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@drwho9437 The biggest problem that has existed within WMATA sense Fort Totten wreck of 06 22 2009, is nobody will sign off on anything that has been reported to have been fixed. No one in the agency has the balls to say, "The Buck Stops Here" The primary reason why Metrorail has never re...

Metro trains to start test runs on new phase of Silver Line
Mike Murillo
WTOP 103.5 FM
09 20 2022 8:32 PM

Remember all of those #6 and #8 turnouts that were upgraded to guarded turnouts? That was done because the 5k cars were prone to derail on those turnouts. It is also why all of the turnouts that would have been #8 on the On the Blue line extension to Largo and the Silver line Branch are #10. The new...

NaugyRR
When we were in DC last October I noticed more people just forcing open the gates than jumping over them. Even at staffed stations the ticket agent and nearby police didn't seem bothered by it either.

That is because DC decriminalize fare evasion back in 2018.

Latest version of my 129 Mile Area Regional System Track Schematic (08 28 2022)

Question, comments, corrections and additional information on Dulles Yard.

STrRedWolf
I will not be surprised of these get added "in the last minute."

I will not be surprised if they don't get added as they are totally unnecessary.

STrRedWolf
Speculation: The new railroad bridge will tie some evacuation "minibridge" points to the new pedestrian bridge as a cheap safety feature.

The flyover rendering video of the new bridges shows no emergency escape routes.

For those that may not know. The two track single bore tunnels between Dupont Circle and Woodly Park - Zoo has U channels to support the cables along the walls of the tunnel. The bottom of the U channel is bolted to the track slab and the middle and top of the U channel is secured to the irregular t...

YOLO
Looks like the new GM wants to open up silver line ph2 by late October, hope they can actually meet that timeline

That is what Adam Tuss was reporting from unnamed sources a month ago.
Metro Testing Silver Line Extension, Has Target Date for New Service

perfbill At least it is finally a viable target, and only a mere 1500+ days past their target. Oh well. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/transportation/metro-testing-silver-line-extension-has-target-date-for-new-service/3089338/ and Box John If WMATA follows its tradition of opening new seg...

MARC Delamarva service: Newark, DE to Ocean City, MD [/i]It's going to cost a hell of a lot more then $400 to $770 million to bring passengers service to West Ocean City. The track between Newark and Harrington and east to Georgetown is and combination of class 2 (30 mph) and class 3 (60 mph) south...

drwho9437 I know the WMATA system uses audio frequency block signals from the tracks. I know that intermittency of those signals was a cause of the red line accident near Takoma years ago. I know the new Silver Line segment has a different signaling manufacture than the rest of the system. The orig...

perfbill At least it is finally a viable target, and only a mere 1500+ days past their target. Oh well. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/transportation/metro-testing-silver-line-extension-has-target-date-for-new-service/3089338/ If WMATA follows its tradition of opening new segments on a Sa...

srepetsk Are there any photos or news stories of the day linking these two together? I'd love to know more! None that I know of. I learned that it was previously used by one of the subcontractor when it was boring the first of the two tunnels (outbound) between Rock Creek and Yuma Street. WMATA has...

west point All the construction for 2 new bores will be over $4.5B. What is puzzling is that the final 2 additional bores are quoted as only costing ~1$1B+ . It would seem that when TBM(s) finish the first 2 bores that Amtrak would at least have the TBMs bore the other 2 bores. Do not finish the 2 ...