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Paul Wiedefeld, then general manager of Metro, talks in his office in Washington on July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
May 30, 2018

Metro’s cash-free bus pilot aims to speed up trips

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is set to stop cash payments on a route, as part of a pilot program meant to speed up bus trips.

DC Metro: weekend work to rail riders over Memorial Day weekend
Mar 23, 2018

Maryland agrees to fund Metro

Maryland will give Metro its full share of $167 million a year in new, permanent funding, the governor and leaders of both legislative chambers said Thursday, putting the transit system on track to win a historic regional deal to support it.

Fate of DC subway rests with ex-MTA chief, a ‘nuts and bolts guy’
Dec 15, 2016

DC Metro board to vote on suspending late-night subway service

WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro’s board of directors is set to vote on whether to suspend late-night service on the beleaguered subway system for at least two more years. Metro used […]

Fate of DC subway rests with ex-MTA chief, a ‘nuts and bolts guy’
Aug 19, 2016

Fate of DC subway rests with ex-MTA chief, a ‘nuts and bolts guy’

WASHINGTON — Paul Wiedefeld stood on an overcrowded platform at Union Station, watching as trains came and went, too full to pick up more commuters. Metro was making him — […]

Sep 4, 2012

BWI sets all-time monthly passenger record in July

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport flew a record 2.2 million passengers in July, led by an almost 20 percent leap in international traffic.

Jul 12, 2012

Editorial: A good flight path for BWI

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport added new meaning to two of the key words in its lengthy moniker last week. And that was good news for the flying public. On […]

Jul 4, 2012

BWI’s new airline offers low fares, more fees

A new airline at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will allow more options for travelers going to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Dallas/Fort Worth, as well as the possibility of lower airfares […]

Jul 3, 2012

Spirit Airlines moving operations to BWI from Reagan National

Spirit Airlines will begin service from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Dallas/Fort Worth beginning in September, officials from the airport and airline announced Tuesday. Spirit, […]

Nov 9, 2011

AirTran moving terminals at BWI

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will shuffle the locations of some of its air carriers next week and again in December to prepare for a $100 million expansion project slated […]

Aug 3, 2011

BWI sets June passenger record

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport continued its record pace, setting an all-time high for June with 2.13 million passengers. The 10.9 million passengers who used the airport in the first […]