Caption Contest XVIII

Via @taylor_luczak: @unsuckdcmetro imagine how long these guys waited at a station for #WMATA to hand out checks #RedLine #OnlyOnDCMetro pic.twitter.com/AljKHXLTbE

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Other items:
Metrobuses crashing more (Examiner)
Sequester will ding Metro for $8 million, says Metro (WaPo)
Silver Line tunnel settling (WaPo)
 

Caption Contest: Captain Choo Choo

Photo via Matt Johnson via Flickr

Long time since we did one of these. Previous ones are here.

Mine would be "Mauve Line to Mars, next station stop, the moon. Please use all 1000 doors."

Other items:
Silver Line could cost millions more than expected (WaPo)

Caption Contest XVII

Via @murmurmel: There is a middle-aged woman passed out in a pile of Teddy bears on my metro train. o_O #wmata

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Other items:
More bathroom news from Metro (Examiner)
Metrobus crash sends 11 to hospital (Examiner)

Caption Contest XVI

If you can't make it out, that's the Style section. Photo via @bruingirl2001

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Other items:
Bus passes coming to SmarTrip (WMATA)
Metro workers afraid to report hazards, Board unfazed (GGW)
Surprise, surprise! There are problems with Metro's escalators (PDF/WMATA)
Metro's 30-year transit plan (PDF/WMATA)
Metro's monthly "vital signs" report (PDF/WMATA)

Caption Contest XV

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Please note urgent Red Line closure information here.

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Write a caption for the above photo using the comments.

Here's our try: Red rine rerays?!

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Other items:
Is a rapid bus network the key to easing gridlock? (WTOP)
Union prez doesn't want us looking over drivers' shoulders (WTOP)
Drivers still can't stop trains in the right spot (Examiner)
Dupont, Foggy Bottom may get new escalators (Examiner)

Photo: iwantamonkey

We All Could Use Some Better Metro ...

Let's hope whomever wrote this meant the good kind. It has been a rough week for Metro commuters, particularly for the victims of Monday's crash. Here's hoping for a better go of it next week.

Caption contest will return next week.

Photo: urbanbohemian

Caption Contest XIV

Write a caption for the above photo using the comments.

Here's our try: "LOL" (click image for larger view)

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Photo: ekai

Caption Contest XIII

Write a caption for the above photo using the comments.

Here's our try:

After a particularly crowded ride on the Orange Line, one passenger found she'd truly become one with Metro.

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Photo: yonas1

Caption Contest XII

Write a caption for the above photo using the comments.

Here's our try: Metrorail passengers are increasingly taking advantage of infrequent train service to catch power naps.

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Photo: meredith72