Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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Want to ride the first 7000 series train? Here’s when it will be at your stop
Tomorrow morning at about 7:12, the first 7000 series Metro train will depart Franconia-Springfield bound for Largo. If Franconia is too far afield for you, you’ll find the #newtrain at the stations along the route at approximately the following times. Keep reading…
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Automatic trains will return to the Red Line but still won’t stop in the center of the platform
This morning, Metro started running eight-car trains in automatic mode on the Red Line once again. Six-car trains will resume in a few months once Metro can make a software change to make them stop at the end of the platform instead of the center. The Metrorail system was built to start and stop trains at platforms automatically, but WMATA turned off the system in 2009 after the Fort… Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 46
On Tuesday, we featured the forty-sixth issue of our “whichWMATA” series. This week, all five photos were guest submissions from reader Peter K. We got 35 guesses this week. Nine of you got all five correct. Great work Patrick, Andy L, MZEBE, Justin…., Aaron R, Chris H, Sandy K, FN, and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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Haikus capture tourists on Metro
It’s April, and that means the tourists are coming out of the woodwork, especially on Metro. Since it’s National Poetry Month, and to celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival, I composed a series of haikus about the interaction between tourists and locals. Spring on WMATA:Tourists confused by faregates.Commuters roll eyes. Do-not-enter gate;Find one with… Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 46
It’s time for the forty-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? This week, all 5 photos come from reigning champion Peter K. If you’re interested in submitting one or more of your own, please send them in! Keep reading…
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Here are the best answers to whichWMATA week 45
On Wednesday, we posted our forty-fifth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got 23 guesses. Two of you got all five right. Great work, DAR and redfood! Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 45
This article was posted as part of our April Fool’s Day series. It’s time for the forty-fifth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Here are some original answers to whichWMATA week 44
On Tuesday, we posted our forty-fourth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got 37 guesses. Twenty-five of you got all five right. Only twelve of those, though, figured out the theme. Those twelve are: JamesDCane, Mike B, Andrew, Peter K, mklkmkwk, coneyraven, endash, Maris,… Keep reading…
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Cities Skylines takes over SimCity’s mantle as top city-builder
Those of you who’ve dreamed of having their own city to build from the ground up now have a new virtual way to make it happen: A computer game called Cities: Skylines. Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 44
It’s time for the forty-fourth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…