Metro set ridership records July Fourth, WMATA says

The D.C. area’s Metro system set ridership records on Fourth of July with over 866,000 trips, including 120,000 after midnight, as fare gates remained open for free travel during the 250th birthday celebrations. Challenges included storms disrupting events, a white-supremacist group marching through the city, and track damage causing a derailment, with Metro extending service to accommodate visitors.