History
What is 1969?
The current WMATA general manager (laugh)
Who is Paul Wiedefeld?
This new station is opening in 2022 on the blue and yellow lines
What is Potomac Yard?
This program was created to give kids that live in DC reduced or free service, terminated in 2018
What is DC One?
This current debate surrounds axle issues on WMATA's 7000 series train
What is Axlegate?
WMATA opened its first stations on this day
What is March 27, 1976?
Paul Wiedefeld created this program to improve the transit system (spoiler: it didn't)
What is Safe Track?
This program closes platforms for improvements that will fail very quickly
What is the Platform Improvement Project?
The current DC SmarTrip system for students and children in DC, must live there still
What is Kids Ride Free?
This series rail car was involved in a October 7, 2019 collision
What is 3000?
WMATA wasn't founded until this day
What is February 20, 1967?
In 2010, former Executive Director of New Jersey Transit this person became interim General Manager.
Who is Richard Sarles?
This activity involves shutting down a track due to switch problems or other stupid stuff
What is single tracking? (laugh)
This system, in Baltimore, accepts SmarTrip
What is MTA light rail?
This was the date of WMATA's first derailment
What is January 13, 1982?
The record day for WMATA's ridership (a lot, for once)
What is 1.2 million?
Current Chair of WMATA's board of directors
Who is Jack Evans?
The name of WMATA's Paratransit system
WMATA used to only allow you to pay for this with SmarTrip
What is parking?
A silver line train derailed outside this station during Safe Track in 2016
What is East Falls Church?
WMATA paperless cards were removed in this year
What is 2016?
The first general manager of WMATA
Who is Jackson Graham?
WMATA's elevator outage notification system
What is ELstat?
In 2008, WMATA began selling SmarTrip cards here
What is CVS?
This date was the first WMATA collision
What is January 6, 1996?