Metro News Release

For immediate release: January 23, 2009

New Metro audiocast available online

The newest Metro audiocast, dated January 22, is now available on www.metroopensdoors.com and 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.

This edition of “On Track” tells listeners about Metrorail track work that will cause delays on the Red and Orange lines this weekend. There is also information about elevator rehabilitations at Wheaton and Shaw-Howard U Metrorail stations. To stay up to date on unplanned closings, detours and delays, visit www.metroopensdoors.com and check out the “Metro Service Status” box in the lower left corner of the page.

Details about Metrobus studies and public meetings to improve service on various Metrobus routes are included in this week’s audiocast.

The audiocast also tells listeners about upcoming events such as the Washington Wizards basketball games on January 26 and 31 and the Washington Capitals hockey game on January 31.

A recap of Metro’s record-setting service during Inauguration weekend also is included in this week’s audiocast.

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.

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News release issued at 11:21 am, January 23, 2009.