Metro Celebrates Birthday With Needed Repairs & Respect For Those Who Make System Work
Metro turns 35 tomorrow. Sadly, the system has not aged gracefully because operations funding has not kept pace with steady growth in ridership. In recent times, the region’s public rail system has experienced horrific safety lapses, most notably the fatal Red Line crash on June 22, 2009. Most recently, frozen escalators at Metrorail stations are status quo. These troubling issues rivet public attention – as they should. But despite the system’s infrastructure woes, Metrorail operators, station managers and maintenance crews go to work each day to keep the aging system moving. They – the workers – deserve our thank-you and best birthday wishes.
Highlighted Clip for Monday, March 28, 2011:
Birthday celebrated with repairs, not cake. Thirty-five years ago Tuesday, the Metrorail system opened its train doors to its first fare-paying customers.
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