Well, after almost four months into revenue operations, I decided to finally go downthere and see for myself (and videotape) the new Blue Line Extension. I started out at Shady Grove with getting a Rohr coach 01165 from there till Metro Center and then met CAF-IND 5066 from there on. Then, after we pulled out of the original last stop of Addison Road, I then got out my camera and started rolling all the way thru the tunnelways and we then popped out for around5-600 feet to an enbankment right before Morgan Boulevard, then we popped out to Morgan Boulevard station, which was completely in trench, however, the western platform for at least two car lengths was underground. Then we were in tunnel the rest of the way until the very edge of I-495 when we flew over the expressway and then descended on Largo Town Centre Shopping Mall, still on EL Structure. After Largo TC, the trackage descended back down to tunnels and into an underground garage and car wash.
I then filmed some of the station and it's surrounding parking garages, and then I headed back to Shady Grove. From LTC, I also switched ends from 5066 to inbound lead car 5137, which I rode on back to Metro Center, which I picked up the Shady Grove-bound Red Line train on board another Rohr coach, 01167 and bowed out at Shady Gove terminus. So in all, not a bad ride and liked it
Again, glad you had fun, I rode the Red and Virginia Blue lines myself last year and I liked it.