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Why didn't they just sandblast the vault ceiling?

Union Station, 1970s and 1980s

 by Munchabunch ¦  Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:32 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: Union Station, 1970s and 1980s ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 2218

In the 1970s, Amtrak and the commuter railroads built a new Union Station building in Washington, DC somewhere near where Sbarro is now located, which they used until around 1988. I have a few memories of changing trains here, but I would like to find some good photographs and/or floor plans of the ...

Re: Rebel Yell

 by Munchabunch ¦  Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:26 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: Rebel Yell ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 2173

I didn't want any trouble with copyright issues.

Rebel Yell

 by Munchabunch ¦  Mon May 30, 2016 3:49 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: Rebel Yell ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 2173

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Here's my video on the fascinating "Rebel Yell" section of Baltimore's light rail line. It's only 3.33 minutes long, but it took me many hours to stand by the track filming it and then to edit the video.

The bridge has now been repaired and reopened.

Re: Post Your Amtrak Videos Here

 by Munchabunch ¦  Mon May 16, 2016 5:21 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Post Amtrak Videos and Photos Here ¦  Replies: 663 ¦  Views: 215051

Riding Aboard Amtrak's "Palmetto" https://youtu.be/H2sDdSFXirE This video was taken looking out the windows on Amtrak's "Palmetto" from Florence, SC to Alexandria, VA. Some of the towns it passes thru: Dillon, SC Fayetteville, NC Rocky Mount, NC Petersburg, VA Richmond, VA Ashlan...

Re: Post Your Amtrak Videos Here

 by Munchabunch ¦  Mon May 16, 2016 5:18 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Post Amtrak Videos and Photos Here ¦  Replies: 663 ¦  Views: 215051

ThirdRail7 wrote:
Munchabunch wrote:https://youtu.be/uHQPok6obXI

Rail Action in Maryland: College Park, Baltimore, Wheaton, and New Carrollton
How old are these videos?
I took them between 2001 and 2005.

Re: Post Your Amtrak Videos Here

 by Munchabunch ¦  Thu May 12, 2016 2:42 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Post Amtrak Videos and Photos Here ¦  Replies: 663 ¦  Views: 215051

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Amtrak and VRE in Washington, DC

Worcester, MA

 by Munchabunch ¦  Tue May 10, 2016 4:50 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Worcester, MA ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 2380

I always thought it was strange that the second largest city in New England had only one train a day each direction, with no direct service to any points south. Running trains along the inland route from Boston through Worcester and Springfield to New Haven and New York seems like a no-brainer to me...

Re: Post Your Amtrak Videos Here

 by Munchabunch ¦  Tue May 10, 2016 12:40 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Post Amtrak Videos and Photos Here ¦  Replies: 663 ¦  Views: 215051

https://youtu.be/uHQPok6obXI

Rail Action in Maryland: College Park, Baltimore, Wheaton, and New Carrollton

Re: Interesting Youtube video

 by Munchabunch ¦  Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:25 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: Interesting Youtube video ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 5836

This video is unavailable.

Re: When was the First Rail Trail?

 by Munchabunch ¦  Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:48 am ¦  Forum: Rail Trails ¦  Topic: When was the First Rail Trail? ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 9786

The Cathedral Aisle Trail in Aiken, SC has been open since September 1939.

Re: Red Line vs. Green Line

 by Munchabunch ¦  Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:24 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: Red Line vs. Green Line ¦  Replies: 8 ¦  Views: 2305

I remember when the Branch Avenue station opened in 2001, and am amazed at how slowly the land around it has developed.

I am surprised Metro stuck with carpet for as long as they did. It's just not appropriate in places that get as much wear-and-tear as their cars get.

Re: MTPD arrests serial graffiti 'artist'

 by Munchabunch ¦  Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:08 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: MTPD arrests serial graffiti 'artist' ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 2856

I think it was a mistake to post his picture online as well as pictures of the graffiti-covered cars. He probably enjoyed the publicity. I also agree that he is no artist.