Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 5, 2009

Metro Chief Safety Officer to host online chat this Friday

Focus of chat to be Red Line accident, investigation, safety steps Metro is taking

Metro Chief Safety Officer Alexa Dupigny-Samuels will respond directly to questions about the June 22 Red Line accident, investigation and steps Metro is taking to ensure the safety of the Metrorail system during an online chat this Friday, August 7, when she hosts a live hour-long chat from noon to 1 p.m.

Metro customers can log onto Metro LunchTalk Online 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.
For all other inquiries, please call customer service at 202-637-7000.

News release issued at 1:34 pm, August 5, 2009.