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  • Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.
Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.

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PIDS software
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Interesting Youtube video
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MARC & VRE face shutdown if PTC not installed by Dec. 31
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Metrorail cars were almost red (or green)
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Red Line vs. Green Line
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Silver Line to New Carrollton
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Metro considering re-balancing service on 5 lines
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System Safety
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Metro: all carpet in 5000/6000-series cars gone by 2015
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Smoke incident near L'Enfant Plaza 1/12/201
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MTPD arrests serial graffiti 'artist'
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Non-revenue derailment at Smithsonian
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Announcement chime
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Pope in DC: WMATA Edition
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Some PTC & Signalling questions
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Rolling Stock Retirement Sequence, Which Should Go First
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VRE says $2 Billion Needed to add Southbound Service
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Would Metro ever consider having a "Heritage Fleet"?
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No horn at certain crossings?
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Marc Electrics
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Greenbelt station
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What happened to 1236/1237?
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Red line station depth
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MARC 875 Kensington, MD Grade Crossing Collision
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Flashing lights on side of cars while braking?
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center track platforms at Aberdeen
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What happens to the single level cab cars?
by MCL1981  - 
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5k Tech Specs
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WMATA 1k-6k Acceleration Performance Curves
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New decals on cab exterior
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Breaking: Metro to temporarily remove all 4000-series
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Breaking: Metro to resume mid-day track work
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GE Center Cab at Alexandria yard
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Please, help identify ticket age
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MARC / VRE Railcar Specs
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Photos or rendering of MARC Multilevels
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new Metro car is born
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Happy 39th Birthday Metro!
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BREAKING NEWS: Sarles set to retire January 2015
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Pilot program for digital advertising
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Fatal MPD shooting in tunnel at Potomac Ave Station
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Metro to get into child care
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MTA Open House for Perryville Yard
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Court House station
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Massive disruption on MARC Penn Line today
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Smoke incident at Court House Station 2/11/15
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Metro's FY 2016 budget
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VRE names locomotives to honor board members
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Edgewood Yard?
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MARC Bayview Station
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MARC to build new storage tracks at Union Station
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Need Washington DC help
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Washington--Baltimore
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New Train, New Station & Mobile Ticketing for VRE in 2015
by davinp  - 
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Service Suspended 12-16-14 Thru Core Stations
by JDC  - 
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Penn Line "Emergency Repairs"
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Single tracking and PIDS
by YOLO  - 
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Decorated Metrorail car
by JDC  - 
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Metro seeks 10% increase in jurisdiction subsidy, or else!
by JDC  - 
1 Replies 
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Columbia Pike Streetcar Cancelled
by YOLO  - 
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WMATA to return to ATC operation?
by JDC  - 
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Special Metro Service on Veterans Day for Concert for Valor
by JDC  - 
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1970 DC Metro - Adopted Regional System
by JDC  - 
3 Replies 
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Fantastic interactive map of Metro station architecture
by JDC  - 
4 Replies 
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New Carrollton Yard storage capacity expansion project
by Sand Box John  - 
7 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
Station Chaining Distances
by schmod  - 
5 Replies 
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Should the VRE Manassas Line have a station in Clifton?
by CHIP72  - 
10 Replies 
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 by chucksc
 
Happy Birthday (with WMATA Opening Dates)
by Sand Box John  - 
14 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
MARC Waldorf Line?
by gprimr1  - 
42 Replies 
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ISIS threats on Subway systems in America
by Robert Paniagua  - 
0 Replies 
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MARC once again proves they don't give 2 you know whats...
by dt_rt40  - 
6 Replies 
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 by dt_rt40
 
Big City Metro - Washington DC
by DMClark  - 
5 Replies 
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MARC AEM-7s
by Jersey_Mike  - 
68 Replies 
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 by dt_rt40
 
Phase I of the Silver line open
by realtype  - 
27 Replies 
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New Tardis's [Tardisi?] at stations
by farecard  - 
4 Replies 
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 by JDC
 
VRE to sell 6 old Gallery cars back to Chicago's Metra
by davinp  - 
3 Replies 
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Disaster commute of 8-15-14
by JDC  - 
3 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
Spotsylvania Station Groundbreaking
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
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 by davinp
 
MARC weeklys
by jt42cwr  - 
2 Replies 
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 by jt42cwr
 
Potomac Shores VRE Station Unlike Any Other in System
by davinp  - 
2 Replies 
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 by jt42cwr
 
VRE Cherry Hill station planned for 2017
by davinp  - 
4 Replies 
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MARC Trains to add weekend service
by davinp  - 
52 Replies 
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 by ThirdRail7
 
Metrorail Construction Photos?
by strench707  - 
5 Replies 
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 by JDC
 
Potomac Shores VRE Station Gets Green Light
by davinp  - 
1 Replies 
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CAF 5011
by asdf  - 
10 Replies 
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 by YOLO
 
NTSB closes another Metro safety recommendation
by JDC  - 
5 Replies 
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 by farecard
 
8000-series Test Train at Greenbelt
by TheOneKEA  - 
4 Replies 
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 by farecard
 
Google Maps - show me the lines!
by JDC  - 
14 Replies 
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 by JDC
 
"Earth Tunnels" - Building Metrorail tunnels video
by JDC  - 
2 Replies 
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 by Robert Paniagua
 
Metro: "Rosslyn Bypass" (interline) not feasible
by JDC  - 
12 Replies 
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 by Robert Paniagua
 
WaPo flashback: Metro construction photos
by JDC  - 
1 Replies 
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 by Robert Paniagua
 
How do VRE trains identify on the radio?
by chucksc  - 
2 Replies 
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 by mmi16
 
Destination codes and train control systems
by drwho9437  - 
5 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
National Airport pocket track now single crossover
by Sand Box John  - 
60 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
BL service increase is possible with SV line
by DiscoveryAnalysis  - 
16 Replies 
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 by JDC
 
Construction of Turnback track at Eastern Market
by DiscoveryAnalysis  - 
5 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
Free rides on segment openings
by DiscoveryAnalysis  - 
1 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
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