only 40 years old, Washington's subway is unsafe, unreliabe and outdated

Washington, D.C.'s METRO subway system opened in 1976. Today, it's unsafe, unreliable and outdated. 

Compared with other subways:

• New York City, 1904
• Philadephia, 1907
• Chicago, 1897
• Boston, 1901
• London, 1890
• Paris, 1900

List of metro systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Washington D.C.'s METRO is just a youngster.

How did it become unsafe, unreliable and outdated in just 40 years?

Not funding--millions upon millions have been poured into METRO.

Neglect and mismanagement are the culprits.

just another day on METRO: http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/metro-train-derails-at-east-falls-church/284059655