metro
Subway Deaths
For some reason – well, because of a discussion in dcwmata – I have gotten interested in deaths on the DC Metro. I did some research, and of course the computer crashed before I saved it. So I reconstructed it, and I’ve listed some deaths here; currently they’re chronologically sorted. I’m curious about how many … Continue reading
Perils of a PayDay
Stephanie Willett is 45 years old and works for the EPA, and she was arrested last week after eating a PayDay candy bar inside the faregates of the Metro Center station. Continue reading
Metro Advertising
What Mr. Forgey doesn’t seem to understand is that the advertising is planned to keep fares affordable. Nobody wants to pay five bucks for a single one-way commute. Continue reading
Big City Subways
Compares and contrasts the underground rail transit systems of New York City and Washington DC. Continue reading
Carguy’s DC Transit Site
The site is a truly wonderful resource, with extensive information about the Metro, the old D.C. Transit service, the local heavy rail system, and even the Capitol subway. Continue reading
One More Present
So now I have hardcover copies of the Metro book and the , plus book(s?) on the NYC subway…I’m a happy geek tonight. Continue reading
Workday Incidents
I was supposed to be at the elementary school this morning, but all the “specials” (art, music, etc.) were cancelled so they didn’t need me. Continue reading
For People With Lots of Free Time
You ride around for 45 minutes, and then get off the bus at – the Vienna metro station?! Continue reading
Transit Websites
I immediately went to my trustworthy archive.org, only to find that GWU has a robots.txt that excludes archive.org, and therefore carguy’s site wasn’t there. Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not Pee
My mother sent me an interesting article about Metro’s policies regarding people using the restrooms in stations. I’ve heard that station managers are supposed to let you in, and I’ve also heard that they usually refuse to. There’s a quote in the article “Before I leave for the day, I actually have to think about … Continue reading