Metro Rail and MARC were flooded with riders on their way to the Women's March to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump in the nation's capital.
In the nation's capital and the surrounding area, public transit systems were deluged with riders. "Not only did Metro record its second busiest day in its 40-year history Saturday when throngs of passengers traveled to the Women’s March on Washington, but other transit agencies across the region also saw unprecedented numbers of riders," reports Luz Lazo in the Washington Post. Among the regional transit agencies serving protestors is, "The Maryland commuter train system, MARC, saw such high numbers of riders buying day passes early Saturday that it added more trains to accommodate the crowds. The system’s Penn Line, from Baltimore to Washington, had a record 27,566 trips," Lazo writes.
Lazo also reports that the rides on the metro rail were roughly double what they were for President Trumps inauguration, the size of whose crowd has been the subject of debate.
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