Even Developing World Cities Don't Shut Down Their Subway For A Day

The shutdown of Washington, D.C.'s Metrorail system for an entire day — 29 hours to be exact — for a safety inspection prompted a New York Times interviewee to say: "It's the capital of the United States and one of the biggest business centers in the country. This is like a developing country."
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/03/16/470696745/even-developing-world-cities-dont-shut-down-their-subway-for-a-day?sc=tw