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**FILE** Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld at the Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metrorail Station on May 20 (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld to Retire in Six Months

by William J. Ford January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, who was instrumental in boosting revenues for the beleaguered transit agency upon taking the helm in 2015 after a passenger died in a smoke-filled train, […]

Metrobus officials say they will strive to get an "A" grade from D.C. riders. (Courtesy of WMATA)

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Metro Cuts Bus Service as Workforce Hampered by COVID Surge

by WI Web Staff January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

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Metro Makes Service Cuts as COVID Surge Hits Agency’s Workforce

by WI Web Staff January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

**FILE** P.A. Hill, one of the two managers at Prince George’s Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland, helps a rider at a fare vending machine on Sept. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Metro Offers Major Discounts and Bargains to Bring Riders Back into the Fold

by William J. Ford November 3, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** A train comes through Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metro station May 20 when workers completed final platform work a few days before the station reopened. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Metro Service Ramps Up After Derailment, But Still Limited

by William J. Ford November 1, 2021December 21, 2021

A Green Line train departs Prince George's Plaza Metrorail station on Sept. 7. Prince George's County Council Chair Calvin Hawkins II, Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Maryland) and Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld toured the station as it reopened that day. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Metro’s Post-Derailment Return to Normal Remains Uncertain

by William J. Ford October 27, 2021December 21, 2021

Larry Stafford, executive director of Progressive Maryland, speaks during a Sept. 27 press conference outside Largo Town Center Metro station alongside Rep. Anthony Brown (left) in support of President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" economic plan. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

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Md. Rep. Anthony Brown Pushes for Support of Biden’s $1T Infrastructure Plan

by William J. Ford September 27, 2021December 21, 2021

A Metro employee helps a rider at Prince George's Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville, which reopened Sept. 7 after nearly an entire summer of platform work and other safety improvements. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Metro Proposes Another Fare Decrease

by William J. Ford September 22, 2021December 21, 2021

From left: Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, Rep. Anthony Brown and Prince George's County Council Chair Calvin Hawkins II tour the Prince George's Plaza Metro station on Sept. 7. The station was one of four in Prince George's County that reopened that day. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Four Metrorail Stations Reopen in Prince George’s County

by William J. Ford September 7, 2021December 21, 2021

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Metro Delays Vote on Proposed Ban of Riders

by William J. Ford August 4, 2021December 21, 2021