Correction
The metro train that I vented on about was centrally controlled.
Turns out only during the busy morning and midday times, are the 6 car trains controlled centrally. Which doesn’t mean much, since most are 8 cars.
This is uncalled for and is completely user error.
We, the metro riders deserve a clear explanation to why this happened and see an IMMEDIATE change of focus on the metro lines.
Capacity < Safety
Cheap Labor < Educated Staff
I hate to be rude, but I’ve had many conversations with metro drivers, and they are no where near the kind of people I would EVER put my life in the hands of. But I do, everyday. Someone who simply says “Orange Carrrl-n” opposed to “Orange Line toward New Carrolton” does not need to be driving trains.
Dulles Metro Expansion: Done Deal
U.S. transportation officials sealed their commitment to a long-planned extension of Metro to Dulles International Airport at a ceremony today in which Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood signed a formal agreement to provide $900 million in funding considered crucial to the project’s success.
