Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 26, 2004

Relax and take Metro to this Saturday’s Black Coaches Association College Football game at FedEx field

On Saturday, August 28, the #1 ranked USC Trojans and the Virginia Tech Hokies will compete in the Black Coaches Association College Football Classic game at FedEx Field beginning at 7:45 p.m. With 90,000 fans expected to be in attendance, the best way to get to there will be on Metro. Here’s how Metro is prepared to handle the large crowds expected for this special event:

USC Trojans vs Virginia Tech Hokies - FedEx Field Saturday, August 28, 7:45 p.m.

Metro will provide shuttle bus service starting at 5 p.m. from the Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metrorail station on the Blue Line, and the Landover Metrorail station on the Orange Line to FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.

Representatives from FedEx Field will collect $5 from Metrobus customers after they arrive at the stadium. After the game, customers should be sure to return to the exact location where the shuttle bus dropped them off.

Free shuttle bus service will also be available from office parking lots at Mercantile Lane, McCormick Drive, and Technology Way starting at 1 p.m. and continuing throughout the game.

Shuttle buses returning to Addison Road-Seat Pleasant, Landover, and the office parking lots will end approximately one hour after the game ends.

Metro will have additional trains ready to enter service after the game is over. Metro advises customers attending this event to follow these travel tips:

  • Buy multiple farecards faster and easier by using the Passes/Farecards machine at Metrorail stations
  • Buy round-trip fare when first entering the system.
  • Keep farecards clean and dry so they will work on the return trip home.
  • Listen to station and train announcements.
  • Check the final destination displayed on the side of the train to be sure you’re boarding the right train.
  • Take special care of children when traveling on Metrorail and Metrobus.
  • Parking is free at Metro parking lots on the weekend.

For more information on riding Metrorail or Metrobus, call (202) 637-7000, TTY at (202) 638-3780, or visit Metro’s website at www.metroopensdoors.com.

News release issued on August 26, 2004.