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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Nov 6, 2008
Beginning next year, tens of thousands of Metro riders who transfer from bus to rail will save 50 cents a trip if they use electronic SmarTrip cards, officials said yesterday. The long-promised change is scheduled to …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Oct 3, 2008
Metro board members expressed doubt yesterday that riders would have enough time to adjust to the planned elimination of paper transfers in January and suggested a delay.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Oct 2, 2008
Just months after slashing $1.1 billion in road and transit projects from the state's six-year transportation spending plan, Virginia officials say the state's fiscal situation is so bad that they will have to hold a …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Sep 25, 2008
Metro is moving ahead with plans to eliminate free paper bus-to-bus transfers and discounted rail-to-bus transfers starting Jan. 4, and discounts will be offered only to users of electronic SmarTrip fare cards …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Sep 23, 2008
Northern Virginia leaders said yesterday that threats by D.C. officials to block the expansion of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport hurt regional cooperation, and Fairfax County's top executive likened it to …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Jul 25, 2008
Metro will shift track maintenance and repairs from weekends to after the rush period on weeknights starting in spring.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Jun 14, 2008
Four major Metro disruptions in 10 days underscore the strains facing the region's largest transit agency as the system ages. Its infrastructure is old and needs to be replaced. It is the nation's only major transit …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Jun 13, 2008
Four major Metro disruptions in 10 days underscore the strains facing the region's largest transit agency as it reaches midlife. Its infrastructure is old and needs to be replaced. It is the nation's only major transit …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Jun 13, 2008
Metro took too long to notify emergency officials when an Orange Line train derailed this week and failed to heed advice from Arlington transportation officials about maneuvering shuttle buses around rush-hour traffic …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - May 9, 2008
Metro General Manager John B. Catoe Jr. told board members yesterday that the agency wants to delay $109 million in planned upgrades and use the money to help pay for $157 million in projects urgently needed by the …
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