared to as a mid-life crisis, where it is considering whether it made the best choices in its life thus far, additionally worrying about severe credit card debt, a receding hairline, clogging arteries and a decline in bladder control.

What do we mean? Check out the jump.