At the end of November, Metro’s new rail chief, Dave Kubicek, decided to switch off-peak trains running during the winter months to the shorter, 4-car only versions as a cost-saving maneuver. Ridership is down in the winter, he reasoned, so Metro can get away with fewer cars. This morning Metro decided to scrap the entire plan and bring back 6-car trains immediately.

Metro General Manager John Catoe told the Post he decided to restore service after receiving lots of complaints from customers and then riding the Blue Line this weekend and seeing the crowds and packed trains for himself.

We could be overly critical of the mess Kubicek’s decision created on weekend trains over the last couple of weeks, but trying out an idea, quickly realizing it wasn’t working, admitting it was a bad decision and fixing the problem over the course of 14 days is pretty much exactly how we want our transit officials to behave, isn’t it?

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