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Man dies after he is struck by VRE train in DC

Commuters who ride Virginia Railway Express will need to get off their trains in Alexandria or Crystal City and take Metro into D.C. after a train struck a pedestrian Monday morning. D.C. Fire and EMS said the man was struck near the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue in Southwest.

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VRE tweeted that the accident happened near Long Bridge. The delay for Train 306 is up to two hours. VRE trains are operating on an “S” schedule. In addition to VRE, CSX and Amtrak trains are stopped. [google_map latitude=”38.884038″ longitude=”-77.029988″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”1300 Maryland Avenue, SW” dynamic_map=”false”]

Metro and IndyCar team up for a busy weekend of Freedom 250 Grand Prix events

No, you weren't hallucinating Thursday morning — that was an IndyCar being pulled along the Metro tracks through a portion of D.C. It was part of a promotion between the Freedom 250 Grand Prix and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to remind people that the best way to navigate the expected huge crowds this weekend is to take Metro. "Even IndyCar knows the fastest way to get around is actually on Metro," said Randy Clarke, the transit agency's general manager and CEO. "We're really excited about this, and this car was a really kind of fun way to show a different way that people can see the Metro system, and we're having a little fun." The IndyCar, described as a work car that will not run in any of the races scheduled over the weekend, was fastened aboard a flat-bed train car and pulled along the yellow line, beginning at the King Street station up to the Mount Vernon station then back south to the L'Enfant Plaza station. Metro riders gawked at the multicolored, low-profile racecar as the train paused at L'Enfant for a photo op.
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