Metro Rail

The Metro system in DC is built to bring people living outside the downtown to the downtown, and was never concieved of as public transportation.  It's is however the best way to navigate DC without a car, and durring any major festivites.  A normal fare runs $1.20, though rush hour fares are more.

Metro stations are sparce and caverous places.  There is no eating, drinking, smoking, or playing of music while in the metro, nor are there public bathrooms.  The DC metro is no frills transportation.

Five color coded lines snake around the city, with nine transfer points, and at times sharing track: Red, Green, Orange, Blue, and Yellow.