Metro Board split on trimming rail service

WASHINGTON -- Metro Board members are on a collision course over potentially scaling back rail service on weekend nights.

Specifically, board members are asking if stopping service at midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, instead of 3 a.m., would allow the transit agency to save money and increase maintenance time.

"At some point, we have some really tough choices to make," says Metro Board member Tom Downs, who represents D.C. on the board. "In Chicago, they chose to close an entire line for two years. We are not there, but those are the kinds of choices we are going to be facing."

D.C. may hold back Metro funding over late night service

WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia may hold back its $50 million share of dedicated funding for Metro if cuts to late night weekend rail service move forward.

A Metro source tells WTOP city officials are less inclined to kick in their share of dedicated funding if they know they are going to lose millions in revenue from the rollback of late night weekend hours.

Wells: Shorter Metro hours would decrease D.C.'s status

Should Metro stop running at midnight on the weekends to save money and increase maintenance time? Metro board members weighed in Wednesday on the possibility. WTOP's Adam Tuss reports.

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