Dear Diary,
Metro sucks (specifically, DC's WMATA metrorail system) - here's why: a daily account of metro fails:
6/23/09 - horrible train collision on the red line - 9 people die. :( "worst metro accident in DC metro history" - old cars still in use in front/rear of trains after recommendations that they be moved to the middle.
whole week after - service is incredibly slow - understandable on the red line, but also on other lines like orange.
Tues, 7/14/09 - stuck on orange line in morning rush hour for 30 minutes
Thurs, 7/16/09 - sick passenger during morning rush hour - stuck on orange line for 30 minutes
Friday, 7/17/09 - leaving from Nationals game w/ huge crowd - metro runs green line trains every 10 minutes through navy yard - not nearly fast enough; then runs blue/orange line trains through le'efant (where everyone connects) every 15 minutes - creates huge backups
new week - I'm optimistic metro will be better this week! ....
Mon, 7/20/09 - wait 8 minutes for orange line train during "peak" hours
- get to metro center at 7:50pm - down train at courthouse - we wait at metro center for 45 minutes! by the time i get home my stomach is gnawing through my ribs and my bladder is about to burst
Tues, 7/21/09 - wait 8 minutes for orange line train during "peak" hours - BEFORE 9am - train arrives and it's PACKED - normally i'd wait for the next train, but the next train isn't scheduled to arrive until 10 minutes later. everyone is cramped and miserable and yelling at each other (families with kids on train going for an exciting day at the museums! bet they'll never come back - bye-bye economic stimulus boosted by tourism dollars!); then get on red line - wait approximately 15 minutes extra between stops
Friday, 7/31/09
14 years ago
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