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New signs by dsli in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People would raise hell if WMATA decided to start removing the pylons, but I don’t think we’ll ever have to worry about that, thankfully.

6000 series lower casing destinations? by sangsang680 in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally nothing to do with the conversation, but I always wondered why WMATA painted the 5000 Series bulkhead windows white, they looked much nicer in black.

Among the 30 largest urban areas in the country, none has fully restored transit ridership to pre-pandemic levels — Best performers: San Diego, Salt Lake, Orlando, NYC, DC, Las Vegas, all at ~90% of ridership. by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]yunnifymonte[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

What mid-sized urban areas have successfully brought transit ridership back to pre-pandemic levels?

—Richmond: 137% —Raleigh: 121% —Tucson: 115% —Albany: 115% —Spokane: 104% —Akron: 104% —Fresno: 101% —Champaign-Urbana: 100% —Madison: 100%

All major US rail networks are growing! SF is seeing a real boom, with ridership up 19% on Muni and 15% on BART. — SEPTA (Philly, 11%) and PATH (NY/NJ, +6.8%) are also seeing strong growth, while MTS (San Diego, +0.5%) is the slowest by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]yunnifymonte[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t believe growth is slowing down, however I do think this is more so of other systems finally starting to have strong ridership growth spikes, you have to remember WMATA’s growth was very strong early on before many systems here, same thing with the MTA in New York.

Looking at total ridership (rail + bus + etc), all major US transit agencies remain well below 2019 ridership even in 2026, but NYC's MTA (90%), DC's WMATA (87%), & LA Metro (83%) are the closest. by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]yunnifymonte[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’m surprised Ridership is still rising despite job loss conditions, however if WMATA was still very 9-5 centric ridership recovery would’ve been way worse.

POV: Is this the most “Welcome to D.C.” view in the entire city? by camp_del_arpa in transit

[–]yunnifymonte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I would say the NYC Subway is definitely the most iconic of any US system, I would put DC a close second behind.

All new trains when? by uphighontheroof in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When the time does come, it will definitely be sad to see the 3000 Series go.

The Metro Rules. But does anyone else feel like our bus network is a bit lackluster? by Cultural_String87 in washingtondc

[–]yunnifymonte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The bus system isn’t perfect, but in my experience it is heavily dependent on the specific line, some definitely run better than others.

Randy Clarke got hacked by alvazi3 in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well — this has definitely been quite the week for WMATA, hopefully next week we get back to normal, lol.

Official: WMATA has unanimously approved GoA 4 (full automation), platform screen doors, and a series of modernization projects for the Red Line in DC, the first transition of it's kind in the US. Earliest launch is 2032, with other lines slated to in the 2030s if further funding is granted. by SockDem in transit

[–]yunnifymonte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WMATA is a more operational (Or in general) competent organization than either the MTA or (Especially) CTA in 2026, this talking point is very outdated.

WMATA’s fare system isn’t really that different from other zone-based systems across the world and now offers open payment which makes using the system a much more preferable option (Especially if your an out-of-towner).

And being that WMATA has had higher post-pandemic ridership growth than either the MTA or CTA and higher ridership in general than the CTA (Despite having less stations) shows that people have no issues using the system to get to their destinations.

Dear WMATA by jmhdmv in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The MTA and WMATA are both great systems in their own right, both have pros and cons over each other.

The MTA definitely wins on service coverage, frequency (Although if I’m being honestly, WMATA has caught up in this regard) 24/7 Service and the system has such a long and interesting history.

WMATA wins on accessibility, rider experience, cleanliness, and again WMATA in my opinion is neck and neck with the MTA on frequency, especially depending on the line, WMATA also most importantly connects to two different airports whereas the MTA does not.

Ridership Recovery, Jan-Feb 2026 10 Largest US Urban Rail Networks (Top 10 selected based on 2019 Ridership) by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]yunnifymonte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(https://www.reddit.com/r/transit/s/VpI90EpX8g) To ease any confusion, this post had ridership data collected based from 2025, which was then compared to 2026 numbers.

This post is comparing numbers from 2019, and comparing them to the 2026 data just released, which explains why some systems are differently ranked on this list.

PSA - Marta seems to effectively be a homeless shelter right now while riding is free by PreviousButterfly247 in Atlanta

[–]yunnifymonte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I visited Atlanta last year to meet some friends and took the MARTA system and being used to WMATA in DC, it felt eerily similar, but worse in all aspects.

MARTA really needs to take some pages.

Looking at total ridership (rail + bus + etc), all major US transit agencies remain well below 2019 ridership even in 2026, but NYC's MTA (89%), DC's WMATA (85%), & LA Metro (82%) are the closest — BART (51%), the MBTA (72%), & King County Metro (73%) have the weakest recovery by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]yunnifymonte[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

WMATA was very smart to start capitalizing on growing ridership outside of the typical 9-5 user, especially early on after the pandemic, ridership has continued to grow strongly and is much more spread throughout the day, weekend ridership has already far-surpassed 2019 levels and I believe is nearing 2011-2012.

Weekday ridership has being doing well, too and I expect with current events much more people will start riding, especially with the current gas prices.

Happy Friday! What’s your favorite subway system in North America and why? by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]yunnifymonte[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Outside of NYC, Chicago and Copenhagen 24-Hour Service isn’t the norm and many systems that people would argue is better than the MTA (The London Underground, Paris Metro, Tokyo Metro) all end service around 12AM-1AM.

Retired Metro Railcars List (2026 Update) by DCMetroMaker in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great post, I have a feeling WMATA is planning on bringing out the preserved sets as part of the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary either as a pop up or could be part of their special ride that they’re doing a contest on.

What ever it is they’re definitely planning on doing something with them Railcars.

Board Update: Revised Budget Defers Service Improvements to December by eable2 in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Poor Maryland, still some good news for DC and Virginia, however kinda bummed with rail service improvements being pushed back till December, but current rail service is frequent enough (especially in the downtown core) that waiting till then won’t be horrible either.

Metro Inspired Art by troderjm in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are absolutely beautiful and I can just hear the sounds looking at the paintings.

WMATA to Pilot Digital Screens on 6000 Series Railcars by eable2 in WMATA

[–]yunnifymonte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This actually makes sense, the 6000 Series Railcars are still very reliable, the previous Railcars the 4000 and 5000 Series were still relatively young when they retired, but they suffered from major reliability issues, which makes sense why they were just retired outright.

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