Tag: DC Metro

The prospect of the cartoon appearing on the Metro would likely be unsettling to D.C. commuters, especially after the Texas attack. (Getty Image)

‘Draw Muhammad’ controversy could come to D.C.

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2015 5:43 pm

The fact that trolley lines can't be easily or inexpensively moved, as bus lines can, means that entrepreneurs will build bars and restaurants on trolley-served streets, which D.C.'s H Street N.E. will be if the proposed trolley line is up and operating. (AP Photo)

MANHATTAN MOMENT: DC Streetcars don’t just combust — they also congest

Alex Armlovich · February 23, 2015 10:00 am

Smoke fills a Washington Metro system subway car near the L'Enfant Plaza station in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Andrew Litwin)

Oversight Committee probes Washington Metro’s safety gaps

Sarah Bedford · February 13, 2015 6:31 pm

Red Alert Politics

Mass murderer Charles Manson marrying 26-year-old woman

Morgan Chalfant · November 18, 2014 9:19 pm

Metro to open early Sunday for Army Ten-Miler

Washington Examiner · October 6, 2014 6:51 pm

Escalator outages partially reported by Metro

Kytja Weir · June 10, 2013 4:00 am

A Metro train arriving at McPherson Square station last year.

Metro’s track delays amount to more than expected

Kytja Weir · June 10, 2013 4:00 am

Metro has had 5 percent of its 588 escalators out of service this week. (Photo: Examiner file)

Riders encounter more Metro escalator outages than numbers suggest

Kytja Weir · June 6, 2013 4:00 am

Local Editorial: Ride Metro at your own risk

Examiner Editorial · May 29, 2013 4:00 am

Commuter trains attract riders even as numbers flag on Metro

Kytja Weir · May 29, 2013 4:00 am

Within "a little less than a year," Metro plans to let riders use SmartBenefits to pay for most of its pass options on plastic fare cards as well as paper, said Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye. (Photo: Examiner file)

SmartBenefits coming to Metro passes in 2014

Kytja Weir · May 27, 2013 4:00 am

A maintenance worker has been arrested and charged with stealing defibrillators from rail stations, then selling them in online aucitons. (Photo: Examiner file)

WMATA worker charged with stealing agency defibrillators

Kytja Weir · May 24, 2013 4:00 am