The blizzard of 2009 grinds Above-Ground Metro Trains to a Halt.

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Bus and Train Accidents

12/19/2009
Robert V. Clark
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Above-Ground Metro Trains Halted Due to Storm

The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority has announced that above-ground Metro trains will cease operations at 1:00 pm today because of heavy snow. The 106 miles of above-ground rails are at risk of the exposed third-rail becoming covered with snow.

Metro's General Manager, John Catoe, emphasized that Metro "cannot and will not operate in an unsafe environment."

Perhaps service will resume on Sunday.


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