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  Washington Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Washington Metro or simply Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway.
She was subsequently arrested by Metro Transit Police after refusing to cooperate with the issuance of a citation for the offense.
Washington Metro is unique among major public transportation systems, in that it has no dedicated source of funding.
encyclopedia.vestigatio.com /Washington_Metro   (4924 words)

  
 1 Metro 'Track Walker' Killed; Another Critically Injured
It was the second death among workers in the Washington area's transit system this year and the 14th in Metro's 30-year history.
Metro said the train operator, who has worked for Metro since 1999, was tested for drugs and alcohol after the accident.
Fourteen Metro workers have died on the job since the system opened in 1976, including six who were struck by trains.
www.wtopnews.com /?nid=25&sid=991071   (748 words)

  
  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway.
Huntington is the only station equipped with an "inclinator,"?title=an elevator-like device that travels diagonally up and down what would have been an escalator in order to allow people with disabilities to use both sides of the station.
Huntington is the only station in the system whose name contains none of the letters in the word 'mackerel', just as there is only one station in the London Underground whose name contains no letters in 'mackerel', St John's Wood.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Washington_Metro   (5748 words)

  
 Huntington (washington Metro)
Huntington is a Washington Metro station in Huntington, Virginia on the Yellow Line.
The north mezzanine is home to Metro's only fully public restroom, an automatic self-cleaning toilet manufactured by [http://www.exeloo.com/ Exeloo], opened in October 2003.
Huntington is one of only two stations that are serviced exclusively by the yellow line.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Huntington_(Washington_Metro)   (227 words)

  
 Washington, D.C.
The Washington, DC Metrorail system is a regional rapid transit system consisting of five lines, 83 stations and approximately 103 miles of track.
The Metro "M" is shown at the top; and just beneath the "M" there is a colored stripe (or combination of colored stripes) that indicates which line (or lines) serves the station.
When the Metro system was in the planning stages, they wanted to include a route to Georgetown, but the residents of the affluent neighborhood thought the subway would bring crime and would be seedy, not the technological marvel that it became.
world.nycsubway.org /us/washdc   (3490 words)

  
 Huntington West Virginia
Huntington is the name of a number of places:
Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted againstBritish rule in the American Revolution and is generallyclassified as part of the South.
Fiveof them were re-elected to a second term: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and Woodrowhttp:/.
www.lottery-news.net /dust34470-huntington_west_virginia.html   (435 words)

  
 natural3-inside
900 Ohio Drive, SW Washington, DC As a living legacy to the founding of the republic as well as an oasis in the midst of a city landscape, the 50 acres of Constitution Gardens were originally beneath the Potomac River.
Washington, DC Established in 1890 "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States," Rock Creek Park served as a model of inspiration for the planning of future US National Park locations.
Massachusettes and Wisconsin Avenues, NW Washington, DC The Washington National Cathedral regularly opens its doors to people of all faiths as they gather to worship and pray, to mourn the passing of world leaders and to confront the pressing moral and social issues of the present.
www.washington.org /expoeast/do.htm   (1429 words)

  
 Huntington, Massachusetts MA, town profile (Hampshire County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Huntington is a town in Hampshire County, in the Springfield metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Huntington was $19,385, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Huntington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $515.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2991   (442 words)

  
 Metro worker's death on videotape - Metropolitan - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He and the other worker were inspecting the roughly half-mile stretch of elevated track between the Huntington and Eisenhower Avenue stations in Alexandria when they were hit, about 100 yards away from the Eisenhower station.
Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel said the agency's internal probe was ongoing.
However, Metro equipped most of its trains with the recorders on the safety board's recommendation after a 1996 crash at the Shady Grove station killed a train operator.
washingtontimes.com /metro/20061201-103548-7391r_page2.htm   (326 words)

  
 Metro parking lots to accept credit cards - Examiner.com
WASHINGTON - The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority will launch a pilot project in the spring that will allow passengers to use their credit cards to pay parking fees, a spokesman told The Examiner.
Metro is not sure how long the pilot will last before the credit-card acceptance capability will be extended to all of its parking facilities.
Work on a 500-space garage at Huntington and a 600-space garage in Vienna is under way and Metro is developing plans for a 1,200-parking-space facility at the Glenmont station.
www.examiner.com /a-437464~Metro_parking_lots_to_accept_credit_cards.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC   (411 words)

  
 Predictive Testing for Huntington''s Disease
Huntington's disease (HD) is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system, resulting in a movement disorder, personality changes, and intellectual decline.
In March, 1993, the gene causing Huntington's disease was identified.
This means that individuals at risk for HD can now be directly tested for the presence or absence of the gene, which allows a "prediction" of who will develop this disease.
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /internet/huntdisease/geninfo.cfm   (3057 words)

  
 Huntingtons Disease -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Huntington's disease or Huntington's chorea is an inherited disorder characterized by abnormal body movements called chorea, and loss of memory.
There also is evidence that doctors as far back as the Middle Ages knew of this devastating disease.
Huntington's disease is inherited in the autosomal dominant fashion, meaning that it is on a dominant allele, and offspring of carriers have a 50% chance of inheriting the disease.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/77/huntingtons-disease.html   (439 words)

  
 Interstate 66 and Metrorail Vienna Route
The route from the center of Metro Center Station (N-S), to Huntington, is designated the Huntington Route, and the C Route.
To ride from the Huntington Route south of Rosslyn Station to the Vienna Route (for example, Pentagon to Ballston), a transfer at Rosslyn is necessary.
The Huntington (C) Route begins in subway at the north end of the Metro Center Station (N-S) and proceeds northward under 12th Street, then westward under Eye Street and the Potomac River to the District of Columbia-Virginia boundary.
www.roadstothefuture.com /Int66_MetroViennaRte.html   (7148 words)

  
 Huntington Metro News
HUNTINGTON -- The state Supreme Court of Appeals has suspended the law license of a Charleston attorney hired to represent Cherylethia 'Bunny' Holmes, according to the W.Va. State Bar and court documents...
HUNTINGTON -- As the current session of the West Virginia Legislature approaches its traditional climactic close tonight, several pieces of legislation have been acted upon or appear to be near passage.
HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington man will spend 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for his role in two drug transactions from 2003.
www.topix.net /metro/huntington-ashland-wv-ky-oh   (606 words)

  
 Metro to Shut Stations for Weekend Track Work - washingtonpost.com
Metro is planning a series of round-the-clock track maintenance operations starting next month that would shut down service at certain rail stations for an entire weekend as part of an aggressive campaign to keep the nation's second-busiest transit system running safely and smoothly.
Between the shutdowns and the single-tracking weekends, the bottom line for Metro riders is not good: Expect delays every weekend through the end of the year.
Metro officials are warning customers about major disruptions of Blue and Yellow line service this weekend.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/10/AR2006051002235.html   (764 words)

  
 Metro Boston Basketball Club (Lena Park): Latest News
Dorchester, MA - Metro Boston will be conducting try-outs on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Central Branch YMCA on Huntington Avenue.
People should keep this in mind, played with Metro Boston as a freshmen in high school through his prep year at MCI.
eteamz.active.com /MetroBoston/news   (1529 words)

  
 Huntington (Washington Metro) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is located between North Kings Highway (State Route 241) and Huntington Avenue, with parking facilities and station entrances available off of both roads.
The north mezzanine is home to Metro's only fully public restroom, an automatic self-cleaning toilet manufactured by Exeloo, opened in October 2003.
This article relating to the Washington Metro is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huntington_(Washington_Metro)   (244 words)

  
 Train Hits 2 Metro Workers, Killing 1 - washingtonpost.com
Metro and Fairfax County rescue officials inspect the scene where a Metrorail car struck two track workers, killing one and injuring the other.
The death of a Metro worker this morning, who was struck and killed by a Yellow Line train, marks the third such fatality in about a year.
Metro's Operations Control Center knew the two workers were doing inspections, said Steve Feil, Metro's chief operating officer for rail.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR2006113000298.html?nav=rss_metro   (723 words)

  
 Metro worker killed, another injured - Metropolitan - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
One Metro worker was killed and another was critically injured when they were struck by a train on the Yellow Line yesterday morning.
Leslie A. Cherry, a 29-year Metro employee, and another Metro worker were inspecting the roughly half-mile stretch of elevated track between the Huntington and Eisenhower Avenue stations in Alexandria when they were hit, Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said.
The train's operator, a Metro employee since 1999, was taken for mandatory drug and alcohol testing.
washingtontimes.com /metro/20061130-113555-8664r.htm   (344 words)

  
 Washington Apartments
Washington is also a leading producer of apples, pears, raspberries and other crops.
The overall cost of living in Washington is about 3% above the national average, with housing costs—including apartments for rent—at about 2% above average.
One of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, the Greater Seattle region is home to 3.6 million people and counting, as more people become aware of all this great city has to offer its residents.
www.rent.com /rentals/washington   (664 words)

  
 Washington DC Metrorail
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which also operates a network of buses.
[picture] The south end of the Yellow Line crosses the Cameron Run valley on an elevated structure, and ends at the Huntington station on the south side of the valley.
This view is from the top of the parking structure at Huntington, looking north across the valley with the roof of the station below.
web.presby.edu /~jtbell/transit/Washington/Metro   (901 words)

  
 Huntington, New York NY, town profile (Suffolk County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Huntington is a town in Suffolk County, in the New York metro area.
The town encompasses the villages of Asharoken, Huntington Bay, Lloyd Harbor and Northport; and the communities of Centerport, Cold Spring Harbor, Commack, Dix Hills, East Northport, Eatons Neck, Elwood, Fort Salonga, Greenlawn, Halesite, Huntington, Huntington Station, Melville, South Huntington and West Hills.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Huntington was $36,390, compared with $21,587 nationally.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=897   (818 words)

  
 Boeing: Employment - Locations - Huntington Beach, California
Surf City, U.S.A., is truly a great place to live with nine miles of sandy beaches, and one of the largest pleasure piers in the world.
Huntington Beach's park system includes 58 public parks and the largest city-owned regional park in Orange County -- Huntington Central Park.
There also are three miles of equestrian trails, school playgrounds, a city gym, two golf courses, 72 tennis courts, a marina, and a protected wildlife preserve.
www.boeing.com /employment/locations/states/cities/huntingtonBeach.html   (163 words)

  
 Directions for Annual Meeting Venues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The nearest Metro station is the McPherson Square station.
Note: The layout of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station may cause confusion for arriving passengers who require elevators: The main entrance to the station is prominently connected to the airport terminal.
And the fare gates at this main entrance include a wide fare gate that the Washington Metro system makes available for wheelchairs at all accessible Metro entrances – but in fact there is no elevator at this main entrance.
www.aarweb.org /Annualmeet/2006/directions/venue-m7.asp   (659 words)

  
 Washington, D.C. Tourism Information - United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 1st Session
Metro Stop: Smithsonian on the blue or orange lines exit at 12th and Independence Avenue.
Exit to the lower level (Huntington Avenue) of the station to catch a Fairfax Connector bus to Mount Vernon.
Metro: Stadium Armory on the blue or orange lines, then Bus number B-2, B-4, or B-5 to the intersection of Bladensburg Road and R Street, Walk east of R street 300 yards to the R street gate.
www.house.gov /house/tour_dc.html   (3407 words)

  
 More parking, more homes at Huntington Metro - Examiner.com
As part of a mixed-use development project, Metro officials broke ground on an expansion parking building at the station in Alexandria on Wednesday.
Fairfax County - Metro and Fairfax officials broke ground Wednesday on a $31 million, 1,424-space parking garage at the Huntington Metrorail station.
The garage is a joint venture between Fairfax County, Metro, Stout & Teague and Clark Realty Capital.
www.examiner.com /a-315374~More_parking__more_homes_at_Huntington_Metro.html   (432 words)

  
 Huntington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also Henry Huntington and his Huntington Library in San Marino, California
See also George Huntington and his discovery Huntington's disease
These should not be confused with Huntingtown or Huntingdon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huntington   (112 words)

  
 Potomac News Online | Traffic & Transportation Home
Metro is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board on its independent investigation.
Metro officials are also conducting their internal investigation in coordination with and on behalf of the Tristate Oversight Committee, which is in accordance with TOC’s procedures.
Seven Metro employees, including these recent deaths, have died after being struck by a train in Metro’s 30-year history.
potomac_traffic.mgblogs.com /index.php/potomac_traffic/second_metro_employee_dies_after_being_struck_by_train_last_week   (389 words)

  
 Metro's Weekend Delays - Get There
Metro riders should give themselves some extra time this weekend if they are traveling on the Blue, Red or Green lines.
For riders coming from Virginia, it's a good idea to use the Huntington Station on the Yellow Line for trains into downtown Washington.
That was where the elevator was stuck with 5 people on board and they were extracted one at a time because the elevator could not be moved.
blog.washingtonpost.com /getthere/2006/08/metros_weekend_work.html   (374 words)

  
 Congressman Fred Upton
Metro: Metro Center (Red, Orange, and Blue lines) is located 1/2 block north of the Theatre.
Folger Shakespeare Library - The Folger is located at 201 East Capitol St., S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003-1094 Phone: 202-544-4600 Directions: The Folger is one block from the U.S. Capitol and is accessible by Metrobus.
The National Cathedral - It is located on Mount Saint Alban in Washington, D.C., which is one of the highest points in the city.
www.house.gov /upton/visitwashington.html   (2792 words)

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