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

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Metrorail Safety Rules and Procedures Handbook
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MP36 max speed
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Conrail operation of Baltimore-Washington route
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Another near miss
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Proposed Fare Increase - July 1 2013
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VRE to sell old Chicago Gallery Cars
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VRE riders offered bigger discounts to switch to Amtrak
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Ex-VRE locomotives at ARMY Facility in Utah
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LED signs inside trains
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New Strategic plan released
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State seeks more control over Virginia Railway Express
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Ex-VRE manager sentenced to 2 years in prison for bribes
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MARC
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VRE's "Multiple internal control issues" investigated.
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VRE to receive expected bulk of ‘access fee’ dollars
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MARC Selling 26 Single Levels this month?
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Metro's Track Geometry Vehicle debuts
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MARC Special MLK/Inaguration Day Service
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New train track will benefit VRE, high-speed trains
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Keep Fear Alive! Record WMATA Ridership 10/30/10
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Fuse And Breaker System For The Third Rail
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Fix to Rush +
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What to do if you end up on the tracks
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Fire at National, or at least lots of smoke.....
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V20 locomotive spotted in Colorado
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Why is it so dark in the Metro?
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This is rather disturbing..... (Change in VRE Funding)
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How to confuse, non-Rush-Hour Minus
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Status Of Metrorail After Passage Of Storm Sandy
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Huricane Snady
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Metro prepares for Hurricane Sandy
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Franconia-Springfield Station
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Metropolitan Sub signals replacement - Derwood-Seneca Fill
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Last GP40PH-2 at Broad Run is gone.
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VRE to lower Amtrak step-up fare, elimate group fares
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Impressions and questions from an outsider
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Police: Man stepped into path of VRE train
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Upgrades Nearly Complete At MARC Edgewood Station.
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in event of computer failure in the metro
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VRE Board voted Doug Allen, 58 as new CEO
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VRE to lengthen 2 trains
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MARC GP40WH-2 Sighting
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VRE has sold locomotives V20 & V23 GP40PH-2C
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MARC Gallery Cars, not long for this world
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Penn Line Perryville Shuttle Trains
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single car 1033
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Track & platform work
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GP40WH-2 On the Move!
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VRE L'Enfant Storage Track Update
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Union Station
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Metro's computer failure
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FRA Operating Vehicle at Brunswick Yard
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VRE Spotsylvania County Service
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Heads up for those who post DC Metro videos on YouTube
by tommyboy6181  - 
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West Hyattsville derailment, July 6, 2012
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New Brunswick Line schedule?
by jcepler1  - 
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Good place to watch the morning rush?
by Deval  - 
11 Replies 
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 by jcepler1
 
manual opening and closing of doors on metrorail
by rail10  - 
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 by Sand Box John
 
New Cars in Greenbelt Yard?
by Loco421  - 
16 Replies 
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What color is the Blue Line?
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Another friction ring failure
by tommyboy6181  - 
0 Replies 
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Blue Line near Arlington Cemetery
by wicked  - 
5 Replies 
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VRE Board Appoints New Acting CEO
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
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Main line shunting practices
by TheOneKEA  - 
5 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
VRE operated special Girl Scout train on Saturday, June 9
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
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 by davinp
 
V20 GP40 PH-2 running the mailline today.
by samshat  - 
8 Replies 
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VRE Wireless Plan Goes Unfunded
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
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Metro worker hit by train in rail yard yesterday 5/29
by Robert Paniagua  - 
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VRE doesn't have any equipment they used 20 years
by davinp  - 
2 Replies 
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Third Rail support during switches
by itzow  - 
13 Replies 
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Metro Track Work Schedule Updated
by asdf  - 
12 Replies 
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New Halethorp Station Operations
by Jersey_Mike  - 
1 Replies 
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First 3000 Series/Last 4000 Series Train Car
by hardyboyz1999  - 
1 Replies 
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What is the name of stand by crew member? E_ _ _ _ B _ A _ _
by davinp  - 
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Intercoms on Rohr and Breda 2000/3000s
by hardyboyz1999  - 
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The most dangerous stations in 2011
by tommyboy6181  - 
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Train doors
by asdf  - 
1 Replies 
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600' long (8-car) trains in regular service
by Robert Paniagua  - 
11 Replies 
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Need help identifying Baltimore & Annapolis RR Station
by bmoretrain  - 
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Dupont Circle
by farecard  - 
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The 1Q Vital Signs report
by tommyboy6181  - 
0 Replies 
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VRE's new locomotives set off track defect dector near Alex
by davinp  - 
26 Replies 
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 by ThirdRail7
 
Another derailment
by tommyboy6181  - 
2 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
Many agencies
by wicked  - 
6 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
Two Men Jump Into Clifton Ravine to Avoid Oncoming VRE Train
by ThirdRail7  - 
1 Replies 
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 by gcavert
 
Happy 36th Anniversary Washington Metro
by Forest Glen  - 
1 Replies 
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Earthquake And Other Disaster Sensors On Metrorail
by rail10  - 
3 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
New Map Debuts Today
by RailMike  - 
9 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
How's photography and videotaping doing these days?
by Robert Paniagua  - 
37 Replies 
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 by Forest Glen
 
An Indictment of American Rail Travel??
by Jeff Smith  - 
62 Replies 
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An Indictment of American Rail Travel??
by Jeff Smith  - 
26 Replies 
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 by Jeff Smith
 
MARC service to Orioles games
by Otto Vondrak  - 
6 Replies 
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