A heads-up to local Metro riders who take the Red Line (like me): just before 1 p.m. today at the Woodley Park station, an idling train was hit by an empty train. [Twenty] people sustained minor injuries. Part of the Red Line had been closed.
[Update (18:15): Thanks to Tina, who gave me a ride to the Wheaton Metro station, I was able to avoid the affected stations entirely, albeit the long way around. Some service has been restored, but Metro does not expect to be up to normal service in time for the Thursday morning commute. The Post now has a photo of the wreck, which shows part of the empty train car on top of another car. Man, oh man.]