Metro News Release

For immediate release: July 27, 2007

New Metro Audiocast available online

The newest Metro audiocast, dated July 27, is now available to customers on www.metroopensdoors.com and on iTunes. “On Track” offers listeners a summary of Metro-related news for the week, and provides an overview of how planned maintenance work or major events in the region may impact their weekend travel.

The “On Track” audiocast posted today tells listeners about bus detours and weekend single-tracking for rail car testing and track work that will cause delays of up to 30 minutes on the Red, Blue, Orange, Yellow and Green lines.

The audiocast provides information about a new feature on Metro’s Web site that maps drugstores, grocery stores, banks, museums, hotels, restaurants and other points of interest near Metrorail stations. The audiocast also includes information on the National Archives, Screen on the Green, Sounds in the Square and upcoming area sporting events and how to get there via Metrorail or Metrobus.

Listeners can send comments and suggestions for future audiocasts to ontrack@wmata.com.

Online users can download the audiocasts from Metro’s Web site and listen on their computers or MP3 devices, such as an iPod or zune. In addition, the Metro audiocast is now available on iTunes. Search the podcast area of the iTune store for “On Track” in the title to find the Metro audiocast. Individuals can also subscribe on iTunes to automatically receive each week’s downloads.

To listen to this week’s audiocast, go to:
http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/audiocasts/default.cfm

News release issued at 12:00 am, July 27, 2007.