Metro News Release
For immediate release: August 21, 2008
New Metro audiocast available online
The newest Metro audiocast, dated August 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 Metrorail track work that will take place during Labor Day weekend and track work that will cause delays on the Blue, Yellow and Red lines this weekend. There is also information about Metrobus detours and elevator rehabilitations at Anacostia and Shaw-Howard U Metrorail stations. For a complete list of closings, detours and delays, visit www.metroopensdoors.com, scroll over “Alerts & advisories” on the left-hand toolbar and click on “Service disruptions” to view the full list.
This week’s audiocast includes information about upcoming sporting events such as the Washington Redskins pre-season football game on August 28, the Washington Mystics basketball game on August 29, the DC United soccer games on August 23 and 30 and the Washington Nationals baseball games August 26-30. The audiocast also tells listeners about free movies they can view at public venues throughout the region and the 50th anniversary celebration of Ben’s Chili Bowl.
Online users can download audiocasts from Metro’s Web site and listen on their computers or MP3 devices. The Metro audiocast is available on iTunes. Search the podcast area of the iTune store for “On Track” in the title. Podcasts can be subscribed to 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.
Metro welcomes listeners to send comments and suggestions for future audiocasts to ontrack@wmata.com.
News release issued at 3:29 pm, August 21, 2008.