Metro News Release

For immediate release: December 21, 2007

New Metro audiocast available online

The newest Metro audiocast, dated December 21, 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, Orange, Blue and Green lines.

The audiocast provides information about Metro schedules for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, upcoming changes to dozens of Metrobus routes in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, new Metrobus and Metrorail fares that take effect January 6, and upcoming Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards and Georgetown Hoyas games, and how to get there via Metrorail or Metrobus. The audiocast also includes information about a new outreach effort that reminds customers not to eat or drink in the Metro system.

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, December 21, 2007.