Subways' aboveground service may not reopen
While many transit services will be back in operation Friday morning. Maryland Transportation Secretary Beverly Swaim-Staley said she expecte it to take some days before above-ground service on the Baltimore and Washington subways can be restored.
According to Swaim-Staley, both systems are having difficulty shoveling out the tracks. The loss of the Metro line from Mondawmin Mall to Owings Mills is a bearable blow for Baltimore, and Swaim-Staley said the Maryland Transit Administration willl offer shuttle bus service for Metro riders.
The loss of Metro aboveground service would be a tougher blow for Washington, which depends heavily on its extensive subway system to move government workers from Maryland and Virginia to the city. We're still waiting for word on what the federal government will do, but the state of the Metro could play a big role in the decision.
Comments
Perhaps a "bearable blow" to the region as a whole, but quite a painful one to those of us who live northwest of the city and rely on the Metro for our daily commute. $30 in parking expenses--on top of my monthly Metro pass--this week isn't exactly my idea of fun.
Posted by: Subway Rider | February 11, 2010 9:08 PM