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mackievlzpro wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2020 10:56 pm Saw 3 test trains out on the western end of the project today. All 3 were 7Ks, one 8 car train, and two 4 car trains. Progress!
Out west of the airport?

I just got an email about the status: ----------------------------------------- Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project teams have completed the train control system connections of Phase 2 of the Silver Line to the rest of the region’s transit system. Project officials say this is major step toward comple...

I was out on I-66 outside the beltway the other day - there is this major construction project to widen I-66, and all of the bridges that cross I-66 are being rebuilt. I noticed that they had done lots of work on the bridge supports in the middle - between the inbound and outbound tracks, and it loo...

The DCAC met back in Dec. Rail project update here: https://www.dullestollroad.com/toll/december-5-2019-dulles-corridor-advisory-meeting https://www.dullestollroad.com/sites/default/files/dcac_meeting_rail_project_update_phases_1_2_q4_2019_final_for_dec_5_2019.pdf There is discussion of several ongo...

Most of the issues that have plagued the project seemed to have been dealt with. Opening date coming: Silver Line construction progress yields new optimism 11 20 2019 1700 Max Smith WTOP FM 103.5 "After dire warnings about the status of the Silver Line extension a few months ago, many — but no...

YOLO wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:16 pm Reported speed was 11mph
At 11 mph, he couldn't see the other train in time to stop?

YOLO wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2019 2:18 pm WMSC tweeted out that the operator moved the train under a zero speed command. That train operator is getting sh*tcanned
How fast was he going at the time of the crash?

On the MD-404 corridor the volume thins out east of Federalsburg Highway as much of that traffic is heading to the northern Delaware resorts. 404 was recently widened to 4 lanes from US50 to just past Denton. If you are heading that direction you probably have about 30 miles of 2-lane road. Improve...

Actually the heavy traffic is year round on weekends Thursday through Sunday, More so in the summer and on Monday holiday weekends. I live over here and have been driving the roads on Delmarva daily for almost 20 years. Heavy is a relative concept, I guess. I have seen days when it was literally fa...

It seems that the Eastern Shore of Maryland as well as the rest of the Delmarva region is forgotten when it comes time for making transportation links from east of the bay to the mainland. It is a bummer that there isn't any passenger rail or even daily frequent bus service from Baltimore and DC to...

"JackRussell" That's not how they opened phase 1. There was a train parked at Spring Hill that we boarded - it was nearly empty and we were able to board. We had to wait 10-15 minutes before it left - in advance of the "first train". If it was westbound then that explains why th...

People will not be able to board trains inbound trains west of Wiehl-Reston until the official "first train" inbound passes through each station. Outbound passengers will not be able to ride past Wiehle-Reston until the "first train" inbound passes through. That's not how they o...

In this case, a review found that besides the use of the wrong bolt, one contributing factor was the incorrect use of power tools in place of hand tightening, which led to damage of the screw threads and a false torque reading. An initial Metro investigation completed within three days of the crash...

It sucks for service, but they all need it.

Adam Tuss is reporting that test trains will roll out starting tomorrow for the phase 2 tracks. https://twitter.com/AdamTuss/status/1092903875315679232" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Yeah, there was an update from Marcia McAllister just the other day: The first trains to r...

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