Unsuck DC Metro: Riders Report Early Metro Shutdown

Monday, November 5, 2012

Riders Report Early Metro Shutdown

UPDATE:

We made a mistake in our closing time Saturday night & we apologize to our customers for any inconvenience. #wmata (1/2)
— @wmata (@wmata) November 5, 2012

The system closed at 3 a.m. EDT when it should have closed at 3 a.m. EST. Our deepest apologies to customers. #wmata (2/2)
— @wmata (@wmata) November 5, 2012

Did Metro really close at 2 a.m. on Saturday/Sunday despite saying they would close at 3?

Several riders reported getting stranded. WTOP tweeted that Metro apparently had a change of plans at the last minute.

Maybe Metro forgot to turn their clocks back.

@unsuckdcmetro they told us trains would run the extra hour last night, last train was prior to 2am, stranding tons of people on U st #wmata
— Jennie Conroy (@DrJLCPhD) November 4, 2012

@drjlcphd @unsuckdcmetro seriously. That was ridiculous.Locked entrance to DuPont way before 3 too. #wmata
— Emily Schultz (@eschultz206) November 4, 2012

DC Metro:clams to be open until 3am but the last train citybound leaves clarendon at 1:35.What a load of complete shit.@wmata fail.
— Michael J. DiAmore (@MJDiAmore) November 4, 2012

@wmata just called @wtoptraffic center -- Metro is not staying open until 3 a.m., despite what they announced earlier this week #WMATA
— WTOP(@WTOP) November 4, 2012

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fixwmata 105p · 650 weeks ago

Typical. And these are people we trust with our lives.

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BrianKal · 650 weeks ago

WMATA: Lying since inception

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anon · 650 weeks ago

Add me to the list of one of those stranded. Ended up with a hefty cab fare back to VA.

I'd say I'm mad, but I've come to expect this from Metro.

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Sweet Bobby · 650 weeks ago

Well, at least we can be assured by the certainty that there will be absolutely no repercussions.

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AJean · 650 weeks ago

This is funny because they have no problem closing an hour early during "Spring Forward". I know this because I asked a station manager about it in March.

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Stan Dessel · 650 weeks ago

One person's 2AM is another person's closing time...

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Dan Stessel · 650 weeks ago

Unfortunately, the majority of our ridership is not clever enough to figure out what we really mean when we say things.

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Dan Stessel · 650 weeks ago

You should be grateful we communicate with you at all. You're Welcome.

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The Real Stan Dessel · 650 weeks ago

By closing at 2 a.m., we were able to save several thousand dollars.

You're welcome.

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hrh king friday 13 · 650 weeks ago

Just wait until next Leap Year, folks.

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Jason · 650 weeks ago

So just to be clear, was "the last train was prior to 2 AM" the first time it was prior to 2 AM or the second time it was prior to 2 AM?

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rider · 650 weeks ago

Where is the mainstream media on this? The Metro outright lied to riders and stranded many??? That's a pretty big story, I think.

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Sam · 650 weeks ago

In addition, WMATA still has this announcement up on its website: http://wmata.com/about_metro/news/

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Brothers Grimm · 650 weeks ago

My favorite thing on their website is "Metro is a convenient and stress-free way to get around the Washington, DC metropolitan area. You can explore the city and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs without the hassles of traffic and parking or the expense of gas.." I keep looking for the "Once upon a time in a far away kingdom..." http://wmata.com/getting_around/

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John · 650 weeks ago

Another major screwup by Dan Stessel and that army-sized PR team they got over there. Why does that clown still have a job?

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Josh · 650 weeks ago

You know I now drunkenly remember grabbing the "last" train headed west at Court House and in a moment of clarity wondering how the hell it was the last train if it was exactly at the time-switch. That's unreal. Although at this point I don't think anyone's really surprised at the epic fails of Metro at this point, there really is no hope of improvement.

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Cyclone · 650 weeks ago

The important thing here is that every employee gets paid.

Everything else is just busy work.

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TDW · 650 weeks ago

Hmm...maybe there needs to be a non-union hostile takeover at Metro and force out all of the incompetent people that work there.

Oh wait. Jackie Jeter would sue everyone for all eternity if that ever happened. God forbid the union powers or management ever be held accountable for their actions.

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hrh king friday 13 · 650 weeks ago

Cue the idiot who will start screaming about you wanting to take away family medical leave and minimum wage in 3... 2... 1...