Relief For DC's Overcrowded Green Line
27 January 2001 - 6:00am
Responding to complaints of overcrowding, Washington DC Metro Chief plans to shift more rail cars to Green Line.
"MetroRail General Manager Richard A. White told the board of directors yesterday that he is figuring out a strategy to shift more rail cars to the Green Line as complaints about crowding continued to swirl... Since Metro opened five new stations on the Green Line on Jan. 13, two months ahead of schedule, weekday ridership has surged beyond expectations, overwhelming trains and platforms and angering thousands of passengers."
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Metro Chief Aims To Speed Relief To Green Line
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The Washington Post, January 26, 2001
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