Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 65
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-fifth 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 21 guesses. Six people got all five. Great work, Peter K, Justin…, Roger Bowles, AlexC, JamesDCane, and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 65
It’s time for the sixty-fifth 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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There are four #newtrains. Here’s where to find them.
Monday morning, the fourth of the #newtrains, also known as the 7000 series, entered service on the Green Line, joining the others on the Blue, Red, and Orange lines. If you’re wondering where to find one (or all four) of the trains, look no further. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 64
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-fourth 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 31 guesses. Five got all five. Great work, Peter K, Mr. Johnson, Chris H, JamesDCane, and AlexC! Keep reading…
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Why is Metro building a test track in Prince George’s County?
Metro is currently building a two-mile long test track alongside the Green Line, between College Park and Greenbelt. It’s for commissioning the new cars that are joining Metro’s fleet. Keep reading…
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Metro is retiring old cars. It matters which ones go first.
Metro is currently replacing its 1000, 4000, and 5000 series cars with new 7000 series cars. The plan is to start with the 1000 series, but the 4000 series cars are the least reliable in the system, so retiring them first might be better for riders. Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 64
It’s time for the sixty-fourth 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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The WMATA Board blames employees for the derailed train instead of looking at its own leadership failures
Following stunning revelations that some people at WMATA knew the tracks were out of alignment near Smithsonian Metro a month before a train derailed at the same spot, the WMATA Board released a statement of outrage. But the board only focused on blaming the people immediately responsible and not the culture and leadership that led to the situation. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 63
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-third photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got 25 guesses. Eleven got all five. Great work, AlexC, Peter K, JamesDCane, FN, Dylan P, CTA to WMATA, Chris H, Mr. Johnson, Adam L, Say Hey, and RyanS! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 63
It’s time for the sixty-third 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…