I’ve been riding the DC Metrorail into work for 18 years while the system itself has existed for 32 years. In all that time, announcements made over the PA system have sounded like this:
“Bzzz. Atten-squeak! . . . garble . . . riders should – aware . . . all dead . . . for your li - - crackle . . a nice day.”
The PA system was pretty much useless. That is, until a couple of weeks ago when I noticed that I could actually hear and, what’s more, understand the periodic announcements. What’s this? It can’t be. Turns out, it can. The Washington Post reports that Metro has put millions into replacing their old PA system with a new one. As far as I can tell, it works really well. It’s quite a pleasant novelty to understand what they’re saying.
Since the system serves a high-profile terrorist target and lives could depend on following Metro instructions in an emergency, it’s about damn time.
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