The Examiner reports that Metro will be seeking $5.2 million from the federal government in order to cover the costs of moving people around during Inauguration weekend. The story notes that Metrorail alone pulled in $3.5 million in fares during the four-day weekend, an absolutely astounding figure (and another excuse for us to trot out Metro’s eye-popping official numbers). For anyone that’s wished for Metro to operate 24 hours a day, it should be an interesting few months ahead — as any federal money WMATA gets could be used for the eventual expenses that could arise from the wear and tear of the almost one full day of service experienced on January 20. Translation: if there’s track and railcar malfunctions one after another come March, well, just blame the Inauguration.