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WMATA Automatic Train Control 1 2 3 by davinp - Sun Jun 10, 2018 7:38 am	30 Replies 9879 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:54 am
Silver Line Dulles WMATA Metrorail progress/pictures 1 … 120 121 122 123 124 by Sand Box John - Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:49 am	1847 Replies 501073 Views	by RandallW Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:42 am
MTA Purple Line Bethesda - New Carrollton Light Rail 1 … 11 12 13 14 15 by SemperFiSep11 - Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:26 am	214 Replies 71064 Views	by drwho9437 Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:46 pm
Favourite car type 1 2 3 4 5 by Robert Paniagua - Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:40 am	70 Replies 64256 Views	by Joshua909net Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:41 pm
WMATA links by Robert Paniagua - Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm	0 Replies 11341 Views	by Robert Paniagua Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm
VRE Santa Trains are back this year! by davinp - Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:56 am	1 Replies 152 Views	by sextant Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:32 pm
Metro GM proposes eliminating peak and off-peak fares and just having one price all day by davinp - Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:14 am	0 Replies 69 Views	by davinp Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:14 am
Full Replacement Recommended for Aging Rail Bridge in Alexandria by davinp - Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:53 pm	0 Replies 182 Views	by davinp Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:53 pm
ACS-64 loaned to MARC? by avgeeky - Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:39 am	1 Replies 204 Views	by STrRedWolf Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:48 pm
WMATA Fare Gate prototypes by davinp - Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:08 pm	2 Replies 279 Views	by andrewjw Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:25 am
WMATA 8000 Series Rail Cars 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 by Chris Brown - Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:22 pm	164 Replies 47583 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:37 pm
VRE will not operate the Friday after Thanksgiving - ridership is still down by davinp - Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:03 am	0 Replies 147 Views	by davinp Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:03 am
Baltimore LR vehicle stolen for joy-ride by STrRedWolf - Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:41 pm	9 Replies 623 Views	by scratchyX1 Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:44 pm
What public transit buses if any use the Dulles Greenway? by sextant - Mon Oct 31, 2022 1:12 pm	2 Replies 263 Views	by sextant Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:27 pm
Potomac Yard Metrorail station 1 2 3 4 5 by JDC - Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:42 am	74 Replies 30911 Views	by JDC Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:18 am
Port covington swing bridge by scratchyX1 - Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:48 pm	2 Replies 302 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:56 pm
Arkendale project on track to speed up train service by davinp - Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:41 am	11 Replies 4096 Views	by KTHW Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:14 pm
1 year since the 7000 series derailed and they are still not back in service. by davinp - Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:49 pm	5 Replies 617 Views	by west point Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:04 pm
Metro changing station names effective 9/11 by YOLO - Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:41 am	4 Replies 602 Views	by jamoldover Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:04 pm
MARC/VRE FORCE MAJEURE: MARC BRUNSWICK/CAMDEN LINES, ALL VRE SERVICE by STrRedWolf - Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:56 pm	11 Replies 855 Views	by Robert Paniagua Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:14 am
Metro on schedule to restore 7000-series railcars in late summer by davinp - Thu May 19, 2022 12:06 pm	9 Replies 1292 Views	by Robert Paniagua Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:56 pm
Metro GM looking at changing new fare gates to prevent fare invasion by davinp - Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:28 pm	6 Replies 639 Views	by JDC Sat Sep 10, 2022 12:26 pm
System Track Schematic 1 2 3 4 by Sand Box John - Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:10 pm	52 Replies 26547 Views	by Sand Box John Sun Aug 28, 2022 9:47 pm
Pedestrian bridge to be built next to Long Bridge by davinp - Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:46 am	5 Replies 636 Views	by eolesen Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:36 am
Metro names new General Manager by davinp - Tue May 10, 2022 8:43 am	3 Replies 617 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:05 pm
Red Line 7/30 Incident by YOLO - Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:20 pm	3 Replies 415 Views	by Sand Box John Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:33 am
A new way to know: 'Where's my Train?" by farecard - Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:48 pm	1 Replies 308 Views	by davinp Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:29 am
WMATA - Author of infamous "unsuck DC Metro" account dies by JDC - Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:37 pm	0 Replies 302 Views	by JDC Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:37 pm
VRE to offer FREE rides during Metro's Yellow/Blue line shutdown in September & October by davinp - Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:47 pm	2 Replies 379 Views	by scratchyX1 Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:09 pm
maryland state rail plans out by scratchyX1 - Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:43 am	10 Replies 1348 Views	by scratchyX1 Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:33 pm
MARC IIIs going down south 1 2 by STrRedWolf - Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:39 pm	18 Replies 1894 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:54 pm
WMATA signaling by drwho9437 - Fri Jun 03, 2022 4:15 pm	9 Replies 724 Views	by farecard Mon Jul 11, 2022 12:11 am
MARC and the new B&P / Frederick Douglass Tunnel 1 2 by kitchin - Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:30 am	25 Replies 2489 Views	by STrRedWolf Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:36 am
VRE proposing Free Fares in Sep & Oct 2022 when Metro shuts down the Blue/Yellow line by davinp - Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:50 pm	0 Replies 254 Views	by davinp Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:50 pm
Miscommunication between Kawasaki & WMATA lead to 7000 series issues by STrRedWolf - Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:24 am	6 Replies 990 Views	by davinp Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:17 am
WMATA - Metrorail operators' certifications lapsed by JDC - Tue May 17, 2022 6:15 am	5 Replies 1043 Views	by farecard Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:41 am
Audit finds WMATA has no plans to stop water leaks from damaging stations by davinp - Wed May 25, 2022 8:06 pm	0 Replies 292 Views	by davinp Wed May 25, 2022 8:06 pm
“Transforming Rail in Virginia” 1 2 3 4 5 6 by davinp - Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:32 am	84 Replies 11802 Views	by KTHW Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:22 am
Metro to close 6 Orange Line stations over summer 2022 for platform reconstruction 1 2 by davinp - Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:22 am	16 Replies 1675 Views	by west point Tue May 17, 2022 9:05 pm
New VRE station in Crystal City clears procedural hurdle by davinp - Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:26 am	13 Replies 1288 Views	by west point Tue May 17, 2022 9:00 pm
GM Wiedefeld and COO Leader resigns by YOLO - Mon May 16, 2022 8:08 pm	1 Replies 270 Views	by farecard Mon May 16, 2022 8:53 pm
Metro 's L'Enfant Plaza 7th Street Entrance to close for 7 months for escalator replacement by davinp - Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:10 am	3 Replies 557 Views	by Sand Box John Sun May 15, 2022 10:54 am
MARC E and F unit retirements by Martin Baumann - Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:57 am	2 Replies 2709 Views	by Pensyfan19 Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:28 am
Sanitising and health Stations by rail10 - Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:50 am	1 Replies 275 Views	by JDC Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:36 am
MARC GP40 & GP39 status 1 2 3 4 5 by jt42cwr - Sun May 29, 2011 12:48 pm	69 Replies 43688 Views	by Pensyfan19 Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:16 am
Metro still hasn't submitted plan to return 7000 series to services 6 months after the derailment by davinp - Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:22 pm	3 Replies 495 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:44 am
New building at riverside yard by scratchyX1 - Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:46 pm	2 Replies 347 Views	by scratchyX1 Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:07 pm
MD General Assembly overrides Hogan's veto of MARC expansion by STrRedWolf - Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:28 pm	1 Replies 492 Views	by davinp Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:23 am
WMATA - months-long closure of Yellow line bridge starting Sept. 2022 by JDC - Tue Mar 08, 2022 4:19 pm	11 Replies 1194 Views	by west point Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:36 pm
Metro's 8000 series are being built in Hagerstown, MD by davinp - Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:48 am	2 Replies 565 Views	by davinp Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:20 pm
Metro to take 7000 series out of service after defect was discovered in axle 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by davinp - Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:41 pm	92 Replies 8857 Views	by farecard Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:09 pm
Commuter trains struggle with fewer commuters by davinp - Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:06 am	12 Replies 1199 Views	by davinp Mon Mar 14, 2022 7:55 am
VRE 30th Anniversary Logo by davinp - Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:58 am	0 Replies 199 Views	by davinp Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:58 am
New report: Metrorail not meeting fire, life safety & emergency management standards by Mike Doughney - Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:58 am	1 Replies 463 Views	by STrRedWolf Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:47 am
Passengers stranded on MARC train for hours 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by davinp - Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:10 am	98 Replies 15375 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:19 pm
Metro Board announces retirement of General Manager/CEO by YOLO - Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:44 pm	6 Replies 741 Views	by danib62 Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:55 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	10 Replies 1180 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:17 am
Extending Metro to Prince William County would cost $27 Billion by davinp - Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:40 am	12 Replies 1333 Views	by gprimr1 Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:00 pm
WMATA - new 14-story building 1 2 by JDC - Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:00 pm	16 Replies 1799 Views	by davinp Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:27 am
New VRE budget counting on return of workers to offices by davinp - Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:52 pm	1 Replies 281 Views	by RRspatch2 Fri Feb 04, 2022 12:08 pm
Light Rail crash kills 1 -- prelim says possible fault w/operator by STrRedWolf - Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:53 pm	0 Replies 326 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:53 pm
Metro will testify to Congress Feb 9 on the safety failure of the 7000 series by davinp - Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:23 pm	1 Replies 408 Views	by JDC Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:31 pm
Will gas tax cut sink transit plans? VRE moving forward with Transforming Rail in VA by davinp - Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:02 am	0 Replies 357 Views	by davinp Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:02 am
VRE ridership still far below pre-pandemic levels 1 2 by davinp - Mon Nov 29, 2021 5:19 pm	17 Replies 1642 Views	by Literalman Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:53 pm
$66 Billion Infrastructure bill - Effects on VRE 1 2 by davinp - Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:37 pm	18 Replies 3096 Views	by kitchin Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:56 am
Richmond Commuter Rail 1 2 by Arlington - Sun May 23, 2021 12:07 pm	15 Replies 2024 Views	by kitchin Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:13 pm
VRE proposes adding train to both Fredericksburg & Manassas Line Schedule by davinp - Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:55 am	4 Replies 812 Views	by scratchyX1 Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:04 pm
Metro Proposes More Fare Discounts, No Increased Service In 2023 Budget by davinp - Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:07 am	1 Replies 289 Views	by danib62 Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:25 am
VRE Santa Trains cancelled again this year by davinp - Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:52 am	0 Replies 200 Views	by davinp Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:52 am
Blue Line derailment outside Arlington Cemetery 10/12/21 by YOLO - Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:21 pm	13 Replies 1585 Views	by JDC Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:44 am
Next Stop: Georgetown 1 2 by farecard - Tue Sep 07, 2021 4:12 pm	18 Replies 2180 Views	by TheOneKEA Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:29 pm
VRE Schedule Change on Oct 18, 2021 by davinp - Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:33 pm	0 Replies 354 Views	by davinp Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:33 pm
WMATA - Platform Improvement Project Summer 2021 by JDC - Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:54 am	7 Replies 1164 Views	by Sand Box John Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:20 pm
Metro didn't follow safety procedures when overhauling the 6000 series cars by davinp - Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:30 pm	1 Replies 493 Views	by Sand Box John Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:05 am
WMATA - Board meeting to consider expansion options by JDC - Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:22 am	1 Replies 442 Views	by Sand Box John Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:47 am
Metro's 2040 Plans: New Blue, Yellow and VA lines 1 2 3 by JDC - Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:32 am	35 Replies 11699 Views	by JDC Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:32 am
WMATA - Rockville and Shady Grove stations closed by JDC - Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:11 am	0 Replies 306 Views	by JDC Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:11 am
Metro safety commission raises concerns about operator health and fatigue by davinp - Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:52 am	0 Replies 285 Views	by davinp Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:52 am
Metro proposes service cuts due to pandemic by YOLO - Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:01 pm	8 Replies 1388 Views	by Sand Box John Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:13 am
VRE looking to acquire Alstom Coradia cars 1 2 by KTHW - Mon May 03, 2021 12:55 pm	25 Replies 4363 Views	by Pensyfan19 Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:12 pm
Maryland MARC/WMATA Congresscritter funding by STrRedWolf - Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:44 pm	7 Replies 918 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 850 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 466 Views	by eolesen Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:06 am
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 2697 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 623 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 310 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 523 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 343 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 1481 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 5069 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 409 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 1262 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 573 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 891 Views	by danib62 Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:30 pm
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 421 Views	by KTHW Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:33 pm
Metro's Blue Line reopens May 23 by davinp - Sat May 22, 2021 12:14 pm	0 Replies 354 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 893 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 604 Views	by RRspatch Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:05 am
Last MARC RDC run by Martin Baumann - Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:50 am	0 Replies 504 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 6569 Views	by Sand Box John Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:30 am

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