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WANT TO GET from Metrorail to FedEx Field for a Redskins game? New rules by the Federal Transit Administration will make that task a bit more confusing.
Reports The Post's Lena H. Sun:
Under Federal Transit Administration regulations that became final May 1, public agencies cannot operate charter bus service if private companies are available to provide the service. Last year, Metro chartered nearly 2,500 buses for revenue of $1.6 million.Metro General Manager John Catoe said the move will have little financial impact; Metro's charter service rates allowed for only "a small profit," he said, according to Sun.Without a waiver from the FTA, Metro cannot provide charter service unless it first checks with dozens of charter bus companies in the Washington region, a time-consuming task that would require Metro to send e-mails to every motorcoach company registered in a regional database, officials said.
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