Metro News Release
For immediate release: August 10, 2007
New Metro Audiocast Available Online
The newest Metro audiocast, dated August 10, 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 the closure of the Yellow Line bridge for its annual inspection. Yellow Line trains will operate only between Huntington and King Street Metrorail stations from 10 p.m. Friday, August 10 until midnight, Sunday, August 12. Customers traveling beyond the King Street Metrorail station will need to transfer to a Blue Line train at the King Street station. Additional weekend single-tracking for rail car testing and track work, that will cause delays of up to 30 minutes, will be in effect on the Red, Orange and Green lines.
The audiocast also provides information about vacancies on the Metro Riders’ Advisory Council. The audiocast also includes information about the National Powwow, Screen on the Green, Sounds in the Square, the Comcast Film Festival and upcoming area sporting events.
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, August 10, 2007.