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Re: Washington Metro criticized for not extending hours last night due to Nationals Game

Posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 15 20:11:56 2016, in response to Re: Washington Metro criticized for not extending hours last night due to Nationals Game, posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Oct 15 17:26:24 2016.

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That said, I'm sure given the bad publicity from that, and especially if we later hear Nats players blame the fans leaving early on account of that for the Nats not rallyting, I suspect the WMATA Chief will be told he has to keep the system running until the end of ANY Nats game REGARDLESS of how late it ends and even if it cancels or severely curtails track work for that night.

In the 40 plus years that Metrorail has been open, WMATA has never extended hours without one of two thing taking place first.
  • Enterprise first requesting extended service
  • Enterprise paying for requested extended service.
Extended and or expanded service for annual charity events, Independence Day and Presidential Ingratiation have been typically included in the FY budget.

The only exception was the ingratiation of Jimmy Carter. Back then WMATA's 4.5 mile Red line operated Monday > Friday from 6:00 AM > 8:00 PM, the ingratiation committee paid WMATA to extend service to midnight.

John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore.

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