Photo by Michael DeAngelis Photography.

Metro: that loved and hated Washington institution. (Okay, mostly hated.) It’s been getting people around for 30 years, but they aren’t always happy about it. There are fare increases, track repairs, confused customers and more. And really, Metro is sort of like a David Lynch movie: don’t expect it to make a lot of sense.

Overheard of the Week

Friday evening on a Silver Spring-bound Red Line train pulling into NY Ave.:

The train stops on the tracks before reaching the platform.

Train Operator: “Attention Metrorail customers, we will be holding here momentarily. There is another train servicing the platform at New York/Florida Avenue ahead of us. We apologize for the inconvenience.”
20-something girl who got on the train at Gallery Place/Chinatown, incredulously: “How?! I just waited 18 minutes for a train at Gallery Place! Tell me, HOW is that possible?!?”

After the jump: much more about Metro, plus other languages and diplomatic clothes protocol.

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