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2021-10-13 -Short Attention Span Theater-

DC Metro train derails near Arlington National Cemetery

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-13 04:25|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 More than just slightly symbolic.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-13 04:30|| 2021-10-13 04:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Ha!

service suspended between Pentagon and Foggy Bottom

Posted by Skidmark 2021-10-13 06:57|| 2021-10-13 06:57|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ = a strap-on?

Posted by Patriot 2021-10-13 07:00|| 2021-10-13 07:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Blue line delay is actually between Roslyn and the Pentagon.

The Metrorail system was, by 2010, plagued by overcrowding. They solved this by having well publicized accidents and bad service so that by 2019 ridership was about 20% less than in 2010.

In 2020l ridership plummeted to about 25% of the 2019 level. This year ridership is about double 2020 but still way, way, way below capacity.

Of course, passengers must wear face masks which makes the experience more awful.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-10-13 10:37|| 2021-10-13 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 You'll be happy to know that the workforce was almost entirely ~~black~~ diverse:

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/26/metro-derailed-by-culture-of-complacence-incompete/

Posted by Zhang Fei 2021-10-13 14:52|| 2021-10-13 14:52|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ You mean like a Fox News television commercial ?

Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-13 18:34|| 2021-10-13 18:34|| Front Page Top

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