Metro
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SmarTrip cards could be replaced by credit cards, smartphones
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Speaking at George Washington University on Tuesday, Sarles envisioned a future where WMATA riders would be able to pay with a credit card or their smartphone at faregates within the Metrorail system.
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Six Metro stations closed for Memorial Day weekend
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The Shady Grove, Rockville, Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church and East Falls Church stations will all be closed for the extended Memorial Day weekend.
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Metro Memorial Day track work to affect orange, red lines
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Metro says it will be conducting track work on the red and orange lines over the Memorial Day holiday and closing a number of stations on both lines.
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Metro SmarTrip 7-day short pass started
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Starting Monday, SmarTrip users can add the seven-day pass to their cards for $35. A pass is good for trips up to $3.50 during peak hours and unlimited trips during off-peak hours. These passes were previously only available with paper fare cards, which are being discontinued.
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Five Metro stations closed for weekend work
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Five Metro stations on the Green and Orange lines are closed for the weekend for track work.
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Pentagon City station to get two new entrances in 2014
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A new elevator and the reopening of an abandoned tunnel will represent two new ways to get into the busy Pentagon City Metro station by the end of 2014, ARLNow reports.
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Silver Spring Metro fire caused by faulty mechanical equipment
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A fire that broke out underneath a Red Line Metro train Tuesday afternoon may have been caused by a metal hose that came into contact with power cables, WMATA officials say.
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Metro track work to close several stations
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Weekend track work will close a number of Metro stations, including College Park and Ballston. It’s an announcement that has many Metro riders once again downright angry.
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Metro track work to affect travel to Caps game, Taylor Swift concerts
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Even Taylor Swift, playoff hockey and the Mother’s Day weekend won’t be immune to long waits on Metro.
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Circulator expansion plan worries Metro transit union
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Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents 11,000 Metro drivers and other WMATA employees, is growing increasingly alarmed by the expansion of the Circulator system.
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Metro weekend track work: Buses to replace trains on portion of orange line
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The Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church and East Falls Church stations will all close for the weekend at 10 p.m. Friday.
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Metro reports rise in robberies
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Metro says it has seen an increase of robberies in the first three months of this year, The Washington Post reports. Crime on buses is also up.
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Metro: 73-year-old woman rescued from Dupont Circle Metro tracks
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Metro transit officials say fellow riders rescued a 73-year-old woman who had fallen onto the tracks at the Dupont Circle station.
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Nine Metro stations to close Friday night
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In one of the biggest weekends of track work in recent memory, nine Metro stations on the Red and Green Lines will close for at least part of the weekend starting late Friday night, and you'll wait as much as 30 minutes for a train in other spots.
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Red Line third rail crack causes morning delays
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The crack was discovered at about 6:30 a.m. between the NoMa-Gallaudet U and Rhode Island Avenue stations.
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Caps playoffs: Metro announces possible late-night service
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Three Metro stations will stay open one hour later to accommodate Caps fans if playoff games run later than 11 p.m., the Verizon Center and Metro announced Tuesday.
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Gallery Place Metro brawl leads to several arrests (video)
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A Metro station brawl between students from two D.C. high schools was caught on camera Friday.
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Silver Spring Transit Center: Metro backs out
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Metro says it won't operate the Silver Spring Transit Center as planned because flaws make it too expensive to maintain.
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