DC Life: METRO

Red Line Is Bathed in Red

Above, the Red Line is illuminated by new red LED lights as it pulls away from commuters walking along the platform at Gallery Place METRO Station, Monday, March 5, 2007. [buy print/license image]

According to a recent LunchTalk online chat, The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority is installing new LED platform edge lights in a pilot program to help reduce energy consumption and track service times. METRO is also hoping to see a safety benefit if the red and amber lights act as a warning to keep commuters away from the platform edge.

Published March 7, 2007 in DC Life: METRO. Photography by (RSS).

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The Pod People

A Metro commuter spins his earbuds while talking to a fellow rider waiting at Gallery Place, Wednesday, June 8, 2005.

I’ll admit, I’ve become one of the pod people, always with my iPod buds dangling from me somewhere. Wednesday’s Washington Post reports on the habits and hazards of iPod use and abuse.

Published June 9, 2005 in DC Life: METRO. Photography by (RSS).

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