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Aug 08, 2007

Red Line Stations Closed (Updated)

UPDATE #2 WMATA reports that all three stations have re-opened, though some delays may linger in order to get everything back on schedule. Enjoy your evening, Washington. According to an alert from Metro, the Dupont Circle, Woodley Park, and Cleveland Park stations have been closed due to a suspicious package aboard a train. Metro will be running shuttle buses between Van Ness and Farragut North to connect to the stations. We hope the package turns…

Jun 05, 2007

Sweatin’ It on the Red Line

With notorious heat and humidity, Washington D.C. has never been the most pleasant place in the summer. Worst of all is getting stuck in some god-forsaken space that is crowded, poorly ventilated, and lacking in air conditioning. Bad news for all you Red Liners out there. These are just the conditions you should expect for the next few days in the Dupont and Farragut North stations. According to the Post, a broken pipe under Connecticut…

Jun 22, 2005

Barracks Row Celebration Tonight

It’ll be a party this evening on Barracks Row, the stretch of Eighth Street SE that’ll be celebrating its Great American Main Street Award — a great honor for its revitalizing streetscaping project. The festivities kick off at the Old Siam Restaurant (406 Eighth St. SE) at 6 p.m. with appetizers and drinks. While its name may have “Old” in it, Old Siam is the newest restaurant on the strip. In the process to revitalize…

Nov 15, 2004

NewYoFla Opening Almost Here

Red Liners, you’ve been through a lot the past year. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel … assuming you look past the post-Election Day crash at the Woodley Park station. This weekend was the final weekend for NewYoFla-related track work on the Red Line. In preparation for the opening of the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University metrorail station, the Red Line had been closed or single tracked through the area…

Oct 12, 2004

NewYoFla Delays

So Red Liners, how was your commute this morning? Due to construction this weekend at the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University station, there are speed restrictions between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue. WMATA says there are 6 minute delays. It took DCist 20 minutes to get across downtown this morning, 10 minutes of that time was spent stuck between Judiciary Square and Union Station. Hopefully the delays will clear up by lunchtime….

 
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