There are plenty of seats available on Metro Friday, if a flurry of photos on Twitter are to be believed. The system opened at 4 AM Friday morning and is running on a rush hour schedule till 9 PM. Where is everybody? Driving seems like it would be difficult!
Metro will open two hours early on Saturday to accommodate people attending the Women’s March on Washington.
Rush hour, #InaugurationDay Washington DC. Plenty of seats on the Metro. pic.twitter.com/JJO3Nzy5QO
— andysullivan (@andysullivan) January 20, 2017
L'Enfant Plaza: remarkable to see no crowding on either level or on escalators as trains arrive. #wmata #inaug2017 pic.twitter.com/kHQXaqAzjM
— Dr. Gridlock (@drgridlock) January 20, 2017
My giant 12 year old was squished on my lap on metro at Obama inaug. Same route, time This is scene today. pic.twitter.com/v1G7JrLdV0
— Karen Houppert (@KarenHouppert) January 20, 2017
Uptown DC a ghost town. Metro empty. In 2009/Obama, not a space to be had. #J20 pic.twitter.com/oAghPGH8gN
— Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) January 20, 2017
Another of McPherson Square metro now. #wmata #empty @nbcwashington @washingtonian pic.twitter.com/tLCkUSxnz2
— Merrill Williams (@merrillwilliams) January 20, 2017
Mad rush this morning for #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/pIbUlewFe3
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) January 20, 2017
One Metro stop away from checkpoint for #Inauguration, and train is practically empty. No electricity in the air. pic.twitter.com/YLPOj1OuDf
— Lana Veenker (@lanaveenker) January 20, 2017
Surprisingly empty in metro and on streets of DC this morning. pic.twitter.com/9lYutBbWYG
— Bryce Pardo (@brycepardo) January 20, 2017
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