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Re:How Washington DC Got Its Metro by yuppiepuppie on Thursday September 28, 2023 @03:12AM (#37686355)
I grew up in the DMV area, and the Metro was notorious for its long waits, single-tracking, and super expensive tickets.

The last time I took the metro was about 7 years ago, and at that time there was lots of political turmoil in the Metro leadership. I hope it has changed as I loved the concept and design. But like most things that go wrong, execution is what spoiled it for me.

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Re:How Washington DC Got Its Metro by nosefurhairdo on Thursday September 28, 2023 @03:20AM (#37686409)
DC Metro was great when I lived in nova a few years back. Huge upgrade from riding Bart in the SF Bay Area.
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Re:How Washington DC Got Its Metro by Klonoar on Thursday September 28, 2023 @03:33AM (#37686480)
I grew up in the DMV region and always get annoyed when people cite NYC/Chicago as the (mostly, only) functioning local train system(s) in the country.

The Metro definitely has points where it gets annoying, but for the most part it connects things really well and it's the biggest thing I miss when living on the west coast.

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