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A Stinky Situation on Metrorail

Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington PostCOMMUTERS ARE USED to finding delays, heavy crowding and occasional bits of trash and other debris on Metrorail. But on Thursday evening, local blogger Jesus Saves, I Spend encountered — how do we put this delicately — human excrement on a train car floor:

This nice-looking woman started to sit in the seat there, and another woman nearby hollered and grabbed her arm and stopped her from sitting down. On the floor, where her feet would have gone ... two big poops. One of which had already been stepped in once.
The blogger went to the front of the train to alert the operator, who said, "Aw man, not again!"

Say what?

The blogger brings up a very good question:

How does one poop on the Red Line in the middle of rush hour without anyone noticing?
Very carefully, we assume. Actually, we don't want to know.

We contacted Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein, who said this was the first time she's ever heard of such a situation. Her advice:

If someone spots something like that, they should notify the train operator and be specific enough so that the train operator understands what is in the rail car. The train should be taken out of service and cleaned and disinfected. People absolutely should not be exposed to that.
Now you know.

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Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post

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COMMENTS (2)

  • And I thought New Jersey transit was bad!

    By Ryan Midnight , Posted January 25, 2008 7:34 PM

  • Geez. As if we need another reason not to take Metro.

    By metrosucksual , Posted January 26, 2008 12:45 PM
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