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Metro Plans Weekend Work On All 5 Lines

Metro says it is returning to weekend work after a four-week break for cherry blossom season. Metro says it has work on all five lines planned for this weekend.

2013/04/19

Metro To Resume Weekend Track Work After Break

Metro is scheduled to resume weekend track work after a four week break for cherry blossom season.

2013/04/16

Metro Rail Stations Poised For Sleek Makeover

Metro’s rail stations are getting a makeover to make them brighter and more modern.

2013/04/12

Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Reisterstown Plaza Metro

Crews are on the scene of a brush fire near the Baltimore County-City line.

2013/04/05

Metro Plans To Triple Number Of Security Cameras

Metro is spending millions of dollars to triple the number of video cameras it has monitoring its stations and parking garages, and to put cameras in rail cars for the first time.

2013/04/01

Rail Yard Fixes Threatening Silver Line Delay

Metro officials say they are looking at temporary solutions to problems at a rail yard that are threatening to delay the opening of the new Silver Line.

2013/03/29

A woman (R) takes pictures of cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin on March 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. Americans celebrating the beauty of Washington's landmark pink cherry blossoms this spring have at heart the tragedies jolting Japan, which gave the trees to the United States. More than 27,000 people are dead or missing, and two weeks after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami crippled the aging nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, rescue work is still under way to avoid a major nuclear disaster. As many as one million people are expected to stream through the Mall esplanade area during the Cherry Blossom Festival from March 26 through April 10. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Pushed Back In D.C.

The National Park Service is updating its predicted peak bloom time for the District of Columbia’s cherry trees, now saying the peak bloom will come in early April.

2013/03/19

Metro Considering Ripping Out Carpet In Train Cars

Metro’s top officials are thinking about ripping out the carpet in trains and replacing it with a speckled black hard surface.

2013/03/18

Metro To Lose $8M Due To Federal Budget Cuts

Metro stands to lose $8 million in federal funding for capital projects because of automatic budget cuts.

2013/03/15

Metro Daylight Saving Glitch Costs Some Riders

Metro says some riders who used the system on the day after daylight saving time began were overcharged for their ride.

2013/03/13

Buses Replace Trains On Red Line For Weekend Work

Metro says shuttle buses will replace trains on part of the red line this weekend, and the Metrorail system will open two hours early on Saturday for the Rock `n’ Roll Marathon.

2013/03/12