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  • 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.

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Red Line vs. Green Line
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Silver Line to New Carrollton
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Metro considering re-balancing service on 5 lines
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System Safety
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Smoke incident near L'Enfant Plaza 1/12/201
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MTPD arrests serial graffiti 'artist'
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Non-revenue derailment at Smithsonian
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Announcement chime
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Pope in DC: WMATA Edition
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Some PTC & Signalling questions
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No horn at certain crossings?
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Marc Electrics
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Greenbelt station
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What happened to 1236/1237?
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Red line station depth
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Flashing lights on side of cars while braking?
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center track platforms at Aberdeen
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What happens to the single level cab cars?
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5k Tech Specs
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WMATA 1k-6k Acceleration Performance Curves
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New decals on cab exterior
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Breaking: Metro to resume mid-day track work
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GE Center Cab at Alexandria yard
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Please, help identify ticket age
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MARC / VRE Railcar Specs
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Photos or rendering of MARC Multilevels
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new Metro car is born
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Happy 39th Birthday Metro!
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BREAKING NEWS: Sarles set to retire January 2015
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Pilot program for digital advertising
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Fatal MPD shooting in tunnel at Potomac Ave Station
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Metro to get into child care
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MTA Open House for Perryville Yard
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Court House station
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Massive disruption on MARC Penn Line today
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Smoke incident at Court House Station 2/11/15
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Metro's FY 2016 budget
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VRE names locomotives to honor board members
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Edgewood Yard?
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MARC Bayview Station
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MARC to build new storage tracks at Union Station
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Need Washington DC help
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Washington--Baltimore
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Service Suspended 12-16-14 Thru Core Stations
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Penn Line "Emergency Repairs"
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Single tracking and PIDS
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Decorated Metrorail car
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Columbia Pike Streetcar Cancelled
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WMATA to return to ATC operation?
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1970 DC Metro - Adopted Regional System
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Station Chaining Distances
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Happy Birthday (with WMATA Opening Dates)
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MARC Waldorf Line?
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Big City Metro - Washington DC
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MARC AEM-7s
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Phase I of the Silver line open
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New Tardis's [Tardisi?] at stations
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Disaster commute of 8-15-14
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Spotsylvania Station Groundbreaking
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MARC weeklys
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VRE Cherry Hill station planned for 2017
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MARC Trains to add weekend service
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Metrorail Construction Photos?
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Potomac Shores VRE Station Gets Green Light
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CAF 5011
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NTSB closes another Metro safety recommendation
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8000-series Test Train at Greenbelt
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Google Maps - show me the lines!
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"Earth Tunnels" - Building Metrorail tunnels video
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Metro: "Rosslyn Bypass" (interline) not feasible
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WaPo flashback: Metro construction photos
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How do VRE trains identify on the radio?
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Destination codes and train control systems
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Free rides on segment openings
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Silver line commemorative farecard
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Warning strips - new installation method?
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Vent shafts
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