Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency that operates transit service in the Washington metropolitan area. WMATA was created by the United States Congress as an interstate compact between Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
A Washington Metro car in 1999
A Washington Metro Breda 3000-Series car on Blue Line route in October 2005
Bus 2986, one of the 13 2016 New Flyer XN40s which replaced the 2014 NABI 42 BRTs (8002–8014) that originally ran the route
A New Flyer DE42LFA #6567 Local branded bus at the Ballston-MU Metro Station in April 2011.
Washington metropolitan area
The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the DC area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV, is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, which is the third-largest combined statistical area in the country.
Image: Tidal Basin panorama
Image: Old Town, Alexandria (50688287918)
Image: Bethesda Maryland
Image: Clark Construction The BORO in Tysons VA Looking Northeast