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WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 08:27:16 2009 Metro parking lots are filling upI am posting the full text of the article as its content is likely to change throught out the day: January 20, 2009 - 7:54am WASHINGTON - Metro parking lots are filling quickly as people park and head to the inauguration. Here are the lots that are full:
At 7 a.m., WTOP's Adam Tuss reports there are still plenty of parking spaces at the end of the Orange Line at the Vienna station. At 7 a.m., Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel tells WTOP that priority bus corridors are starting to fill up. People are encouraged to use the buses over the subway trains. At 7:17 a.m., WTOP's Kate Ryan reports that the Shady Grove parking lot on the Red Line is still taking cars, but Lot 1's surface lot is full. At 6:36 a.m., Metro reports that the Blue and Orange line trains are bypassing Federal Center SW due to crowded conditions until further notice. Metro is urging people not to hold open the doors of Metro railcars. Doing so damages the cars. Four railcars had to be taken out of service, but have since been put back in. Here are the Metro ridership numbers by the hour:
Virginia Railway Express says you can park at the Backlick or Lorton lots and take a bus from there. Crowds "The crowds are enormous," D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier tells WTOP. Lanier says people are listening and not driving into the District. She says there is little vehicular traffic in the city. There are large crowds around the checkpoints. Security forces are still doing their sweeps. Lanier says the parade route cannot open until those security checks are finished. Karyn LeBlanc, spokeswoman for the D.C. Department of Transportation, says there are lots of excited pedestrians on the streets. She's urging drivers to watch out for pedestrians. (Copyright 2009 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.) |
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Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 08:39:32 2009, in response to WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 08:27:16 2009. Up to 318,000 as of 8:35 AM. A train is disabled at Crystal City right now.Adam Tuss reports that the parking attendants at Vienna let many cars in for free but doesn't know why that happened. |
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Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 08:56:13 2009, in response to Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 08:39:32 2009. Washington Post's Dr Gridlock blow by blow blog of the events of the day.Again content likely to change. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 09:10:30 2009, in response to Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 08:56:13 2009. From the latest round of reports on WTOP:Add Shady Grove, Glenmont, and Huntington to the stations with full parking lots It is difficult if not impossible for people to board inbound trains at King Street, Braddock Road, and National Airport. Some people are reporting difficulty in using the one day passes. My guess is it is probably related to the fact rush hour fares are being charged, so the machines are rejecting the passes because they weren't set properly. |
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Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 09:37:44 2009, in response to Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 09:10:30 2009. Just under 401,000 boardings on Metro as of 9 AM |
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12-9 on WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings) |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Tue Jan 20 10:25:49 2009, in response to Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 09:37:44 2009. I heard from ABC News that a 68 year old woman was struck by a train. Nothing else known except there will be some disruptions in Metro service. I don't know where it happened at this time. |
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WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings) |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 11:06:32 2009, in response to 12-9 on WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings), posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Tue Jan 20 10:25:49 2009. I heard from ABC News that a 68 year old woman was struck by a train. Nothing else known except there will be some disruptions in Metro service. I don't know where it happened at this time.She was not struck. She fell from the Glenmont platform at Gallery Place at around 9:25 a.m. She was removed from the track bed and take to hospital. Service was resumed shortly there after. From Dr. Gridlock blow by blow blog blog: "Metro says a preliminary investigation shows that the woman fell on the tracks around 9:25 a.m. but was not hit by an approaching train headed toward Glenmont. She has been taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries." John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Re: WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 12:10:42 2009, in response to WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings), posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 11:06:32 2009. And now some good news:Metrorail sets new record for highest ridership day of all time For immediate release: January 20, 2009 866,681 riders used Metrorail on Monday, January 19 Hundreds of thousands of people in town for the Inauguration of Barack Obama helped Metro set a new record for the transit agency’s highest ridership on Monday, January 19. Riders took 866,681trips on Monday, which also was the federal Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2008, Metrorail provided 257,913 trips. An influx of people attending Inaugural and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events contributed to yesterday’s record ridership. Thirteen of Metrorail’s top 20 highest weekday ridership days have occurred in the summer of 2008. Combined with Metrobus ridership, Metro provides more than 1.2 million trips on an average weekday. Metrorail’s Top 20 Weekday Ridership Days Date Ridership Event 1 01-19-09 866,681 Obama inaugural events 2 07-11-08 854,638 Baseball/Women of Faith Conference 3 06-09-04 850,636 Reagan State Funeral 4 06-25-08 846,388 Smithsonian Folklife Festival/Baseball 5 07-10-08 844,530 Baseball 6 07-08-08 835,072 Baseball/Basketball 7 07-02-08 834,956 Smithsonian Folklife Festival 8 04-03-07 831,508 Cherry Blossoms/Baseball 9 06-24-08 831,464 Baseball/Basketball 10 06-20-08 829,998 Baseball/Basketball 11 04-24-08 828,973 Baseball/Basketball 12 04-17-08 828,418 Pope Visit/Soccer 13 04-11-08 828,132 Baseball/Cherry Blossoms 14 06-27-08 825,862 Smithsonian Folklife Festival/Baseball 15 06-18-08 823,516 No Event 16 07-01-08 822,931 No Event 17 04-10-06 821,283 Immigrant Rights Rally 18 06-19-08 819,979 No Event 19 06-26-08 819,722 Smithsonian Folklife Festival 20 06-05-08 819,687 Baseball I don't have the latest count for today's ridership at the moment, I'll post it the next time I receive it. |
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Re: WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings) |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Tue Jan 20 12:16:04 2009, in response to WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings), posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 11:06:32 2009. That's good to hear that she is OK. Thanks for the update. |
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Re: WMATA (Federal Triangle Station Closed) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 13:10:50 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 12:10:42 2009. Lots of crowding as people try to approach Metro stations. Federal Triangle is closed until 6:30 PM. L'Enfant Plaza is officially open but there are reported closures. Federal Center SW is overcrowded and police is holding people at the top of the escalators. WMATA is encouraging people to walk or take buses to further out from the city before trying to board a train. Crowds near the Washington Monument are not able to move, some have resorted to climbing on porta-potties to try to move around.Federal Triangle Metrorail station closed until this evening For immediate release: January 20, 2009 Blue/Orange Line station to reopen after the inaugural parade The Federal Triangle Metrorail station closed at 11:30 a.m. due to crowding on the National Mall. The Blue and Orange line station was closed at the request of local police and will remain closed until the end of the Inaugural Parade around 6:30 p.m. Riders can use Metro Center at G and 11 Streets and Gallery Place at F and 7th streets or, McPherson Square at Vermont Avenue and 14th Street and L’Enfant Plaza at D and 7th or 9th streets as the closest rail alternatives. Bus route alternatives are 80 and X2 near Metro Center 70 at Gallery Place, 7A-X, 28 F-G, V8, P19, W19, A9, 97 near L’Enfant Plaza and the A42, 46, 48, 92 and 93 near Federal Center Southwest. There have been extremely crowded conditions throughout the rail system and especially at stations near the National Mall. People planning to take Metro are urged to not immediately enter stations after the inaugural swearing-in ceremony and parade. Metro also advises if crowds are extremely large at rail station entrances, walk to another rail station or board a Metrobus. |
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Re: WMATA (Parking Situation) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 13:26:17 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Federal Triangle Station Closed), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 13:10:50 2009. From WTOP Radio's twitter feed, here are reports pertaining to how fast the WMATA Parking facilities filled up. There are other posts of interest also pertaining to Metro announcements and other experiences.FROM kryan1035 : Now that Shady Grove is at capacity for parking, I hit the platform and head to Union Station...synchronize watches about 4 hours ago from web in reply to kryan1035 FROM kryan1035 : Shady Grove garage now full about 4 hours ago from web in reply to kryan1035 FROM kryan1035 : 7:17 Metro still taking cars at Shady Grove Red Line station about 6 hours ago from web in reply to kryan1035 FROM ColleenKelleher : From Patricia Guadalupe: Takoma Metro station parking lot is full. There's no line to get on the train. about 6 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM cdorobek : Father-in-law reported no problems at Shady Grove Metro parking about a half-hour ago #inaug09 FROM kryan1035 : Metro reports Largo Town Center parking lot is full as of 6:20am about 7 hours ago from web in reply to kryan1035 FROM kryan1035 : Metro still taking cars in at Shady Grove, but space becoming limited at Garage @ Parking Lot 1 on Shady Grove side about 7 hours ago from web in reply to kryan1035 FROM atuss : Spots still available at vienna about 7 hours ago from web in reply to atuss FROM ColleenKelleher : From Metro: Branch Ave., New Carrollton and Greenbelt parking lots now full as of 5:44 a.m. about 7 hours ago from web in FROM kryan1035 : If you can get to the Redland Road/355 entrance at Shady Grove you may find a faster entrance, but lots are filling qui ... about 8 hours ago from web in reply to kryan1035 FROM kryan1035 : Parked in Lot 1 at Shady Grove Metro...filling fast at 5:15am about 8 hours ago from web in reply to kryan1035 FROM ColleenKelleher : From Montgomery Co. Police spokesman Paul Starks: I-370 is backed up past Shady Grove overpass. about 8 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM ColleenKelleher : Dave Buck: I-95 backed up with people going to Greenbelt Metro. Recommendation: Go to College Park Metro. about 8 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM atuss : Parking still available at vienna metro station about 9 hours ago from web in reply to atuss FROM ColleenKelleher : From Kate Ryan: Lots of parking available still at Shady Grove Metro. about 9 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM ColleenKelleher : From David Burd: Traffic is backed up all the way onto the Beltway to get to the Greenbelt station. about 9 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM atuss : Vienna metro lot packed at 4a about 9 hours ago from web in reply to atuss FROM ColleenKelleher : Metro says try Branch Ave. or College Park. parking lots. about 9 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM ColleenKelleher : From Adam Tuss: Metro Greenbelt parking lot fills in less than 30 min. about 9 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM ColleenKelleher : Mike Moss: From I-66 at exit 243 -- exit for Vienna Metro -- is backed up. about 10 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher FROM ColleenKelleher : From Lisa Baden: People already waiting in line for Metro parking at Greenbelt. about 10 hours ago from web in reply to ColleenKelleher |
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Re: WMATA (Federal Center SW Closed) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 13:29:34 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Parking Situation), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 13:26:17 2009. According to WTOP's twitter feed, Federal Center SW is closed as of now. People are being directed to Capitol South. |
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Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings |
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Posted by R PansePCC on Tue Jan 20 14:02:08 2009, in response to WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 08:27:16 2009. Thank you for all the updates. |
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Re: WMATA (Federal Triangle Reopened, Judiciary Square Closed for Rest of Evening) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:13:30 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Federal Center SW Closed), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 13:29:34 2009. I got a press release from Metro 10 minutes ago saying that station has reopened. It was unexpectedly closed following the Inauguration ceremonies due to crowding. Additionally, Judiciary Square has been closed for security reasons since the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball is taking place at the National Building Museum, just across the street from the station entrace. Here is that release:Federal Triangle Metrorail station reopens For immediate release: January 20, 2009 Federal Triangle reopens, Judiciary Square station to close at 4 p.m. The Federal Triangle Metrorail station on the Blue and Orange Line reopened around 4 p.m. while Judiciary Square on the Red Line is closed for the rest of the night. Federal Triangle station closed at 11:30 a.m. at the request of local police due to crowding on the National Mall. Judiciary Square is closed for inaugural ball-related security reasons. Metro also is sending extra buses to Federal Triangle Metrorail station to transport patrons using wheel chairs. There have been extremely crowded conditions throughout the rail system and especially at stations near the National Mall. People planning to take Metro are urged to not immediately enter stations after the inaugural parade. Metro also advises if crowds are extremely large at rail station entrances, walk to a nearby rail station or board a Metrobus. Police also may temporarily stop the flow of people into a station until crowds on platforms allow for safe passageway. To view video of conditions at Metro stations and parking lots earlier in the day, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t98MvwNkD-k. |
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WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:18:36 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Federal Triangle Reopened, Judiciary Square Closed for Rest of Evening), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:13:30 2009. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:37:01 2009, in response to WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:18:36 2009. About 734,000 as of now according to WTOP Radio |
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Re: WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jan 20 16:45:45 2009, in response to WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:18:36 2009. Fantastic video, I'm saving it. |
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WMATA: New Ridership Record, As of 8 PM over or near 1 million rider mark for the day |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 19:58:53 2009, in response to WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 08:27:16 2009. Someone finally sent me a link showing the ridership stats hour by hour, apparently it was on the inauguration section home page: http://www.wmata.com/getting_around/metro_events/inauguration_riders.cfm?nocacheIf you don't want to click, the short story is they have a new record as of 5 PM and should break the 1 million rider mark in the next hour, if it hasn't happened already. |
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Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 20:03:12 2009, in response to WMATA (Re: WMATA: Metrorail well on its way to surpassing 1 million boardings), posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 11:06:32 2009. From wmata.com:Houston officer rescues woman who fell onto Metrorail tracks For immediate release: January 20, 2009 Metro thanks Houston officer An officer from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (Houston Metro) helped rescue a woman who had fallen onto the tracks at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station earlier today (January 20). While patrolling the Red Line platform at the station around 9:15 a.m., Officer Eliot Swainson, a 15-year veteran of the Houston Metro Police Department, heard people yelling that a person was on the tracks. “I turned around and saw a lady standing in the track area,” Swainson said. He rushed to the woman and with the assistance of a Metro rider, they reached down to try to pull her up from the tracks, but were unable to as a Red Line train heading toward Glenmont was pulling into the station. “The train was coming in closer,” Swainson said. At that point, “I pushed her down and got her tucked down under the platform.” He directed the woman to remain in the crawl space beneath the granite platform edge for safety. “Due to Officer Swainson’s quick response, the woman was not seriously injured,” said Metro Transit Police Chief Michael Taborn. “He did exactly what was expected, and we are enormously grateful for his actions.” The 68-year-old Nashville woman was not hit by the approaching train. An emergency response crew pulled her out from under the platform and took her to an area hospital with injuries that were not believed to be serious. Officers from 18 transit properties across the country joined the Metro Transit Police today to help provide security for the Metro riders on Inauguration Day. After being deputized to police in Washington area on Monday, Jan. 19, the officers received a safety briefing from the Metro Transit Police about what to expect and what to do in emergency situations. During the morning incident, Red Line riders faced major delays. Normal service resumed around 10:15 a.m. To view an interview with Officer Swainson, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EtrA3bYaas To view other Metro videos, please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/metroopensdoors |
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Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted) |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 22:03:46 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 20:03:12 2009. cool |
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Re: WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day |
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Posted by Easy on Tue Jan 20 22:16:38 2009, in response to WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:18:36 2009. The part showing the line of people trying to exit the station, but not moving is crazy! |
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Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted) |
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Posted by Easy on Tue Jan 20 22:19:02 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 20:03:12 2009. Wow! I wonder how much the woman weighed. Why other passengers weren't able to pull her up is puzzling. Unless maybe she weighed over 250 pounds. |
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Re: WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 22:23:21 2009, in response to WMATA VIDEO Showing Conditions on Board Metro on Inauguration Day, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:18:36 2009. nice, thanks |
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Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted) |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 22:35:14 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted), posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 22:03:46 2009. Now you know why the platforms edges are cantilevered the way they are.I would like give out two attaboys:
John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 22:42:45 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 16:37:01 2009. About 930,000 was reported by WTOP around 9:00 PM.John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 22:43:43 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 22:42:45 2009. It seems WMATA hasn't updated the stats since 6 PM though... |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 23:33:40 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 22:43:43 2009. It seems WMATA hasn't updated the stats since 6 PM though...Based on what I read over at railroad.net WMATA may not be able to publish an accurate boarding total. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 23:37:33 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 23:33:40 2009. Where did you read that? |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 23:38:29 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 23:33:40 2009. I think in the video, you hear a WMATA employee saying the gates are open and you need not have a card ready, just keep moving. Even an inaccurate count can tell us what ridership was at a minimum, and hopefully WMATA instructed staff to record for how long fares weren't collected at each station, so estimates could still be done in theory. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 23:39:09 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 23:37:33 2009. If WMATA had the gates open, the ridership count won't reflect anyone who didn't process a farecard to enter the system. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 23:40:59 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 23:39:09 2009. Ok. I don't think they should have had the fare gates open. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 23:47:15 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 23:40:59 2009. Why not? They wanted to get people through the station as fast and safely as possible. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 23:55:02 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 23:47:15 2009. To collect fares and count the people! If anything, let people exit for free if it get to an emergency situation, but don't let them enter without swiping. |
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Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Jan 20 23:58:58 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by Terrapin Station on Tue Jan 20 23:55:02 2009. I doubt many people were going against the flow at the times and locations they didn't collect fares so it wouldn't have made much difference. |
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Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted) |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Wed Jan 21 05:52:20 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted), posted by Easy on Tue Jan 20 22:19:02 2009. Lifting someone from that angle is harder than you think. I don't know the physics of it, but I'm sure it's an ordeal. There's a technique you need and about 2 to three people. And yes, she may have been heavy.I wonder how she got down there? |
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WMATA: Late afternoon borading count press release |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Wed Jan 21 08:00:23 2009, in response to Re: WMATA 4 PM Inauguration Day Ridership Update, posted by Sand Box John on Tue Jan 20 23:33:40 2009. Metrorail sets new record for highest ridership day of all timeWhen all is said and done I believe the number will exceed 1 million. From the Washington Post Here is what the Mall looked like from a satellite view. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Jan 21 09:54:05 2009, in response to Re: WMATA (Update on Woman Who Fell This Morning, Houston METRO Police Officer Assisted), posted by TransitChuckG on Wed Jan 21 05:52:20 2009. She slipped apparently |
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