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PHOTOS: Remembering the Metro shutdown 2 years later

Rob Woodfork | rwoodfork@wtop.com

March 16, 2018, 3:52 AM

A lock is seen outside of a closed Metrorail station during the Metro shutdown in 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WASHINGTON — Crowded bus stops. Jammed commuter route. Fenced off Metrorail stations. It was a commute that few could ever forget.

Check out the photos from the 29-hour Metro shutdown in 2016.

Morning traffic builds up on 14th street NW in downtown D.C., Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The Metro subway system that serves the nation’s capital and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs shut down for a full-day for an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables. Making for unusual commute, as the lack of service is forcing some people on the roads, while others are staying home or teleworking. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
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With the D.C. Metro closed, the normally crowded escalators were empty at the entrance to the Metro Center station during the morning rush hours on March 16, 2016 in D.C. Metro’s General manager Paul Wiedefeld made the decision to close for 29 hours for a safety inspection after a recent fire. Metro makes approximately 725,000 trips per day in the D.C. Metro area. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images
A Metro employee shuts down escalators to the McPherson Square Station in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A Metro employee shuts down escalators to the McPherson Square Station in D.C., Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Metro shut down for a full-day for an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables. The Federal Transit Administration announced a safety inspection blitz of its own focusing on rail yard safety, red light signals and track integrity. The FTA said that Metro had not adequately assessed the root cause of an August derailment outside of the Smithsonian Station and that the McPherson Square fire was a symptom of what the agency called “poor preventive maintenance.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
A man walks by the entrance for the Federal Triangle Metrorail station on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
The entrance to the Metro Center station is gated closed during the morning rush hours on March 16, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
The entrance to the Metro Center station is gated closed during the morning rush hours on March 16, 2016 in D.C. Metro’s General manager Paul Wiedefeld made the decision to close for 29 hours for a safety inspection after a recent fire. Metro makes approximately 725,000 trips per day in the D.C. area. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images
(Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Metrorail's shutdown on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, is also impacting air travelers trying to get to and from Reagan National Airport. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Metrorail’s shutdown on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, also impacted air travelers trying to get to and from Reagan National Airport. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WTOP/Kathy Stewart
Buses were filling up quickly at the Silver Spring transit center on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
Buses were filling up quickly at the Silver Spring transit center on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
WTOP/Nick Iannelli
Commuters who normally ride Metrorail wait in line to board a bus at the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride lot in Virginia Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Commuters who normally ride Metrorail wait in line to board a bus at the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride lot in Virginia Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Commuters take advantage of bike paths in the city amid the Metorail shutdown. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
With the closing of the D.C. Metro commuters had to adapt during the morning rush hours on March 16, 2016. Metro’s General manager Paul Wiedefeld made the decision to close for 29 hours for a safety inspection after a recent fire. Metro makes approximately 725,000 trips per day in the D.C. area. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images
A lonely bike at a Capital Bikeshare station on the day that the Metro subway system shut down for a full day. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)
A lonely bike at a Capital BikeShare station on the day that the Metro subway system shut down for a full day. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)
WTOP/Kate Ryan
A cyclist commutes to work on 15th Street NW as traffic backs up from Capitol Hill to Fort Totten during Metro's shutdown. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP’s Dave Dildine described a “honk fest” from Capitol Hill to Fort Totten during the shutdown. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
A bicyclist moves past cars stuck in traffic along Florida Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
A bicyclist moves past cars stuck in traffic along Florida Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
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After a shutdown that lasted a day, Metrorail is up and running on March 17, 2016. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
A normal commute -- putting on makeup on Metro. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
A normal commute — putting on makeup on Metro. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
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A Metro employee shuts down escalators to the McPherson Square Station in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The entrance to the Metro Center station is gated closed during the morning rush hours on March 16, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Metrorail's shutdown on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, is also impacting air travelers trying to get to and from Reagan National Airport. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Buses were filling up quickly at the Silver Spring transit center on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
Commuters who normally ride Metrorail wait in line to board a bus at the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride lot in Virginia Wednesday morning. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Commuters take advantage of bike paths in the city amid the Metorail shutdown. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
A lonely bike at a Capital Bikeshare station on the day that the Metro subway system shut down for a full day. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)
A cyclist commutes to work on 15th Street NW as traffic backs up from Capitol Hill to Fort Totten during Metro's shutdown. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A bicyclist moves past cars stuck in traffic along Florida Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
metrorail sign
A normal commute -- putting on makeup on Metro. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)

Rob Woodfork

Rob Woodfork is WTOP's Senior Sports Content Producer, which includes duties as producer and host of the DC Sports Huddle, nightside sports anchor and sports columnist on WTOP.com.

rwoodfork@wtop.com

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