Metro News Release
For immediate release: July 1, 2009
Metro General Manager to host online chat this Thursday
Focus of chat to be Red Line collision, steps Metro is taking to ensure safety
FAQs related to train accident
Metro General Manager John Catoe will respond directly to questions about the June 22 fatal collision on the Red Line and steps Metro is taking to ensure the safety of customers and the Metrorail system during an online chat this Thursday, July 2, when he hosts a live hour-long chat from noon to 1 p.m.
Questions may be submitted starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2. Metro customers can log onto the chat at http://www.wmata.com/onlinechat.cfm or via Metro’s homepage at www.metroopensdoors.com. As many questions as possible will be answered during the hour-long session.
An archive of all of the previous online chats is posted on the web site. Persons without Internet access can call Metro’s Customer Service Office at 202-637-1328 to request a session transcript.
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Media contact for this news release: Angela Gates or Lisa Farbstein at 202-962-1051.
News release issued at 9:42 am, July 1, 2009.