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Metro closes station after rider falls
AP, via Yahoo! News ^ | January 20, 2009 | Associated Press

Posted on 01/20/2009 7:52:48 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner

Edited on 01/20/2009 8:39:58 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Metro officials say someone fell onto the subway tracks at a downtown station and was struck by a train, prompting officials to close two stations and turn around some trains.

Metro spokesman Doug Karas said Tuesday the Gallery Place station on the Red Line was closed after the accident and trains were turning around at Judiciary Square and Farragut North.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bhoinauguration; dc; dcmetro; inauguration; metro
What a mess (in more ways than one)! I bet the platform was so crowded that she got shoved off and down onto the tracks. It's bad enough during rush hour. I can only imagine what the Metro is like today, especially now that the Gallery Place station is shut down. That's REALLY going to gum up the works in DC even more.
1 posted on 01/20/2009 7:52:52 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Wow... I hope this person is OK.


2 posted on 01/20/2009 7:55:54 AM PST by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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To: pnh102

Prayers for the safety of everyone attending the events.


3 posted on 01/20/2009 7:58:34 AM PST by Carley (Remember when we had a real President)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

If I were going to DC today, I would seriously consider walking from Silver Spring or Arlington.


4 posted on 01/20/2009 8:00:25 AM PST by gridlock (Momma always said people will be the same tomorrow as they were yesterday, not what they say today.)
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To: gridlock

I’ve made that walk many times from Arlington, in the summer though.


5 posted on 01/20/2009 8:05:44 AM PST by Reagan79 (Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Mindless human lemmings,,streaming towards the Obama sea, ,,,,,and leaping in.


6 posted on 01/20/2009 8:06:28 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
The closure forced people to walk further to reach the National Mall.

I am sorry for the victim, but happy that those nuts have to walk further in the freezing cold.

7 posted on 01/20/2009 8:06:33 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join the Constitution Party)
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To: DesertRhino

“I went to see the Messiah and all I got were bloody stumps.”


8 posted on 01/20/2009 8:11:00 AM PST by Dumpster Baby ((Sigh) Some days, it's just not worth trying to chew through the restraints.)
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To: DesertRhino

But he/she will still be voting in several states


9 posted on 01/20/2009 8:43:27 AM PST by slapshot (""USAF- when you absolutely, positively need it delivered on target, on time, right away)
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