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Commuter Idle: Nearly 4-hour commute costs D.C. worker $1,500 a month

Roseline Gorantla commutes from the Philadelphia suburbs to D.C. Her morning commute the day WTOP shadowed her: 3 hours, 42 minutes.

Tags: commuter idle, MARC, Metro, Nuclear Energy Institute, extreme commute, ari ashe, commuter idol

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Metro conducting Memorial Day weekend work

Metro says it will be conducting track work on the red and orange lines over the Memorial Day holiday and closing a number of stations on both lines.

Tags: Metro, track work

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Commuter Idle: 3 1/2-hour marathon by car, bus, train and foot

The commute to Linda Baer's D.C. job is a marathon, taking her through multiple modes of transportation and spanning about 3 1/2 hours.

Tags: commuter idle, Hagerstown, park and ride, Metro, commuter bus, commute, Nick Iannelli, commuter idol

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Metro adds 7-day short trip pass to SmarTrip cards

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Graduations to cause weekend traffic delays

Construction along Interstate 95, bridge work, more track work and several area university commencement ceremonies will delay travelers this weekend. That and more in your Weekend Wakeup.

Tags: weekend wakeup, Metro, track work, 95 Express Lanes Project, university of maryland, George Mason University, George Washington University, graduation, dave dildine

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Metro to shut 5 stations for weekend work

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Metro: No cause of Silver Spring fire yet

Although the ultimate cause of the fire that badly damaged one of the transit agency's oldest model railcars and left hundreds of commuters stranded has not been determined, the transit agency released preliminary findings Wednesday.

Tags: Metro, fire, Silver Spring

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Red Line service restored after fire, smoke Tuesday

Metro has resumed service along the Red Line following a report of smoke and fire under a railcar at the Silver Spring station Tuesday.

Tags: Red Line, Metro, fire, Silver Spring, Md.

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Memorial park for 2009 Metro crash victims delayed

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Weekend Wakeup: Graduation, prom and Mother's Day

Mom's house, prom night and a commencement at Howard University will be among this weekend's top travel destinations.

Tags: Metro, wmata, track work, dave dildine, traffic, driving, Mother

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