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Beginning Saturday, February 13 through Sunday, May 23 “No Blue Line trains will operate.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From WMATA:

“Metro is reminding customers that beginning Saturday, February 13, the Addison Road and Arlington Cemetery stations will be closed for platform reconstruction and station improvements.

The work will continue through Sunday, May 23, to allow for platform reconstruction and other station improvements, including the installation of more energy-efficient LED lighting, slip-resistant tiles and new digital signage to improve customer communication.

Shuttle buses will replace trains at the two closed stations for the duration of the project, with no Blue Line service. Additional Yellow Line trains will operate from Franconia-Springfield to Mt Vernon Square; however, weekend service adjustments may be necessary due to other scheduled track work. (more…)

Beginning March 1, Metro’s Lost and Found will only accept lost wallets and electronics

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Jordan Barab

From WMATA:

“Amid ongoing pandemic-related budget constraints, Metro today announced upcoming changes to its lost and found procedures to reduce administrative costs so the agency can continue to prioritize its core mission: providing safe and reliable transportation for the region.

Beginning March 1, Metro’s lost and found department will work to reunite customers with lost wallets and electronics (such as phones, tablets, and laptops) only. All other items lost in the system will be disposed of, donated to charity, destroyed, or auctioned. (more…)

“Those sensors monitor geographical shifts in stations”

By Prince Of Petworth

Rodrigo writes: “Instead of biking, I finally took the Metro home and noticed all these sensors on the walls of L’Enfant Plaza; anyone know what these are for?”

WMATA replied: “Hi Rodrigo, good eye and great question! These sensors were put in from our Engineering Department. Happy Friday!”

“Those sensors monitor geographical shifts in stations.”

Metro now has “the most connected wireless experiences of any rail system in the U.S. with coverage available in all tunnels.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Pablo Raw

From WMATA:

“Transit riders and visitors to the nation’s capital now enjoy one of the most connected wireless experiences of any rail system in the U.S. with coverage available in all tunnels. The nation’s major wireless carriers–AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon –and Metro today officially announced the final milestone, more than a decade in the making, to provide wireless service for those who use the Metrorail system. With Metro’s 100-mile tunnel network now connected to each wireless carrier’s network, customers can communicate or stream content throughout their journey from the street to the station and in the train. (more…)

“Metro reopens Gallery Place and Union Station, resumes limited bus service following Inauguration closures and detours”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Miki Jourdan

From WMATA:

“Metro today resumed service at Gallery Place and Union Station, two of the 13 stations closed due to the expanded security perimeter for the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. Gallery Place serves as a major transfer station for the Red, Yellow and Green lines and Union Station as a transfer point between Metro, MARC, VRE and Amtrak. Additionally, detoured Metrobus routes will resume normal service on a route-by-route basis as roads reopen throughout the District. (more…)

“Metro announces Inauguration service plans, (13) station closures”

By Prince Of Petworth

From WMATA:

“Metro today announced service adjustments for Metrorail and Metrobus to accommodate the expanded security perimeter that will be in effect for Inauguration beginning Friday, January 15 through Thursday, January 21.

Metro will close 13 stations inside the security perimeter, with 11 stations closing on Friday and two additional stations on Saturday and continuing through the end of service on Thursday. During this time trains will pass through the closed stations without stopping. (more…)

“Metro expects to temporarily halt employee layoffs, service cuts”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Miki Jourdan

From WMATA:

“While Metro’s share of the latest federal Covid relief funding is being finalized, the preliminary estimate of approximately $610 million would avoid planned budget-related layoffs and service cuts this fiscal year (through June 30th), subject to Board approval this week.

“Thanks to the leadership of the regional Congressional delegation and Senator Warner, we will be able to keep transit employees working, providing essential service to customers in the national capital region through June 30th,” said WMATA Board of Directors Chair Paul C. Smedberg. “However, we will need additional federal relief to avoid service reductions next fiscal year as the region stabilizes.” (more…)

Metro (8pm) and Bus (9pm) “service ending early for public safety”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by nevermindtheend

From WMATA:

“In light of an announced 6 p.m. citywide curfew in the District of Columbia, all Metrorail and Metrobus service will end earlier than normal today, Wednesday, January 6, in the interest of public safety. The rail system will close three hours early, at 8 p.m., and Metrobus service will end at 9 p.m.

Customers are advised of the following service changes: (more…)

“Based on the review of video cameras onboard the 7000-series train, it appears that an FBI agent discharged his weapon several times following a verbal exchange with a passenger.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by nevermindtheend

From WMATA:

“Metro Transit Police today released a chronology of events that transpired on December 15th aboard a Red Line train, which left a passenger hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

Based on the review of video cameras onboard the 7000-series train, it appears that an FBI agent discharged his weapon several times following a verbal exchange with a passenger.

“This matter is an active criminal investigation, and we are working closely with the Montgomery County, Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office,” said Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald Pavlik, Jr. “We are continuing to collect and process evidence, including conducting interviews, to determine what happened on that train.”

If there are any members of the public that may have witnessed the incident, please contact the MTPD Detective Branch at 301-955-5000.

While Montgomery County Police were first on the scene of the shooting, MTPD subsequently assumed the role of lead investigating agency for the incident. MTPD has held the train at a local rail yard for evidence processing, reviewed video footage from station and railcar cameras, reviewed the preliminary incident report from the rail control center, and taken statements from Metro employees, passengers, and others.

While the report is subject to confirmation of audio transcripts, MTPD’s preliminary chronology of events is as follows: (more…)

“robbed and assaulted at knifepoint in the Petworth/Georgia Ave metro station around 6:30pm”

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader reports last night:

“I was robbed and assaulted at knifepoint in the Petworth/Georgia Ave metro station around 6:30pm [Thursday.] Two guys were waiting outside the train when I got off, one followed me to the escalator and put a knife to my side and asked for my phone. I said no, we fought, the other guy joined when it wasn’t a quick transaction. The first guy tried to stab me in the stomach but he had a utility swiss army knife and it wasn’t sharp. Eventually they got the phone after a few punches to the head, another guy who saw it happening got the knife and gave it to the station manager who called transit police. (more…)

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