Metro often ignores the 140-character limit on its tweets, and when they do, it presents a tantalizing chance to have a little fun at Metro's expense.So let's help Metro out and complete this gem from yesterday, using the comments.
metroopensdoors Blue-Orange: Expect delays to Franconia Springfield due to a train experiencing mechanical difficulties at Metro Center station. Trains are
Previous complete the tweets: here, here, here, here, here and here.
Other Metro tweets of interest:
Both of these disruptions were to have been over by now. We suggest that in the future, Metro preface tweets regarding these sections with "wrong again."
metroopensdoors Blue-Yellow: Trains are traveling at reduced speeds between Braddock Road and Pentagon stations as a result of the Labor Day track maintenan
metroopensdoors Red Line: Trains are moving at reduced speeds between Fort Totten and Takoma stations due to track circuit repairs. Expect delays in both di
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Metro strikes again (WaPo)
Metro budget woes (WaPo)
GGW's take on the budget
Metro selling Ballston bus depot (WMATA)
Orange/Blue lines slated for rehab (WMATA)
Metro making you safer (WMATA)
increasingly held together with gum and rubber bands
ReplyDeletefalling apart at an unbelievable rate. sorry folks. try driving.
ReplyDeletestopping at Reagan National Airport to remove the mangled bodies from underneath before continuing to destination.
ReplyDeleteare these still fun? I thought by now we'd have shamed Metro into figuring out how to count to 140.
ReplyDeleteTaking no prisoners. Watch out.
ReplyDeletea 50-50 proposition at this point
ReplyDeletemetroopensdoors Blue-Orange: Expect delays to Franconia Springfield due to a train experiencing mechanical difficulties at Metro Center station. Trains are running over track workers as fast as possible to grease the tracks and get things moving again.
ReplyDeleteon fire again.
ReplyDeletelike wmata in general, awash in fail
ReplyDeletean embarrassment to the city and the country.
ReplyDeleteobviously not our strong suit
ReplyDeletemechanically challenged, but you knew that, didn't you?
ReplyDeleteimploding at this time.
ReplyDeletebeing replaced with horse-n-buggies as part of the Braddock Road Memorial Day maintenance program. We will not raise your transit fees but do expect you to help feed, water and muck the horses as we ride along.
ReplyDeletecurrently run by hamsters and gerbils. If we were in anyway responsible for our actions we might care about service. Additionally, if we needed to care about revenues we might not have shut down the airport and shopping center for a three day weekend.
ReplyDeleteMetro closes doors on businesses runs roughshod over anything in it's path.
In the words of a famous writer....
ReplyDeleteTrains are currently being squirt out of the universe like a watermelon seed. Only their brake shoes remain.
metroopensdoors Blue-Orange: Expect delays to Franconia Springfield due to a train experiencing mechanical difficulties at Metro Center station. Trains are here and there. All possible trains exist, you only have to imagine them. Orange trains are even going to Springfield right now! Orange trains to Vienna are not affected.
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