Railroad Forums 

  • DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro)

  • Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.
Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.

Moderators: mtuandrew, therock, Robert Paniagua

Forum Statistics Last post
0 Replies 
 8427 Views
 by Jeff Smith
 
0 Replies 
 14309 Views
 by gprimr1
 
Must see first: Community Standards
by therock  - 
1 Replies 
 11154 Views
 by Robert Paniagua
 
Forum Statistics Last post
Blue Line Dulles Realignment
by mgandrejco  - 
8 Replies 
 3075 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
Old VRE gallery car on NBC's Chicago Fire
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
 2290 Views
 by davinp
 
6 Replies 
 2809 Views
 by hobbyrail
 
2 Replies 
 2408 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
WMATA removes fire extinguishers from railcars
by davinp  - 
7 Replies 
 3067 Views
 by farecard
 
0 Replies 
 2510 Views
 by davinp
 
Metrorail routing & private propery
by farecard  - 
4 Replies 
 2834 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
Amazon HQ2
by Chris Brown  - 
24 Replies 
 7958 Views
 by orulz
 
"New" Track for Union Station
by zuckie13  - 
1 Replies 
 2525 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
WMATA 1000 series "preservation" clarification
by hobbyrail  - 
13 Replies 
 3994 Views
 by D40LF
 
WMATA 6000 Series Rail Car Legacy
by Chris Brown  - 
14 Replies 
 6581 Views
 by davinp
 
Long Bridge Project
by orulz  - 
7 Replies 
 3483 Views
 by mmi16
 
wmata metro lighting
by rail10  - 
1 Replies 
 2513 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
VRE now has 100 railcars
by davinp  - 
1 Replies 
 4113 Views
 by daybeers
 
WMATA Yellow Line Potomac Bridge closure
by mtuandrew  - 
3 Replies 
 2697 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
2 Replies 
 2244 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
4 Replies 
 2600 Views
 by phillyrube
 
Silver Spring no-Transit Center
by farecard  - 
11 Replies 
 6541 Views
 by JDC
 
BL/YL closure in Fri rush hour?? Until Sun
by mtuandrew  - 
1 Replies 
 2204 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
4 Replies 
 2789 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
0 Replies 
 2228 Views
 by davinp
 
MARC Electric vs. Diesel
by farecard  - 
2 Replies 
 2353 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Metro selects new HQ site in L'Enfant Plaza
by davinp  - 
10 Replies 
 3211 Views
 by davinp
 
1 Replies 
 2121 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
14 Replies 
 4893 Views
 by mmi16
 
0 Replies 
 2323 Views
 by davinp
 
MARC RPO/baggage car 199
by R36 Combine Coach  - 
1 Replies 
 2361 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Grade Crossing
by wrivlin  - 
2 Replies 
 2376 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
2 Metro Trains routed to wrong direction
by davinp  - 
7 Replies 
 3061 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
3 Replies 
 3942 Views
 by KTHW
 
3 Replies 
 2586 Views
 by mmi16
 
3 Replies 
 3118 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Why is WMATA still mixing some railcars?
by davinp  - 
10 Replies 
 5563 Views
 by davinp
 
U.S. government’s secret shutdown plan for Metro
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
 2186 Views
 by davinp
 
15 Replies 
 6942 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
Silver Line Vibrations
by KTHW  - 
5 Replies 
 3665 Views
 by srepetsk
 
Second Forest Glen entrance
by farecard  - 
6 Replies 
 2970 Views
 by farecard
 
Riding all of MARC in one day
by markonthetrain  - 
5 Replies 
 2750 Views
 by gprimr1
 
Special move (chargers)
by DutchRailnut  - 
47 Replies 
 15193 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
6 Replies 
 3546 Views
 by mmi16
 
0 Replies 
 2420 Views
 by davinp
 
12 Replies 
 4500 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
6/5 Forest Glen fire incident
by YOLO  - 
1 Replies 
 2627 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
WMATA - new fare system (2.0)
by JDC  - 
14 Replies 
 4907 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Metro secrets revealed
by davinp  - 
2 Replies 
 2746 Views
 by MCL1981
 
Metro operator opens doors on wrong side
by davinp  - 
4 Replies 
 2647 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
4 Replies 
 3198 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
5/19 CSX bridge collapse, ALX
by mtuandrew  - 
0 Replies 
 2669 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
WMATA - Vignelli's Metro maps
by JDC  - 
0 Replies 
 2592 Views
 by JDC
 
WMATA Money Trains
by smallfire85  - 
6 Replies 
 3932 Views
 by smallfire85
 
Station name change: Foggy Bottom and Smithsonian
by JDC  - 
17 Replies 
 10486 Views
 by oknazevad
 
Metro installing LED lighting in 6000 series cars
by davinp  - 
1 Replies 
 2626 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
Takoma doghouse
by farecard  - 
2 Replies 
 2809 Views
 by farecard
 
West Virginia Will Pay 1.5 Million to Marc
by skm  - 
6 Replies 
 3344 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
NIMBYs are at it again, wants WMATA to stop honking
by YOLO  - 
9 Replies 
 4317 Views
 by Robert Paniagua
 
7 Replies 
 3658 Views
 by MCL1981
 
VRE status on Positive Train Control
by davinp  - 
2 Replies 
 2697 Views
 by srepetsk
 
Parking at Perryville
by skm  - 
2 Replies 
 4159 Views
 by skm
 
MARC Timetable Train 525
by skm  - 
2 Replies 
 2711 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Metro to launch SmartTrip mobile app
by davinp  - 
1 Replies 
 2457 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Metro ‘swing-gates’ due for upgrade
by davinp  - 
3 Replies 
 2764 Views
 by MCL1981
 
Tracks beyond Largo
by drwho9437  - 
4 Replies 
 2997 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
Metro wants study on a M Street subway tunnel
by YOLO  - 
56 Replies 
 17243 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
WMATA Safety Culture
by Sand Box John  - 
14 Replies 
 4044 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
1 Replies 
 2203 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Any pictures of 6000 series trains back side?
by YOLO  - 
4 Replies 
 2834 Views
 by YOLO
 
WMATA rail: getting better or worse?
by drwho9437  - 
6 Replies 
 3110 Views
 by MCL1981
 
13 Replies 
 4269 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
how do MARC and VRE coordinate with OPM?
by dt_rt40  - 
7 Replies 
 3232 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
1 Replies 
 2238 Views
 by MCL1981
 
10 Replies 
 4858 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
DCDOT to abandon current streetcars?
by dowlingm  - 
2 Replies 
 2618 Views
 by srepetsk
 
27 Replies 
 10940 Views
 by davinp
 
0 Replies 
 2328 Views
 by davinp
 
Metro wants to rebuild station platforms
by YOLO  - 
7 Replies 
 3199 Views
 by JackRussell
 
Metro releases major track work schedule for 2018
by YOLO  - 
0 Replies 
 2236 Views
 by YOLO
 
Welcome new moderator Andrew Stephens
by John_Perkowski  - 
1 Replies 
 2250 Views
 by mtuandrew
 
WMATA 2040 Regional Transit Plan.
by braves  - 
1 Replies 
 2447 Views
 by JDC
 
Metro is looking to dump 2k/3k/6k trains early
by YOLO  - 
17 Replies 
 7127 Views
 by YOLO
 
Red line train derailment 1-15-18
by JDC  - 
17 Replies 
 5602 Views
 by farecard
 
3 Replies 
 2629 Views
 by farecard
 
MARC Conductor
by DanK  - 
2 Replies 
 2840 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Equipment in the MARC riverside Yard
by jcepler1  - 
12 Replies 
 4158 Views
 by Sand Box John
 
SafeTrack surge areas require further track work
by davinp  - 
0 Replies 
 2337 Views
 by davinp
 
3 Replies 
 2687 Views
 by smallfire85
 
17 Replies 
 8297 Views
 by RRspatch
 
Red Line cable replacement
by farecard  - 
12 Replies 
 3085 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
0 Replies 
 2221 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
1 Replies 
 2377 Views
 by Chris Brown
 
3 Replies 
 2169 Views
 by mmi16
 
New WMATA Railcar Numbering Pilot
by smallfire85  - 
8 Replies 
 3868 Views
 by Chris Brown
 
The last 1000 series car heads to the scrap yard
by davinp  - 
9 Replies 
 3757 Views
 by JDC
 
VRE to make longer trains
by davinp  - 
12 Replies 
 4418 Views
 by STrRedWolf
 
Metro reports a sharp rise in arcing incidents
by davinp  - 
4 Replies 
 2732 Views
 by MCL1981
 
WMATA expanding waterproofing trial
by STrRedWolf  - 
1 Replies 
 1883 Views
 by MCL1981
 
Detailed diagrams/models of 6000 series train?
by YOLO  - 
0 Replies 
 2285 Views
 by YOLO
 
Metro considering new signage, map
by JDC  - 
15 Replies 
 7906 Views
 by JDC
 
Scrapping has begun
by Sand Box John  - 
131 Replies 
 41133 Views
 by Chris Brown
 
New Baltimore Metro Subway Railcars
by realtype  - 
6 Replies 
 3500 Views
 by tommyboy6181
 
VRE to retire the last of the old gallery cars
by davinp  - 
18 Replies 
 8605 Views
 by Tadman
 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 17