Summer of Discontent: What Metro Riders are Saying Online About WMATA

Everyone knows D.C.-area residents like to gripe, but what is going on with WMATA may go down in history.

Yet more problems emerged yesterday as firefighters converged on the Courthouse Metro station on the Orange Line and a smoke and fire incident at Gallery Place on the Red Line had Metro chief Paul Wiedefeld defending his handling of the system to the press.

Wonder how rank and file Metro riders are taking all this? This small selection of tweets from just the last 24 hours should provide an indication:

Apartment ad promoting "WMATA-free living" #wmata pic.twitter.com/xSafQwUJgu
— Faiz Siddiqui (@faizsays) June 29, 2016

@wmata ???????? pic.twitter.com/kPKcv2nDfq
— She'YellaButta (@LoveShee_Q) June 29, 2016

Gallery Place right now. Red line is effed. Super safe, #wmata @unsuckdcmetro @PoPville pic.twitter.com/YNElhV67eg
— Kate McMahon (@kemcmahon) June 29, 2016

@wusa9 @wmata WHY ARE WE STILL PAYING PEAK PRICES WHEN SAFE TRACK IS ON....!!!
— VIVRANT THING (@beeecarter) June 29, 2016

The certificate for Shady Grove elevator 4 expired 77 days ago. #wmata #safety @wmata #safety @metrorailinfo #safety pic.twitter.com/9X9VbN0Lkp
— Ed (@EdChernosky) June 29, 2016

@Metrorailinfo Your red line train at Gallery Place just closed it doors before anyone could even get on. Like come on @unsuckdcmetro
— Jeffrey Cook (@JeffreyCook_) June 29, 2016

Yeah, avoid the Courthouse metro for a bit. #wmata pic.twitter.com/Qwj2eKbfRM
— Devin Burke (@da_burke) June 28, 2016

Time to play WMATA roulette!
Which will it be?
?? Huge fire
?? Live in a train for 2 days
?? Home by dinner
?? Moderate fire@unsuckdcmetro
— dbh (@lesterfreamon) June 28, 2016

#wmata https://t.co/v5EJXE7HqU
— Metrofail Info (@Metrofailinfo) June 28, 2016

Green line offloading at L'Enfant due to door issue. Platform crowding situation is.. not good. @unsuckdcmetro
— Michael Wendt (@modmike) June 28, 2016