by mtuandrew
Ah, I wasn’t sure how broadly you were describing the station, John. Thanks.
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farecard wrote:I'm not familiar with the stations down there.New Carrollton has the Amtrak station as well, so they can't close both entrances. If I remember correctly (it's been over 20 years) New Carrolton has one gate that empties into the corridor. That's it. When they close, they close that gate.
At other "both side" entrance stations such as New Carrolton, there is an outside-the-fairgate passage between them.
Do the closed locations lack same, or are such passages also locked off during the work?
farecard wrote:Thanks.Okay, there's Huntington North which exits to Huntington Avenue (mainly east/west) and Huntington South which exits along VA 241 (North Kings Highway). There's three separate parking garages... and from the satellite view, it looks like you have to go through the station just to get from one end to the other. Without visiting, I would bet that this station has two exits, one at each end of the platform, and there is no path under the tracks that you can take w/o going though the fare gates.
My question was mainly around why 2 sets of shuttle buses from there.
STrRedWolf wrote:I believe that is correct. On top of it, the original parking garage is closed and scheduled for demolition.farecard wrote:Thanks.Okay, there's Huntington North which exits to Huntington Avenue (mainly east/west) and Huntington South which exits along VA 241 (North Kings Highway). There's three separate parking garages... and from the satellite view, it looks like you have to go through the station just to get from one end to the other. Without visiting, I would bet that this station has two exits, one at each end of the platform, and there is no path under the tracks that you can take w/o going though the fare gates.
My question was mainly around why 2 sets of shuttle buses from there.
JDC wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 11:20 amRiding in DASH Neoplan #602 now. Hoo boy, it’s like I’m back in 1986. Zero amenities except that someone installed a few LED lights in the accordion section, and precious little soundproofing. At least the A/C is keeping up, the ride isn’t too mushy, and it seems to have enough get-up-and-go for the GW Parkway.mtuandrew wrote:Saw one on 495 this morning heads towards Alexandria from Springfield. Even at a distance, the paint job was noticeably 'off'.GojiMet86 wrote:For the busfans here, DASH bought some articulated Neoplans from Westchester Bee-Line for this.I saw a number of them out and about today, especially on the AT8. They look nice and new from 25’ away, but you can tell it was a pretty quick paint job when you’re in a traffic jam next to one. Haven’t been inside one yet.
JDC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:00 am Metro's latest report on this summer PIP shows continued progress, especially of the installation of new tiling. https://www.wmata.com/service/rail/Plat ... pdates.cfmThe Franconia-Springfield station is barely 25 years old as it did not exist when VRE began service in 1992. So you'd think this station's platform would not be in as bad condition as the others further noth