Thursday, November 04, 2004
Metro In Crisis
See What I Mean!
Occasionally, I use this forum to vent about the rapid deterioration in service on DC's metrorail system. So far this year we've had floods, fires, derailments and drivers abandoning trains leaving passengers stranded. Yesterday it got worse. Two trains collided at my former metro station in Woodley Park. No deaths thank goodness, but check out the damage. As of this morning the train was still on the track as they try to figure out what happened.
As a note, the Red line was the first segment of DC's metro system to open. It's one of the busier lines (although these days they are all busy). It's dissruption is painful to those of us who commute by mass transit.
Major Delays Expected After Metrorail Crash
Metro Officials Say Red Line Is Operating at 50 Percent Capacity
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24467-2004Nov4.html
Occasionally, I use this forum to vent about the rapid deterioration in service on DC's metrorail system. So far this year we've had floods, fires, derailments and drivers abandoning trains leaving passengers stranded. Yesterday it got worse. Two trains collided at my former metro station in Woodley Park. No deaths thank goodness, but check out the damage. As of this morning the train was still on the track as they try to figure out what happened.
As a note, the Red line was the first segment of DC's metro system to open. It's one of the busier lines (although these days they are all busy). It's dissruption is painful to those of us who commute by mass transit.
Major Delays Expected After Metrorail Crash
Metro Officials Say Red Line Is Operating at 50 Percent Capacity
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24467-2004Nov4.html
