tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post2659026537394090738..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Metro InfernoUnsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-26967559894040698582010-07-08T07:31:33.266-04:002010-07-08T07:31:33.266-04:00Yesterday... (Wednesday, July 7)
~3:15PM - hot ca...Yesterday... (Wednesday, July 7)<br /><br />~3:15PM - hot car from Union Station to Metro Center [RED LINE, middleish car]<br /><br />~3:40PM - hot car from Metro Center to Vienna [ORANGE LINE, second car from the front]<br /><br />I never thought I would hit the hot car lottery twice in a row. At this point I guess it's not a lottery... more of a reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-3655990036241352792010-07-08T06:46:37.138-04:002010-07-08T06:46:37.138-04:00I really need to buy a car. The commute would be ...I really need to buy a car. The commute would be just as long if not longer; but at least I would have proper AC and would not get a lecture from some elder federal employee on Metro'd anti-food/drink policy on trains when I take a slip of water to cool off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-84178934335883140102010-07-08T06:42:33.661-04:002010-07-08T06:42:33.661-04:00Has anyone else noticed an up tick in ridership on...Has anyone else noticed an up tick in ridership on the Metro? At least on the Redline, I have had to get to the Rockville stop before 7am in order to get a seat. Not that long ago, arriving around seven found amble seats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-47352840896026087772010-07-07T22:31:27.088-04:002010-07-07T22:31:27.088-04:00at Gary R. - lol I think the green line runs much ...at Gary R. - lol I think the green line runs much less often than the yellow. regardless I ride from waterfront-which has ac to gallery place, and vise versa and my green line trains have had ac. it's very nice. but the second i get outside i get all hot and sweaty anyway.Caity Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884491218729254975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-74994557226836178322010-07-07T21:34:05.803-04:002010-07-07T21:34:05.803-04:00Foggy Bottom is most certainly the steamiest stati...Foggy Bottom is most certainly the steamiest station I've been in... the contrast between there and anywhere else - Metro Center, Gallery Place, Pentagon City, etc... all high traffic stations, is stark. This is why I risk it all and take the bus - so far there've been no texters or sexual harassers on the 80 or the Circulator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-38837295109519036002010-07-07T16:36:24.100-04:002010-07-07T16:36:24.100-04:00@Anoynumous 12:49 PM
Metro does send 4 yellow-lin...@Anoynumous 12:49 PM<br /><br />Metro does send 4 yellow-line trains all the way to Greenbelt each weeknight, as they are stored in the Greenbelt railyard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-69320016387613415442010-07-07T14:13:17.954-04:002010-07-07T14:13:17.954-04:00If metro finds out we are getting free saunas they...If metro finds out we are getting free saunas they will start charging a spa surcharge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-27422737328083048292010-07-07T12:49:35.511-04:002010-07-07T12:49:35.511-04:00Pentagon City is always hot! Dr. Gridlock's su...Pentagon City is always hot! Dr. Gridlock's survey of the stations last year found that it was one of the hottest. I also commute from Gallery Place to PC and agree, the yellow line train is running much less frequently than it used to. I am also routinely seeing yellow line trains to greenbelt on the other side of the platform at night. Not only does the display say greenbelt, but the train operator says it as well. This has become quite regular lately, though apparently it is a "mistake"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-76006737177564957332010-07-07T11:54:17.724-04:002010-07-07T11:54:17.724-04:00Hot Station? Branch Avenue is Sweltering! ;-)Hot Station? Branch Avenue is Sweltering! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-63614225834299422212010-07-07T11:37:45.399-04:002010-07-07T11:37:45.399-04:00Silver Spring. Roasting in the summer. Freezing ...Silver Spring. Roasting in the summer. Freezing in the winter. Especially with the wind tunnel created by NOAA. You'd think they'd install a vertical wind turbine to capture some of that energy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-7871664899944261852010-07-07T10:57:49.957-04:002010-07-07T10:57:49.957-04:00My commute takes me from Gallery Place to Pentagon...My commute takes me from Gallery Place to Pentagon City. Since the Yellow line only seems to run with 1/3rd the frequency of the Green Line, I often will take the train to L'enfant to beat the heat of Gallery Place. It's not much cooler, but it seems there is more area to spread out on the platform, which makes it more comfortable.Gary Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-51683822956422050022010-07-07T10:30:17.595-04:002010-07-07T10:30:17.595-04:00Last summer, riding in the first car was my trick ...Last summer, riding in the first car was my trick to beat the heat. Sadly, it doesn't seem to work anymore. My yellow line leg is crazy hot in the first car every damn day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-12846234327471305722010-07-07T10:02:58.791-04:002010-07-07T10:02:58.791-04:00Farragut North is always awful. Friendship Heights...Farragut North is always awful. Friendship Heights has seemed to improve recently...or I've been unknowingly standing closer to the cold air vent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008320292602110573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-75153746920220194992010-07-07T09:54:50.493-04:002010-07-07T09:54:50.493-04:00>>First, If you're brave enough to ride ...>>First, If you're brave enough to ride in the front car, they usually have AC.<<<br />If by usually, you mean every other day, then maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-53278220346663649622010-07-07T09:31:24.820-04:002010-07-07T09:31:24.820-04:00Hot stations? Ballston. Every. Single. Day. It&#...Hot stations? Ballston. Every. Single. Day. It's awful. They have 2 plug-in fans near the turnstiles and that's IT for any kind of air circulation in that station. AWFUL!<br /><br />Props to Metro Center, one of the busiest, for getting their "chilled" act together though!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01660151996657213577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-85608449597077114192010-07-07T09:29:13.577-04:002010-07-07T09:29:13.577-04:00@9:20 perhaps...;)@9:20 perhaps...;)Unsuck DC Metrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-21686686697509647692010-07-07T09:25:14.344-04:002010-07-07T09:25:14.344-04:00Any recommendations for those of us who ride Metro...Any recommendations for those of us who ride Metro bus?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-31230750212898003732010-07-07T09:20:59.363-04:002010-07-07T09:20:59.363-04:00Mr Unsuck, my two home stations are also EFC and F...Mr Unsuck, my two home stations are also EFC and FCSW. Perhaps I've seen you at the Starbucks at FCSW or Bear Rock at EFC. Very interesting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-71506026080114427652010-07-07T09:20:59.362-04:002010-07-07T09:20:59.362-04:00Actually, today on the red line, the first car was...Actually, today on the red line, the first car was a hot car today. And Foggy Bottom metro hasn't had AC for at least 2 years.Christinahttp://www.stitch-witch.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-13765521584718458592010-07-07T08:29:30.871-04:002010-07-07T08:29:30.871-04:00I will give props to the Redline train operator ye...I will give props to the Redline train operator yesterday who closed the doors at NY Avenue while we waited to pass through the speed restricted zone. The announcement he made was "I'm closing the doors to keep the AC in."<br /><br />That train operator gets a gold star. The cracked rail at the Brentwood Yard gives Metro -10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com