Metro News Release
For immediate release: February 6, 2009
New Metro audiocast available online
The newest Metro audiocast, dated February 6, 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 Line this weekend. There is also information about an ongoing elevator rehabilitation at Shaw-Howard U Metrorail station. 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.
The audiocast also tells listeners about upcoming events such as the Washington Wizards basketball games on February 6 and 8, the Washington Capitals hockey game on February 7 and the Georgetown Hoyas basketball game on February 7.
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 iTunes 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 11:17 am, February 6, 2009.