Metro
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Weekend Metro track work: Red, Orange line single-tracking
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A heads up for Metro riders this weekend: Metro track work will take place Feb. 8-10, which will result in single tracking on the red and orange lines.
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Metro weekend track work shuts down six stations
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Continuing rehabilitation of the Metrorail system will force the Capitol South, Eastern Market, Potomac Avenue, Stadium-Armory, Minnesota Avenue and Deanwood stations to close starting at 10 p.m. Friday.
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Green Line problems under investigation, WMATA GM says
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Metro has launched an internal investigation into why the Wednesday night commute for hundreds of passengers on the Green Line turned into chaos.
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Green line: Service restored between Navy Yard, Southern Ave.
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Two Green Line stations in Southeast Washington lost power Wednesday night, turning the rush hour commute into a nightmare.
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Metrobus stabbing: Man stabbed on bus at 11th and H St. NE
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A man was stabbed on a Metrobus Wednesday evening. It happened at 11th and H Street NE just before 6 p.m.
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Orange Line stranded: Some passengers stranded for two hours
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About 44 passengers were stranded on the Orange Line Sunday night for at least two hours.
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Roderick Hill sentenced for knocking victim onto Metro track
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Twenty-two-year-old Roderick Hill of Washington was sentenced Friday in Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
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Metro track work: Orange, Red, Green lines single tracking this weekend
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A heads up for Metro rail riders this weekend: there will be single tracking on the Red, Orange and Green lines due to continued track work. There is no scheduled work this weekend on the Blue or Yellow lines.
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Metro new subway tunnels proposed
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The Washington Post reports that WMATA leaders are proposing new subway tunnels under the center of the District and one under the Potomac.
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Surprise vote; Inauguration Day look-back; DC schools plan
CommentToday on NewsTalk, Sen. George Barker (D-Fairfax) talked about the surprise redistricting vote in the Virginia legislature. Republicans in the evenly-divided Senate are being criticized for rushing the vote through on a day when they knew a Democratic lawmaker would be out of town.
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Metro escalators to be upgraded with multi-million dollar contract
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More than 20 percent of the escalators in the Metrorail system will be either repaired or replaced after WMATA awarded a multi-million dollar contract to a Finnish company.
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Metro selling commemorative Inauguration SmarTrip cards
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The city is abuzz ahead of next week’s Inauguration and everyone is getting in on the action—including Metro. Metro will sell Commemorative Inaugural SmarTrip cards at nine stations this Sunday.
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Metro, police prepare for Inauguration crowds
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After some major issues with public transportation in 2009 and problems on the red line today, is Metro ready to handle hundreds of thousands of people coming for Monday's inauguration ceremonies?
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Red Line delays due to unscheduled track work
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A track switch problem on the Red Line in downtown Washington caused major headaches throughout the morning rush hour Wednesday. At one point, delays in the busy corridor reached 45 minutes.
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Metro major track work to continue for four more years
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WMATA General Manager Richard Sarles said on WAMU Monday morning that about four more years of major track work are in store for the transit system's aging rail network.
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Obama inauguration 2013: Map of road closures, Metro access, pedestrian routes
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Jan. 21 is going to be a historic day in Washington as President Barack Obama gets sworn in for his second term. Here's everything you need to know about getting yourself around the District.
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Metro pays $1.6M on 84 claims for 2009 crash
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Metro says it has paid $1.6 million to settle 84 claims stemming from the 2009 crash on its red line that killed nine people. The payments, which do not include settlements from federal lawsuits related to the crash, range from $333 to $150,000.
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Metro announces major track work through June 30
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Metro has updated its major track work calendar, which details some major projects running through June 30, 2013.
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