<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Metrorail</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/metrorail?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><description>Metrorail</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Metro Decides to Clue Riders In]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7613-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7613-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Regular Metro riders know their drill. <br>They come into the station, march to the platform and stand facing the tracks in the exact spot  --  measured to precision over years of practice  --  where they are absolutely, positively sure a car door will appear when the train stops.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group Plans Urban Development for Tysons]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7443-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7443-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Developers and civic leaders hope to have Tysons Corner expand beyond existing limits and become more like a traditional downtown.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Davis Intervenes on Growth in Fairfax]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6031-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6031-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rep. Thomas M. Davis III said he will propose legislation to scale back a massive development planned next to the Vienna Metro station, a project near his own neighborhood.]]></description><author> Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Popularity Has Its Price for Home Buyers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3545-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3545-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Competition is so fierce for houses in Arlington neighborhoods near Metro stops that getting 10 to 30 offers on a property is common, according to Walt Babic, a real estate agent who has sold houses in the area for 33 years.]]></description><author> Barbara Ruben</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Culture May Add Miles to Commutes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61460-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61460-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Researchers say the craving for gourmet coffee may add mileage to the morning rush and also complicate efforts to reduce traffic, save fuel and reduce air pollution.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Complaints]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57334-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57334-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A day after the Nationals' home debut at RFK Stadium, officials for the District, Metro and the team scrambled to address the checklist of problems they heard most from the crowd of 45,596.]]></description><author> David Nakamura</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fans Opt for Metro]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54814-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54814-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than half of the fans headed to RFK Stadium to root for the Nationals for the first time in three decades took Metro.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg and Robert E. Pierre</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choke Point Slows Orange Line Trains]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54434-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54434-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is 8:25 a.m. at the Orange Line's  Court House Station, a train headed for downtown Washington arrives, and waiting passengers surge to the doors.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission to Fund Extended Metrorail Hours for Nats Games]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53324-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53324-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Metro officials said today that the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission will cover the costs of running subway trains if Washington Nationals' games last beyond the system's closing time.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball in a New City]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51510-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51510-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Nationals' home opener brings baseball back to a different Washington than it was three decades ago in a region that is far bigger, richer and more diverse.]]></description><author> Michael E. Ruane  and D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro Steering Nats Fans to Rails]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48006-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48006-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Of all the unknowns surrounding the first home game for the Nationals one thing is clear: Fans should avoid driving to RFK Stadium.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Shortage of Royalty or Blossoms at Festival Parade]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40443-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40443-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Warmth, sun and, best of all, cherry blossoms were in abundance as the 2005 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade coincided with the date of the much-heralded "peak bloom."]]></description><author> Eric M. Weiss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel Recommends Buying Diesel Buses]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35508-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35508-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Metro board scrapped a policy of buying natural gas buses to improve the region's air quality.]]></description><author> Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Try to Block Gas Storage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32507-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32507-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Md. legislators said the bill is in response to concerns about the ability of Washington Gas to respond to reports of persistent gas leaks in Prince George's.]]></description><author> Nancy Trejos</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Different Course Planned for Country Club]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31302-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31302-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  When Mike Lemon surveys the 36-hole golf course at Indian Spring Country Club in Silver Spring, he doesn't think of warm summer afternoons sinking putts with his buddies. Instead, the project manager for Winchester Homes, the Bethesda-based home builder, imagines houses. Five hundred and sixty-five of them, to be exact.]]></description><author> Annys Shin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro Passengers Discover Body in Md. Creek]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22105-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22105-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Riders on a Metro train in Prince George's County spotted something grisly and unexpected yesterday: a body floating in a creek that runs below the elevated Green Line tracks.]]></description><author> Clarence Williams   and Martin Weil</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro Officers Get Tips on Smoother Trips]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20112-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20112-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In the eyes of Metro police officers, passengers on public buses and trains can be awfully belligerent.]]></description><author> Carol Morello</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer Fixes Planned to Improve Metro]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16956-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16956-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Metro managers said yesterday that they have developed a plan to reduce breakdowns and significantly improve subway service by December.]]></description><author> Lyndsey Layton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committee to Study Tysons Corner Growth Potential]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12985-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12985-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The county Board of Supervisors has appointed a 13-member citizens committee to coordinate and oversee a planning study for Tysons Corner that will seek to determine how large Northern Virginia's  economic hub should grow.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Remains of Their Visiting Days]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3678-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3678-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/metrorail</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:43:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Back home Washington tourists may forget Washington, but Washington remembers them, because Washington has their cell phones, their wallets, their designer shades.]]></description><author> Manny Fernandez</author></item></channel></rss>
