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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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Must see first: Community Standards
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MARC passengers take matters into own hands
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Fire and EMS Metro Crash Documentary
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MARC buys VRE Kawaski cars
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MTA gets new administrator
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The New York Ave station celebrates its 5th birthday
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VRE Crew Bases?
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Blended Dynamic brakes on GP-40WH-2
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Metro charged with breaking Clean Water Act
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BWI Ownership
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The stopping guidelines have officially been dumbed down
by SchuminWeb  - 
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Accident at the WFC Rail Yard
by jerryinva  - 
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VRE to keep youth fares for now
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Marc bilevel speed increase
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10 Replies 
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MARC Multilevels-Times And Train Numbers
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Metro bars inspectors
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CAF pair involved in accident
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Clocker Coaches (Converted Sleeoers)
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Contract Awarded to Keolis for VRE Operating and Maintenance
by davinp  - 
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Harpers Ferry Station
by RailVet  - 
5 Replies 
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Amtrak challenges VRE contract decision
by davinp  - 
5 Replies 
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VRE ex Metra gallery car info wanted
by andrethebusman  - 
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MARC Extra/Weekend Service
by CentralValleyRail  - 
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Oscillating headlights on MARC equipment
by train2  - 
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VRE Recommends awarding contract to Keolis for operations
by davinp  - 
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Single levels on VRE?
by train2  - 
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taxis at Fredericksburg, VA station?
by dt_rt40  - 
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Monday Singletrack with a difference...
by farecard  - 
5 Replies 
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More power problems inconvience MARC patrons
by HokieNav  - 
30 Replies 
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Why does MD have high platforms and VA have low platforms?
by davinp  - 
33 Replies 
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Suicide prevention?
by jamesinclair  - 
7 Replies 
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Firearms approved on VRE, but only so far
by davinp  - 
4 Replies 
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Express poll asks if John Catoe should be fired
by SchuminWeb  - 
17 Replies 
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Passengers trapped in Van Dorn station.
by JackRussell  - 
6 Replies 
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Updated vendor machines
by farecard  - 
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Doors are NOT closing...
by farecard  - 
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Red Line crash after the hype
by train2  - 
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Major track operation closing Nat'l Airport for Labor Day
by SchuminWeb  - 
6 Replies 
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Where will Reston Parkway station be
by Greg Moore  - 
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New Wiki-enabled Simulation: Washington Metro
by hamiltonnj  - 
7 Replies 
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New Interiors Being Tested on the Green Line
by HokieNav  - 
21 Replies 
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A few questions from a newb
by jamesinclair  - 
30 Replies 
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Va. applies for $74 million for high-speed rail
by davinp  - 
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third rail shoe
by rail10  - 
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what are these two things between the running rails
by wrampart  - 
15 Replies 
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WMATA's latest overruns -- unclear on the concept
by farecard  - 
1 Replies 
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"Avoid the red line at all costs"
by jamesinclair  - 
13 Replies 
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Platform Tiles
by hardyboyz1999  - 
9 Replies 
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Visual differences between 2000 and 3000 series pre-rehab?
by SchuminWeb  - 
12 Replies 
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From the Post: 12 Cars Make Way Too Much Train
by jerryinva  - 
11 Replies 
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Longer trains ARE coming but...
by farecard  - 
9 Replies 
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Telescoping (Railcar going on top of another railcar)
by rail10  - 
2 Replies 
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Another WMATA fatality
by farecard  - 
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MARC passengers should be in the know!!
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The Big Threat
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Door problems
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Unusual destination
by HokieNav  - 
1 Replies 
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Youtube Find: Extremely Rare MARC consist
by realtype  - 
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MTA/VRE trip
by realtype  - 
3 Replies 
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Virginia funded passenger trains to start this fall
by davinp  - 
3 Replies 
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VRE's website gets a facelift
by davinp  - 
1 Replies 
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Metro Operations Post-Accident
by NellieBly  - 
5 Replies 
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Saftey Training center cars
by Matt_S  - 
5 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
1 or 2 MPs cleared for service
by train2  - 
2 Replies 
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Reagan National Airpt Bike Trail is blocked off.
by Littleredcaboose  - 
2 Replies 
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NextBus
by farecard  - 
0 Replies 
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 by farecard
 
Who is Kathryn D. Waters and why is a loco named for her?
by train2  - 
2 Replies 
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 by oknazevad
 
Any reports on the new power yet?
by train2  - 
8 Replies 
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Thursday's rush hour
by train2  - 
1 Replies 
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Lost Revenue at St. Dennis
by gprimr1  - 
9 Replies 
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Past WMATA Accidents
by WMATA Black-Black  - 
4 Replies 
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 by WMATA Black-Black
 
WMATA Board needs to be fixed!!!
by WMATA Black-Black  - 
0 Replies 
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 by WMATA Black-Black
 
VRE selling locomotives
by davinp  - 
4 Replies 
 1380 Views
 by the-rail-life
 
Smithsonian Crash Report
by farecard  - 
1 Replies 
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 by justalurker66
 
How does DC Metro crash affect MARC, Amtrak?
by CPSK  - 
3 Replies 
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 by realtype
 
WMATA funding/fairbox recovery
by farecard  - 
4 Replies 
 818 Views
 by HokieNav
 
Max speed on the NEC for MARC?
by train2  - 
1 Replies 
 927 Views
 by HokieNav
 
Red Line Collision
by HokieNav  - 
28 Replies 
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 by Robert Paniagua
 
Breaking News I Just Heard
by M1 9147  - 
2 Replies 
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 by Robert Paniagua
 
Metro Crash?
by trainwayne1  - 
2 Replies 
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 by trainwayne1
 
Quick Question
by deandremouse  - 
2 Replies 
 823 Views
 by realtype
 
Perryville Parking?
by Woodcrest295  - 
0 Replies 
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 by Woodcrest295
 
State plots MARC expansion with Aberdeen land deal
by RailVet  - 
6 Replies 
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 by HokieNav
 
WMATA 2009 Rail Rodeo
by SchuminWeb  - 
4 Replies 
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 by SchuminWeb
 
New platform tiles at Takoma
by SchuminWeb  - 
12 Replies 
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 by SchuminWeb
 
Be on the look out this week of 5/18 new power
by train2  - 
13 Replies 
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 by realtype
 
"Approaching" announcement on Automatic Stop Announcements
by SchuminWeb  - 
6 Replies 
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 by Robert Paniagua
 
4 & 6 car Metro Trains
by Matt'  - 
21 Replies 
 3337 Views
 by SchuminWeb
 
The 2009 Metro railfan trip
by tommyboy6181  - 
8 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
VRE celebrates National Bike to Work Day
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
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 by davinp
 
North East Station
by Bobby S  - 
1 Replies 
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 by Bobby S
 
Anyone else noticed those animated ads on the Red Line?
by jerryinva  - 
8 Replies 
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 by SchuminWeb
 
WMATA Needs to make up with Breda
by WMATA Black-Black  - 
14 Replies 
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 by WMATAGMOAGH
 
Board approved procurement of 7k cars
by Sand Box John  - 
3 Replies 
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 by Sand Box John
 
Oriole Game Service on Camden Line
by Mainland  - 
0 Replies 
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 by Mainland
 
Maryland MTA light rail && other ROW?
by RussNelson  - 
5 Replies 
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 by walt
 
Idea for AEM-7/HHP8
by cpontani  - 
12 Replies 
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 by realtype
 
MP36 desktop or AAR control stand?
by train2  - 
1 Replies 
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 by DutchRailnut
 
Metro to add 20 cars starting Monday
by HokieNav  - 
4 Replies 
 977 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
5 VRE locomotives failed in March
by davinp  - 
1 Replies 
 954 Views
 by gp40marc69
 
MARC, VRE and WMATA schedules are available on mobile phones
by hamiltonnj  - 
0 Replies 
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 by hamiltonnj
 
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