Everyone:
Interesting news about this one day shutdown of the Metrorail system beginning at midnight - around the time of
my reply post after reading this news from the Associated Press:
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The threat of any more problems concerning electrical feeder cables and related gear had to be significant enough
to shut down the Metro for Wednesday - I will agree with SF85 noting that this is the beginning of Cherry Blossom
Season in Washington and closing Metrorail for one of the weekend days was not an option.The annual four week
Cherry Blossom Festival with the large amount of tourists visiting Washington is one of the busiest tourist periods
for the District - and Metrorail ridership outside of Summer events and the every 4 years Presidential Inauguration.
See:
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Metro should take this shutdown advantage and do needed work around the system. The Washington,DC region &
area has depended on Metrorail as it has grown and expanded noting that the 40th Anniversary of the first Metro
line segment opening: Red Line from Farragut North to Rhode Island Avenue (for those who do not know) is only
12 days away (3/27/1976) and instead of something celebratory this unprecedented shutdown for maintenance
is what Metrorail's regular riders will probably remember most instead about the month of March 2016.
It will be very interesting to see how MARC and VRE handle extra passengers and how Metrobus and other
area bus operators cope with added traffic and riders in the absence of Metrorail for this one day closure.
MACTRAXX
EXPRESS TRAIN TO NEW YORK PENN STATION-NO JAMAICA ON THIS TRAIN-PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING TRAIN DOORS
