Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 2, 2008

New Metro audiocast available online

The newest Metro audiocast, dated October 2, 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 cause delays on the Blue Line this weekend. There is also information about Metrobus detours, the Army 10-Miler race on Sunday, and elevator rehabilitations at Anacostia, Potomac Ave 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 select “Service disruptions.”

The audiocast also tells listeners about events such as the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, taking place now through October 7, Taste of Bethesda on October 4, the Washington Wizards basketball game on October 10, the Washington Capitals hockey games on October 3 and 5, and the DC United soccer game on October 4.

There is also information about “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World,” a traveling exhibition on display at the Smithsonian’s International Gallery through October 5.

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 and users 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 3:42 pm, October 2, 2008.