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Silver Line Dulles WMATA Metrorail progress/pictures 1 … 113 114 115 116 117 by Sand Box John - Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:49 am	1740 Replies 464342 Views	by Sand Box John Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:22 am
MTA Purple Line Bethesda - New Carrollton Light Rail 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 by SemperFiSep11 - Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:26 am	206 Replies 61629 Views	by MattW Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:11 am
WMATA Automatic Train Control 1 2 by davinp - Sun Jun 10, 2018 7:38 am	28 Replies 8235 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:59 pm
Favourite car type 1 2 3 4 5 by Robert Paniagua - Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:40 am	70 Replies 60901 Views	by Joshua909net Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:41 pm
WMATA links by Robert Paniagua - Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm	0 Replies 11079 Views	by Robert Paniagua Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm
VRE looking to acquire Alstom Coradia cars 1 2 by KTHW - Mon May 03, 2021 12:55 pm	25 Replies 2058 Views	by Pensyfan19 Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:12 pm
VRE proposes adding train to both Fredericksburg & Manassas Line Schedule by davinp - Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:55 am	0 Replies 151 Views	by davinp Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:55 am
Potomac Yard Metrorail station 1 2 3 4 5 by JDC - Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:42 am	63 Replies 27317 Views	by Sand Box John Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:43 am
Maryland MARC/WMATA Congresscritter funding by STrRedWolf - Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:44 pm	7 Replies 484 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:19 am
Survey says: Commuters want Metro into Prince William County over increased VRE service by davinp - Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:49 am	5 Replies 384 Views	by Sand Box John Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:49 pm
VRE probably will not raise fares next year due to uncertainty of ridership levels by davinp - Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:31 pm	3 Replies 190 Views	by eolesen Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:06 am
WMATA 8000 Series Rail Cars 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 by Chris Brown - Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:22 pm	143 Replies 42190 Views	by Sand Box John Wed Jul 14, 2021 7:10 pm
Metro riders will soon see new, upgraded faregates as testing gets underway at six pilot stations by davinp - Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:20 am	3 Replies 286 Views	by danib62 Tue Jun 29, 2021 2:13 pm
Metro phasing out old, original Smartrip cards as it upgrades farebox & faregates 1 2 by davinp - Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:17 pm	20 Replies 1506 Views	by YOLO Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:29 pm
MARC schedules it's return to full service... and jacks up the fares. by STrRedWolf - Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:18 pm	2 Replies 277 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:51 am
VRE will soon end social distancing & seat restrictions on trains by davinp - Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:56 pm	0 Replies 134 Views	by davinp Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:56 pm
Metro takes one step back from automation (again) by davinp - Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:13 pm	2 Replies 263 Views	by danib62 Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:29 pm
What It Took To Get A Whole Metro Car Into Edgewood’s New Metrobar by davinp - Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:04 am	0 Replies 152 Views	by davinp Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:04 am
Metro to start re-enabling automatic train doors speeding up your trip by davinp - Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:04 pm	11 Replies 817 Views	by STrRedWolf Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:13 pm
Proposal for MARC to Run to Hagerstown + Potential Brunswick Line all day service 1 2 3 by njtmnrrbuff - Sun May 09, 2021 8:33 am	43 Replies 2735 Views	by njtmnrrbuff Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:18 am
SmarTrip now on Android and Google Pay by davinp - Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:30 am	1 Replies 159 Views	by JDC Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:48 am
VRE Advancing L’Enfant Station and Fourth Track Expansion, Contributing to Virginia Rail Vision by davinp - Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:51 am	7 Replies 578 Views	by Sand Box John Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:43 am
VRE will return to full service June 1st by davinp - Mon May 10, 2021 11:08 am	3 Replies 287 Views	by njtmnrrbuff Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:11 pm
Dead Mall - Union Station, DC \| the full history - 1907 to its demise in 2021 by TheOneKEA - Sun May 02, 2021 7:55 pm	2 Replies 493 Views	by danib62 Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:30 pm
WMATA - Platform Improvement Project Summer 2021 by JDC - Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:54 am	3 Replies 464 Views	by JDC Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:48 am
VRE hopes to add 2 more trains to its schedule before end of year by davinp - Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:56 am	1 Replies 212 Views	by KTHW Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:33 pm
Richmond Commuter Rail by Arlington - Sun May 23, 2021 12:07 pm	11 Replies 708 Views	by conductorchris Mon May 31, 2021 6:26 pm
Metro's Blue Line reopens May 23 by davinp - Sat May 22, 2021 12:14 pm	0 Replies 169 Views	by davinp Sat May 22, 2021 12:14 pm
VRE asks will riders return if they resume full schedule by davinp - Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:32 pm	6 Replies 535 Views	by Literalman Fri May 07, 2021 12:17 pm
MARC Penn Line ride review by STrRedWolf - Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:47 pm	1 Replies 341 Views	by RRspatch Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:05 am
“Transforming Rail in Virginia” 1 2 3 4 by davinp - Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:32 am	46 Replies 4755 Views	by WhartonAndNorthern Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:43 am
Last MARC RDC run by Martin Baumann - Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:50 am	0 Replies 284 Views	by Martin Baumann Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:50 am
Metrorail Red Line 40th Anniversary - March 27, 1976 1 2 by MACTRAXX - Sun Mar 27, 2016 3:40 pm	16 Replies 5872 Views	by Sand Box John Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:30 am
The plan to create a unified regional rail network by davinp - Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:09 am	1 Replies 286 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:56 pm
New VRE station in Crystal City clears procedural hurdle by davinp - Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:26 am	1 Replies 297 Views	by kitchin Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:54 pm
5k Car Get's A Second Life by Sand Box John - Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:25 am	3 Replies 355 Views	by scratchyX1 Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:51 am
WMATA - death of Robert S. O’Neil by JDC - Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:39 am	1 Replies 261 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:12 pm
New federal funding likely means no huge cuts in next year’s Metro budget by davinp - Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:44 am	0 Replies 169 Views	by davinp Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:44 am
Metro awards contract to replace escalators at 32 stations by davinp - Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:44 pm	3 Replies 388 Views	by STrRedWolf Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:12 pm
MARC/VRE run-through 1 2 3 4 5 by mtuandrew - Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:40 pm	72 Replies 11268 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:40 am
Metro proposes service cuts due to pandemic by YOLO - Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:01 pm	7 Replies 749 Views	by Sand Box John Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:03 am
WMATA closes Blue Line for 3 months for platform reconstruction by davinp - Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:20 pm	1 Replies 285 Views	by JDC Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:02 am
VRE ridership still down 90%; future projections 'uncertain' by davinp - Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:33 pm	0 Replies 212 Views	by davinp Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:33 pm
Wireless service in tunnels by wrivlin - Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:11 pm	7 Replies 2581 Views	by daybeers Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:55 am
Commuter rail report recommends integrating VRE, MARC under one brand 1 2 by davinp - Thu Dec 10, 2020 12:41 pm	22 Replies 1856 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:32 pm
Johns Hopkins study on speeding up train service misses the MARC. by STrRedWolf - Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:22 am	5 Replies 600 Views	by scratchyX1 Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:53 pm
Potential Bombardier rail sale to Alstom, effects on MTAMD by STrRedWolf - Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:20 am	5 Replies 1327 Views	by STrRedWolf Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:55 am
New Carrollton, MD (NCR) Second Platform 1 2 by daybeers - Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:22 pm	20 Replies 2094 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:27 pm
WMATA - Metro considering 2 name-change requests by JDC - Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:26 pm	6 Replies 748 Views	by Robert Paniagua Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:07 am
Happenings on the MARC line 1 2 3 by STrRedWolf - Wed Aug 10, 2016 5:23 am	41 Replies 16210 Views	by STrRedWolf Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:48 pm
Proposal for expanded VRE station in Crystal City inching forward by davinp - Thu Oct 03, 2019 8:49 am	6 Replies 1813 Views	by Literalman Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:11 pm
Inauguration Service Plan 2021... it's not good. 1 2 by STrRedWolf - Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:50 am	17 Replies 1318 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:04 am
Segment Opening Anniversaries 2020 by Sand Box John - Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:32 am	0 Replies 257 Views	by Sand Box John Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:32 am
WMATA - Platform Improvement Project begins at National Airport station by JDC - Thu Jul 30, 2020 7:41 am	4 Replies 581 Views	by JDC Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:58 am
VRE wins safety award by davinp - Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:23 am	0 Replies 168 Views	by davinp Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:23 am
Grant to Expand Martin Maintenance Facility by twropr - Fri Nov 06, 2020 8:43 am	2 Replies 455 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Dec 12, 2020 10:24 pm
MotivePower buys 10 GP39 locomotives from VRE by davinp - Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:31 pm	13 Replies 3793 Views	by Pensyfan19 Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:13 pm
Penn-Camden Connector Track by rafi - Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:52 am	14 Replies 6051 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:05 pm
Newark, Delaware Extension - SEPTA Connection 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by Bobby S - Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:32 pm	93 Replies 34047 Views	by Arlington Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:25 pm
WMATA - 6000-series train decouples 1 2 by JDC - Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:51 am	27 Replies 6112 Views	by davinp Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:26 pm
VRE & MARC holiday schedules 2020/21 by davinp - Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:06 pm	2 Replies 429 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Nov 27, 2020 12:24 pm
Metro to close Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations over the next 10 weekends Nov 27 by davinp - Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:23 am	2 Replies 339 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:47 pm
WMATA - Metro considering name-change for WFC & name for upcoming Potomac Yard by JDC - Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:38 pm	0 Replies 216 Views	by JDC Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:38 pm
Another potential issue with the 6000 series trains? by YOLO - Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:06 pm	1 Replies 326 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:40 am
Build you own Passenger Information Message System display by Sand Box John - Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:02 am	2 Replies 341 Views	by STrRedWolf Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:40 pm
Pandemic derails VRE's popular Santa Trains by davinp - Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:13 pm	1 Replies 261 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:38 am
Metro announces expected dates for upcoming scheduled station shutdowns by davinp - Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:47 pm	6 Replies 521 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:50 am
Metro, MARC, MTA, and VRE coronavirus response 1 2 3 4 by davinp - Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:02 am	45 Replies 5352 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:00 am
VRE steams ahead on future expansion plans 1 2 by ThirdRail7 - Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:51 am	26 Replies 14425 Views	by KTHW Mon Sep 28, 2020 9:06 pm
Scathing report of WMATA ROCC culture by farecard - Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:29 am	4 Replies 576 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:08 am
Orange and Silver Line Stations Shutdown for Platforms Rebuild/Replace 1 2 by YOLO - Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:42 pm	25 Replies 3261 Views	by JDC Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:16 am
WMATA launches SmarTrip for iPhone and Apple Watch by davinp - Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:21 am	8 Replies 614 Views	by daybeers Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:44 pm
Long Bridge Project Reaches Critical Milestone by davinp - Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:13 pm	1 Replies 378 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:44 pm
VRE names new CEO by davinp - Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:27 am	0 Replies 202 Views	by davinp Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:27 am
Underground Station lighting by farecard - Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:04 am	13 Replies 3241 Views	by Sand Box John Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:31 am
Car/MTA Light Rail accident leavs 1 dead, 2 injured by STrRedWolf - Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:14 pm	0 Replies 249 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:14 pm
Commuter Rail service between Baltimore and Carrol County. by scratchyX1 - Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:22 pm	2 Replies 1170 Views	by scratchyX1 Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:13 pm
Metro Cars 6050+6051 by Martin Baumann - Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:54 am	1 Replies 391 Views	by dcmike Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:18 pm
WMATA - 7-7-20 Red line train derailment on Red line at Silver Spring station by JDC - Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:02 am	8 Replies 801 Views	by Sand Box John Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:49 am
MARC AEM-7 by Martin Baumann - Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:29 am	2 Replies 1719 Views	by CNJGeep Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:20 am
Disposition of MARC RDCs by Otto Vondrak - Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:22 am	4 Replies 705 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:35 pm
VRE awards contract to americaneagle.com for mobile ticketing app by davinp - Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:02 pm	0 Replies 297 Views	by davinp Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:02 pm
WMATA 5000 series cars 1 2 3 4 by davinp - Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:04 am	50 Replies 13073 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:21 pm
Original system proposal map by mtuandrew - Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:52 am	5 Replies 729 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:53 am
WMATA - Fairfax Cty recommends updating 2 station names by JDC - Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:54 pm	4 Replies 575 Views	by Head-end View Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:37 pm
WMATA - 3000-series train collision on Oct. 7, 2019 1 2 by JDC - Mon Oct 07, 2019 6:59 am	21 Replies 3430 Views	by davinp Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:03 am
VRE extends contract with Keolis by davinp - Tue May 26, 2020 4:15 pm	1 Replies 348 Views	by Pensyfan19 Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:05 pm
Why does Washington Union Station have low-level platforms 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Tue May 12, 2020 8:45 am	15 Replies 1229 Views	by davinp Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:33 pm
WMATA closing early for June 2020 curfew by mtuandrew - Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:53 am	0 Replies 247 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:53 am
WMATA: Google Street View by Sand Box John - Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:22 pm	0 Replies 272 Views	by Sand Box John Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:22 pm
Possible end of 125 mph operation on Penn Line due to non-vital implementation of I-ETMS? by hxa - Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:10 am	8 Replies 1098 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:21 pm
VRE plans to widen platforms at Woodbridge station by davinp - Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:13 pm	3 Replies 502 Views	by njtmnrrbuff Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:55 am
Virginia Passenger Rail Authority by Jeff Smith - Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:57 am	6 Replies 1632 Views	by STrRedWolf Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:43 am
MARC HHP-8 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 by Martin Baumann - Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:58 am	126 Replies 43046 Views	by Tadman Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:30 am
Moovel, the ticketing app used by MARC & VRE to leave the USA by davinp - Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:08 am	1 Replies 820 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:40 pm
VRE Communication plan for Orange line shutdown this summer by davinp - Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:11 am	0 Replies 1193 Views	by davinp Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:11 am
VRE and Amtrak Expansion set under $3.7 billion deal 1 2 by DMClark - Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:23 pm	23 Replies 3287 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:32 am
All Things WMATA 7000 Series 1 … 99 100 101 102 103 by WMATAGMOAGH - Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:19 am	1539 Replies 374902 Views	by KTHW Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:04 am
Lobby against Chinese-made WMATA cars by D40LF - Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:58 pm	12 Replies 6171 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:13 pm
Metro to study congestion improvements for BL/OR/SV 1 2 by YOLO - Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:04 pm	17 Replies 3259 Views	by Arlington Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:27 pm

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