elizaIO:
1/20/09, DC: this was somewhere near the front of the Purple line that eventually led to the tunnel - predawn - and one of the very few security sightings apart from at road closures
elizaIO:
1/20/09, DC: PTTP ~7-9am, it must be getting later as people are starting to sit down and lean up against the side
elizaIO:
1/20/09, DC: PTTP ~7-9am. At some point, sirened vehicles (ambulance, police, others with no apparent authority) starting pushing through the crowd making their way through the tunnel. They weren't there for anything happening in the tunnel
elizaIO:
1/20/09, DC: PTTP, the line had started moving and we're approaching our exit well below the speed limit... ~8-10am.
elizaIO:
1/20/09, DC: PTTP, people continue streaming through in the opposite direction. By this time, I've thinking they're not checking tickets anymore - just using the tunnel to get to the other side. ~8-10am.