Posts tagged Service Disruption
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This one chart shows why Metro was so crowded Monday
Metro has drastically cut the numbers of Orange and Silver Line trains after fire destroyed a power station near Stadium-Armory last week. Travis graphed the numbers of trains passing through Farragut West versus the usual service pattern. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stayhere-Arentmoving
Metro mayhem; To Fairfax for free; Pay up for public housing; Politicians and poets; Potomac postponed; FBI crystal ball; Vision Zero, codified; Suburban salad bowls. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bishop of Brookland
He’s here!; No Popemageddon; More Metro madness; Fill the opening; Proceed with housing; Familiar phenomenon; MJ in MD; Do your job, ANCs; Hit and run. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: But that’s crazy
Refunds and apologies; All for one and one for all; Almost hit; The Mayor’s duplex; Filling the void; That’s nuts; Who really needs the help. Keep reading…
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Major traffic jams accompany Metro’s derailment
Traffic is very, very bad right now, especially across the Potomac, NBC reporter Adam Tuss pointed out on Twitter. The Metro service disruption from a train derailing this morning surely contributed. Keep reading…
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How two families dealt with Metro problems and other transportation options in the snow
There was track work on the Red Line last weekend, and as it turned out, a smoke incident as well. Both Mitch Wander and David Alpert were riding the Red Line, and the experiences yielded plenty of examples of the bad and the good of Metro and other transportation choices. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro ire
Blowing smoke; Blame the brakes; It’s Groundhog Day; Gas prices vs. Metro; Loopholes big as a building; Raining cats and concrete; DeBonis goes to “Washington”; The guerrilla sign maker. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Greater Greater Washington!
We’re 7!; More trains just for DC?; More on Metro; No tax Hogan; Protect Purple; No streetcar schedule; Gondola transit; Virginians retiring; More bikes in Baltimore; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit tragedy
“We were scared”; Today’s commute; Taxi quota; C&O costs; Smart benefits?; Where you at?; And…. Keep reading…
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At least one person has died from smoke in a Metro train
A Metro train broke down near L’Enfant Plaza and filled with smoke. WMATA has confirmed at least one person has died from the smoke; two are in critical condition, and many more went to local hospitals. While the train operator told passengers to remain in the train, they eventually decided to evacuate through the tunnel as the smoke made some people have trouble breathing. Keep reading…