photo by Fritz Myer
From WMATA:
“Calling all customers! Do you love riding Metro? You could be selected to be a part of the new Metro Wall of Fame public awareness campaign.
Metro is seeking current customers ages 18 and older to share their stories about riding America’s Metro System across social media, digital platforms, and outdoor advertising. (more…)
photo by Bill Herndon
“Dear PoPville,
Does anyone else regularly lose cell service on the green line northbound around Mt Vernon Sq? Used to happen in the northbound tunnel between U St and Columbia Heights every time but that stopped a while ago. Takes a few stops to come back. Frustrating!”
You are definitely not along, some early replies: (more…)
It’s been a minute…
Thanks to Sidrah for sending from the Cleveland Park metro over the weekend.
***This series features any pets in a backpack/bag/vessel. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not, and often NOT a corgi but the series started with corgis and I can be obstinate…send your finds to [email protected]
From WMATA:
“Metro’s turning 50 and we’re kicking the celebration off Friday morning at Metro Center! 🎉
We’ll have a DJ spinning and limited-edition giveaways while supplies last 🎶🤞
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
See you there!”
More from Metro: (more…)
AKA don’t be an ass…
From WMATA:
“Starting this week, new decals will appear on the floor of some Metro trains, reminding customers sitting in priority seats to offer them to those in need.
Priority seating is intended for people with disabilities, people who use mobility devices, older adults, pregnant people, and others with not-always-visible disabilities. Priority seats are next to the center doors of each railcar. The seats are marked with signs above the seat, but they can be difficult to see in crowded trains or when customers are seated.
The floor decals will remind customers to look up and proactively offer the seat to fellow passengers who may need it more. (more…)
WMATA shares: “Safety first! At Washington Dulles International Airport station, we’re testing a removable bollard in front of the escalator to encourage customers with large bags to use the elevator instead. The initiative is aimed at reducing trips and falls caused by bags on escalators and improving safety for everyone moving through the station.”
Great idea or terrible idea?
The first reaction seems to favor the latter:
“They will just hold everyone up, lifting the bag over the pole.”
Do you think it’ll work?
photo by Tim Brown
From WMATA:
“Today, Metro reopened the Navy Yard west entrance on Half Street 33 days ahead of schedule and on budget, ahead of peak spring event traffic. (more…)
photo by Eric P.
From WMATA:
“The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or Metro) and Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. (KRC) today announced their resolution of several ongoing contract disputes regarding, among other things, the 2021 Blue Line derailment of a 7000-series railcar which led to the entire 7000-series fleet being grounded. A multiparty investigation, led by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and that included WMATA and KRC, found that wheel migration in the 7000-series railcars contributed to the derailment. (more…)
photo by angela n.
From WMATA:
“UPDATE: Red Line: No longer single tracking. Customers will experience residual delays in both directions following an earlier cracked rail at Dupont Circle.”
Initial reports starting around 5am: (more…)
photo by William E Heaton IV
From WMATA:
“Metro will replace trains with shuttle buses between Pentagon City and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport over 10 select weekends from February through June. Crystal City will be closed to build a second entrance at the station as part of Arlington County’s Crystal City Sector plan. The new entrance will accommodate growing ridership at the station, support new development in the area, and play a key role in a broader effort to make Crystal City a walkable community.
On three of those 10 weekends, (more…)