MetroMaker

WMATA fan & Collector of all things Metro! Check out @WMATAHistory for more Metro history posts!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Today’s the day! Happy 50th Birthday Metro! 🎉5️⃣0️⃣🎉 To celebrate, here’s my model of the 50 Years of Metro wrap revealed yesterday! Can’t wait for the celebrations downtown on @wmata today!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

@GreatLaya @wmata Got very lucky with the 1976 one. The 2026 manual was given out at the 50th Anniversary ride back in March. Not sure if they'll have more copies at the pop-up shop or other 50th events in June.

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Metro Owner’s Manual 50 years apart!

Here’s an original @wmata “Owner’s Manual” which was a promotional insert in the Washington Star from March 1976 compared to the 2026 50th Anniversary Edition! The 1976 future map is pretty close, minus the Silver Line.

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Both of these manuals are viewable on WMATA’s website if you want to read through them!
1976 Manual: https://t.co/GlN1F7DF8n

2026 Manual: https://t.co/gpzuyKMrjp

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

In Boston riding the @MBTA! So many different forms of transit operated under the T and tons of history as the oldest running subway in the US!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Visited the @smithsonian American History Museum to see the new @wmata “Access the Revolution” display! So on point with the Metro iconography that there’s a sign informing visitors it’s not a real Metro station!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

May 17th, 2026:
And here we are at the present! As of today, this is what you will see if you go to https://t.co/vgo7W29K6A!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

To celebrate the launch of the new https://t.co/vgo7W29K6A today, let's take a look back at some of the main @wmata website designs over the past 30 years! All screenshots are from the Internet Archive. Thread below:

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

December 6th, 2017:
This should feel familiar, the most recent major website overhaul until today. But did you know the site appeared red on Oct 7th, 2019, alerting users to major delays due to an out-of-service collision.

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Happy May the Fourth! #StarWarsDay @wmata

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

@WilliamTyberius Yes, just one. It can be tracked on the WMATA website under the “Special Edition” tab here:
https://t.co/rIeW3IgHmL

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Saw the #Metro50 train again today! Still running strong over a month later!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Hey @wmata, whenever the 50th train gets undecorated you should sell off the 50 Years ad/card posters, like the past Pride & July 4th ones! I’d love to buy one!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Saw a retired @wmata Metro car getting hauled off to the scrapyard today!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

@wmata Got all of those except the 25th & 30th Anniversary SmarTrips! Can’t wait to collect the 50th ones!