by Allouette
The Crescent should be easy be turn at Washington as long as a track at Ivy City is available. Turning at Washington would save a whole train set as well, reducing pressure on the diner pool. North of DC it's usually about half empty anyway. A more pressing problem is handling passenger (and baggage) transfer, as the Crescent currently shares a platform with VRE at the tail end of the D.C. rush hour. Southbound Regional 85 would be a good connector M-F, 156 on weekends. Northbound is a bit tougher, as arrival time is harder to predict. 84 M-F and 88 on weekends are reasonable choices, getting corridor passengers to their destinations at close to the current times. Baggage not included...