Metro resumes service after Sandy

By Kytja Weir
Published October 30, 2012 4:00am ET
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Metro resumes service after Sandy
Riders wait for the first train to pass through the Eastern Market station after Metro resumed service Tuesday afternoon. (Kytja Weir/Examiner)

Metro reopened its rail and bus system Tuesday afternoon on a limited schedule in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, ending the longest weather-related rail closure in the system’s 37-year history.

The transit agency expects to offer regular service Wednesday, with normal rush hour rail service starting at 5 a.m., plus Metrobus and MetroAccess trips.

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