Thousands gather at the Women's March on Washington

With attendance projections now around 500,000, people are gathering in huge numbers for the Women's March on Washington. According to the Washington Post, packed Metro stations and hour long waits to board trains — you know, the kind of stuff that would generally make commuters behave like their worst selves — are not fazing marchers.
SEE ALSO: How to get involved with the Women's March on Washington if you're not in D.C. View image on TwitterView image on TwitterView image on TwitterView image on Twitter Follow Philip Lewis ✔ @Phil_Lewis_ Photos of the Shady Grove Metro station currently. Hearing it's an hour wait to get on the train. O____o #WomensMarch 4:09 PM - 21 Jan 2017 5,490 5,490 Retweets 7,248 7,248 likes Instead, everyone is cheering. And crowds across the city — even those far from the starting point — are only getting more enormous. In fact, some trains are so packed that no one can board when they reach the next station. View image on Twitter View image on Twitter Follow Elizabeth Koh ✔ @elizabethrkoh Finally made it to L'Enfant, where foot traffic is a crawl. Occasionally someone starts a cheer and the response is deafening #WomensMarch 4:46 PM - 21 Jan 2017 Retweets 1 1 like View image on TwitterView image on Twitter Follow Laura Figueroa ✔ @Laura_Figueroa Trains into DC for the #WomensMarch are packed to the gills this a.m. 4:22 PM - 21 Jan 2017 829 829 Retweets 2,498 2,498 likes View image on Twitter View image on Twitter Follow Emma Hinchliffe ✔ @_emmahinchliffe 5:27 PM - 21 Jan 2017 · Washington, DC 1 1 Retweet 2 2 likes View image on Twitter View image on Twitter Follow Tabitha St. Bernard @tabithastb 7am and marchers are ready! #womensmarch 1:53 PM - 21 Jan 2017 510 510 Retweets 1,494 1,494 likes View image on Twitter View image on Twitter Follow Emily Hecht @emiblake #WomensMarch We're not even in DC yet, and this metro station has a better crowd than the inauguration.

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