Metro Has Lost the Internet, Again

The news that Metro knew, but didn’t do anything, about the defect that caused a derailment last week has ticked off an already grumpy set of customers. Searching the #wmata tag on Twitter yields some dark humor about the region’s troubled transportation system.

@unsuckdcmetro pic.twitter.com/Ch0y4ti2GK

— Dan Villamarin (@danvilla) August 13, 2015

#wmata What is nothing? pic.twitter.com/UFFhW1jMkK

— WMATA Jeopardy (@WMATAJeopardy) August 13, 2015

Good news, everyone! Instead of figuring out why our trains keep derailing, we just fixed our logo! YW, DC! #WMATA pic.twitter.com/cBssa0BCzk

— Fake Dan Stessel (@fakestessel) August 7, 2015

#wmata pic.twitter.com/FQYa7iP9WM

— Robert Caruso (@robertcaruso) August 13, 2015

There is one thing in which Metro excels. #wmata (via William on FB) pic.twitter.com/y8dJsuV5lq

— Unsuck DC Metro (@unsuckdcmetro) August 13, 2015

#wmata and #safety https://t.co/8KsknFKm9B

— ♻️Marc⚡️ (@VaMarc2010) August 13, 2015

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Andrew Beaujon

Senior editor

Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. His book A Bigger Field Awaits Us: The Scottish Soccer Team That Fought the Great War was published in 2018. He lives in Del Ray.