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1800TurdFerguson t1_jcp3ay1 wrote

The organizers of the marathon should pay the extra cost of running more frequent trains, like the organizers of other events do.

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John_Mason t1_jcq3wad wrote

Does this actually happen? I’ve never heard of Metro opening early or closing late as subsidized by a private entity. The link below implies that they stay open late for professional sports games at the expense of WMATA.

https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-to-extend-service-for-sporting-events-if-games-run-beyond-normal-closing-time.cfm

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1800TurdFerguson t1_jcq89wi wrote

I don’t know if things have changed, but Metro used to charge $100K per hour to extend service for special events. Of course, that shitstain Mark Lerner didn’t want to come out of pocket to pay it.

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metrazol t1_jct6rud wrote

They do it for the Cherry Blossom most years. 2 April this year, not sure if Metro will be open, should really check that...

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