Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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These Metro stations have backup elevators
If you’ve ever needed an elevator to get in or out of a Metro station but the one at the station you were using wasn’t working, you probably had to ride a shuttle to or from the next-closest station with a working one. Some stations, however, have redundant elevators, meaning there is more than one elevator for every possible trip, including every platform and mezzanine,… Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 69
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-ninth photo challenge to see how well you knew Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week we got 17 guesses. Only one person got all five. Great work, Peter K! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 69
It’s time for the sixty-ninth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 68
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-eighth photo challenge to see how well you knew Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week we got 32 guesses. Nineteen got all five. Great work! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 68
It’s time for the sixty-eighth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 67
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-seventh photo challenge to see how well you knew Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week we got 19 guesses. Ten got all five. Great work, Peter K, Mike B, Alex B, Justin…, FN, MZEBE, JamesDCane, Alex C, Dylan P, and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 67
It’s time for the sixty-seventh installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 66
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-sixth photo challenge to see how well you knew Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got 28 guesses. Thirteen got all five. Great work, Justin…, Mike B, Peter K, Alex B, AlexC, MZEBE, Roger Bowles, FN, Adam L, JamesDCane, Dylan P, Spork!, and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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The 7000s will change the Metro fleet. Here’s how.
In April, Metro put the first 7000 series train into service. 748 of the new cars will arrive over the next four years, and they’ll change the shape of the Metro fleet. Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 66
It’s time for the sixty-sixth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…