#MoCo Online: Metro Red Line Blues

Metro troubles reared their ugly head again on Tuesday as a track fire on the Red Line in Silver Spring caused significant delays during evening rush hour.

Commuters took to Twitter to share their woes.

@MROBart of Washington, DC was happy to have Twitter as a communication channel: "thank u #twitterverse for keeping us folks on the redline informed about the #silver spring FIRE when @wmata has failed to do so!"

@wisemetis of Silver Spring had her evening plans impacted: "Red line train on fire at Silver Spring. Guesd I'm missing knit night tonight."

@jonathanbtucker of DC might have come up with a new pick-up line: ""Baby, you look like the Red Line.... on fire!" -- no really tho, there's a fire on the DC metro Red Line near Silver Spring, fyi"

@ashblankenship of DC saw the fire as a reason to promote other means of transportation: "Since a #WMATA train fire is practically causing the red line to shut down, it’s a perfect time to remember Friday is Bike to Work Day"