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The Washington Post (and others) have details today on the life and unfortunate early death of Matt Hilburn, the author of the infamous Unsuck DC Metro Twitter account, who died of kidney cancer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/19/matt-hilburn-unsuck-dc-metro-dies/ . As a new rider...

The 7000-series railcars that have been returned to service have been pulled from service twice now due to a data backlog and then the need for adjusted daily inspections. https://wjla.com/news/local/metro-7000-series-trains-dc-service-line-subway-washington-transit-transportation-public-unsuck-ride...

Just in time for me to begin commuting to downtown DC again. Fingers crossed.

Did I miss something where "Monroe" was dropped from the Herndon station's name?

This caught my attention:

"To date, the investigation [into the derailment] has found no evidence of failures related to maintenance or manufacturing of the equipment," meaning the wheelsets. What?

On May 15 Metro announced - admitted - that hundreds of metrorail operators' certifications had lapsed and as a result it would have to operate at longer headways due to 72 of those operators being removed from service. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/hundreds-of-metro-operators-need-to-be-...

Good luck Clarke - you'll need it.

I have not ridden in ages, but i think there were (?are?) small 'stations' with dispensers filled with hand sanitizer IN the Metro stations, not outside. The stations being a small pole or stand with a dispenser mounted. I dont think there is anything for surface vehicles.

Adam Tuss is reporting that Metro will close the Yellow line bridge over the Potomac River starting in Sept. 2022 for seven or eight months. https://twitter.com/AdamTuss/status/1501289697670094848?s=20&t=jtUf-X0lcOl-I-1ud_ZmJA . According to his tweet, Metro will also be repairing the tunnels in...

In a press release today, Metro touted that the new faregates are installed at nearly 50% of stations. https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Faregate-Installation-March-1-deadline-set-for-phase-out-of-older-farecards.cfm . I sure wish these press releases included some photos of the faregates 'in action'...

Shocked! Shocked I am....not really.

Rinse, repeat, it seems.

Latest construction issue that has come up during testing is that roughly a dozen segments of 'heat tape' on the third rail failed to produce any heat. https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2022/01/13/silver-line-mwaa-wmata-dulles.html . The article makes clear 7 issues remain outstanding, but...

Metro has paused reintroducing the 7000-series for at least another 90 days. https://www.wmata.com/about/news/7000-Series-Update.cfm

WaPo has a detailed story today updating the saga, mostly about a dispute between WMATA and the safety commission over wheelsets that are right at the limit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/transpor ... stigation/