Without federal help for COVID budget shortfall, big changes could be coming to Metro

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: A single rider waits on a train platform at the Archives station as weekday rail ridership across the Metro system is down nearly 90-percent due to the coronavirus pandemic March 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is closing more than a dozen stations for an indefinite period beginning March 26 in an effort to limit the mass transit system's staffing and cleaning requirements amid the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)