A rider walks down into the Metro subway system during the evening rush hour in Washington March 15, 2016. - Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2016 (AFP) - Washington’s Metro train system will shut all day Wednesday for emergency inspections after an electrical fire in a tunnel, transport chiefs said, in an unprecedented move that threatens to cause mass disruption in the US capital.
It is the subway’s first system-wide closure for non-weather-related conditions in 40 years of operations, Metro chairman Jack Evans said Tuesday, admitting it would likely trigger transport misery for hundreds of thousands of commuters and tourists.
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