Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 5, 2007

New Metro audiocast available online

The newest Metro audiocast, dated October 5, 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 weekend single-tracking for rail car testing and track work that will cause delays of up to 20 minutes on the Red and Green lines, and Metrobus detours over the weekend.

The audiocast provides information about Metro schedules for the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, Sunday’s early Metrorail opening and temporary move of Metrobus operations at the Pentagon station for the Army 10 Miler race, the closure of one entrance at the L’Enfant Plaza Metrorail station, the 2007 Aids Walk DC, and upcoming Washington Capitals and Washington Redskins games, and how to get there via Metrorail or Metrobus. The audiocast also includes information about the Washington International Horse Show.

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, October 5, 2007.