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A subway train arrives at the L'Enfant Metro Station, which is part of the public mass transit network for Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
WASHINGTON — Whether you are a local who rarely rides Metro or have visitors from out of town, here’s what you need to know to ride the system and what has changed in the last decade. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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A subway train arrives at the L'Enfant Metro Station, which is part of the public mass transit network for Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Metro said the image of Trump used on the sleeve was provided by the Presidential Inaugural Committee, which "worked closely" with the transit agency on the commemorative sleeve, the committee's communications director, Boris Epshteyn, said in a statement. (WMATA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - JANUARY 20:  WASHINGTON, D.C. - JANUARY 20:  People debark the Metro during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 19: Crowds of people stream out of the Capitol South metro station on January 19, 2009 in Washington, DC as preparations continue for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama January 20th.  The Capitol South station is the closest metro station to the U.S. Capitol building.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — Whether you are a local who rarely rides Metro or have visitors from out of town, here’s what you need to know to ride the system and what has changed in the last decade.

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