I think there is more here than they are saying.
Shutting down DC is no big deal, the entire place is asleep when it comes to getting positive things done.
Yup. Unconfirmed terror threat. It is all over the net.
Does Metro have the personnel required to do all of the electrical inspections system-wide in such a small window? Even contracting out for more temp help would take too much time to make everyone available for this task so quickly.