Scenes of a chaotic day at L’Enfant Plaza

Metro train riders are seen being shuttled on a Metrobus after commuters were evacuated from the L’Enfant Metro Station when smoke filled a Metro car on Wednesday. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Passengers affected by smoke at the L’Enfant Plaza station on Monday afternoon — which left one dead, injured others, trapped dozens in stifling train cars and snarled evening commutes for thousands — bore witness to the experience on social media.

They brought us glimpses inside the stuck train cars:

That was easily the worst metro ride of my life pic.twitter.com/a5EnGeRzMQ

— Jonathan M. Rogers (@JRogers202) January 12, 2015

And the smoky station:

DC firefighter at scene tells FOX 5 two people at L'Enfant Plaza transported to hospital http://t.co/9fd4Y0frg7 pic.twitter.com/iaY7yxQxfV

— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) January 12, 2015

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Every Metro line but the Red Line was affected by the hours-long closure of L’Enfant Plaza, meaning extremely crowded platforms at other stations.

@unsuckdcmetro line to get to the platform at Farragut West pic.twitter.com/vgwEX1HbyF

— Steve Dallas, Esq. (@SteveDallas_Esq) January 12, 2015

@Metrorailinfo Farragut North platform getting way too crowded. pic.twitter.com/yVc9SicADV

— ES (@erin1sawyer) January 12, 2015

Images from the smoke-filled train and rescues at L’Enfant Plaza station in 2015

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: Passengers react Monday afternoon as smoke filled a Metro train in a tunnel outside the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station. (Saleh Damiger)