Metro News Release
For immediate release: November 21, 2003
Metro outlines coordinated snow preparation efforts for this winter
At today’s Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Board Operations Committee meeting, officials outlined their coordinated efforts with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), and preparations to implement underground service only in the event of a measured snowstorm of eight inches or higher. As part of a coordinated effort to share information regionally in the event of a major snowstorm, Metro would participate in COG-lead conference calls with regional leaders to coordinate key messages on services Metro could provide during an anticipated snowstorm. Metro would also utilize COG’s web-based snowstorm emergency assessment system to input rail and bus system status on a timely basis. In the event the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area faces a major winter storm where snowfall is expected to reach eight inches or above, Metro will operate underground rail service only. Under this plan, Metrorail service would operate as follows:
- Red Line: Between Medical Center and Union Station
- Orange Line: Between Ballston-MU and Stadium Armory
- Green Line: Between Georgia Ave-Petworth and Congress Heights
- Yellow Line: Between Pentagon and Crystal City
- Blue Line: Between Rosslyn and Stadium Armory
News release issued on November 21, 2003.