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August 4, 2004

The Lighter Side of Transit

The Washington Post reports on an amusing--yet rather startling--occurance on Metro's Red Line on Monday. According to the Post, the train operator hopped out of the cab of her train and got aboard a train traveling in the other direction, "leaving behind hundreds of bewildered homebound commuters."

Fortunately for everyday riders, Metro "procedure does not permit operators to leave trains idling."

"[A spokesperson" said Metro 'made a mistake' when the train operator was allowed to leave the train." (emphasis mine)

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