{"id":915,"date":"2008-01-18T10:10:36","date_gmt":"2008-01-18T15:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=915"},"modified":"2008-01-18T10:10:36","modified_gmt":"2008-01-18T15:10:36","slug":"my-dc-ride-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=915","title":{"rendered":"my d.c.: ride on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2201140657\/\" title=\"Hold On! by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2393\/2201140657_6a0ff0042c.jpg\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Hold On!\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Can you guess?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2201933640\/\" title=\"New Metro Cars by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2035\/2201933640_0948282256.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"New Metro Cars\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>These are D.C.&#8217;s new Metro cars, of course (the 6000 line, I believe). I&#8217;m sure others have already ridden on them, but they&#8217;re relatively rare on the Red Line, which I use most frequently, and I&#8217;d not seen one in person until my ride home yesterday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to squeeze more passengers in during Rush Hour, some of the highlights include more bench seating in the center of the cars, retractable handles for those surfing commuters, and cushioned benches in the cars&#8217; corners for your leaning comfort.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2201144575\/\" title=\"Cushiony Comfort by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2064\/2201144575_2dbe3f0ccb.jpg\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Cushiony Comfort\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Incidentally, I found the plaque for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=910\">last week&#8217;s &#8220;My D.C.&#8221; entry<\/a>. 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