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Silver Line Dulles WMATA Metrorail progress/pictures 1 … 110 111 112 113 114 by Sand Box John - Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:49 am	1701 Replies 447907 Views	by blockski Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:53 pm
MTA Purple Line Bethesda - New Carrollton Light Rail 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 by SemperFiSep11 - Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:26 am	192 Replies 56914 Views	by Sand Box John Tue Sep 15, 2020 5:39 pm
WMATA Automatic Train Control 1 2 by davinp - Sun Jun 10, 2018 7:38 am	24 Replies 7077 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:20 pm
Favourite car type 1 2 3 4 5 by Robert Paniagua - Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:40 am	70 Replies 59236 Views	by Joshua909net Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:41 pm
WMATA links by Robert Paniagua - Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm	0 Replies 10916 Views	by Robert Paniagua Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm
Scathing report of WMATA ROCC culture by farecard - Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:29 am	4 Replies 270 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:08 am
Orange and Silver Line Stations Shutdown for Platforms Rebuild/Replace 1 2 by YOLO - Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:42 pm	25 Replies 2397 Views	by JDC Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:16 am
WMATA launches SmarTrip for iPhone and Apple Watch by davinp - Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:21 am	8 Replies 309 Views	by daybeers Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:44 pm
Long Bridge Project Reaches Critical Milestone by davinp - Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:13 pm	1 Replies 166 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:44 pm
VRE names new CEO by davinp - Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:27 am	0 Replies 67 Views	by davinp Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:27 am
Metro, MARC, MTA, and VRE coronavirus response 1 2 3 by davinp - Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:02 am	44 Replies 4071 Views	by STrRedWolf Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:15 am
Underground Station lighting by farecard - Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:04 am	13 Replies 2685 Views	by Sand Box John Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:31 am
Car/MTA Light Rail accident leavs 1 dead, 2 injured by STrRedWolf - Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:14 pm	0 Replies 108 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:14 pm
Commuter Rail service between Baltimore and Carrol County. by scratchyX1 - Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:22 pm	2 Replies 959 Views	by scratchyX1 Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:13 pm
Metro Cars 6050+6051 by Martin Baumann - Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:54 am	1 Replies 207 Views	by dcmike Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:18 pm
WMATA - 7-7-20 Red line train derailment on Red line at Silver Spring station by JDC - Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:02 am	8 Replies 519 Views	by Sand Box John Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:49 am
WMATA - Platform Improvement Project begins at National Airport station by JDC - Thu Jul 30, 2020 7:41 am	3 Replies 237 Views	by JDC Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:35 am
WMATA 8000 Series Rail Cars 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 by Chris Brown - Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:22 pm	123 Replies 37687 Views	by Sand Box John Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:57 pm
MARC AEM-7 by Martin Baumann - Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:29 am	2 Replies 1485 Views	by CNJGeep Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:20 am
Disposition of MARC RDCs by Otto Vondrak - Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:22 am	4 Replies 411 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:35 pm
VRE awards contract to americaneagle.com for mobile ticketing app by davinp - Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:02 pm	0 Replies 105 Views	by davinp Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:02 pm
WMATA 5000 series cars 1 2 3 4 by davinp - Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:04 am	50 Replies 11899 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:21 pm
MARC/VRE run-through 1 2 3 4 5 by mtuandrew - Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:40 pm	70 Replies 9293 Views	by west point Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:39 am
Original system proposal map by mtuandrew - Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:52 am	5 Replies 458 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:53 am
WMATA - Fairfax Cty recommends updating 2 station names by JDC - Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:54 pm	4 Replies 353 Views	by Head-end View Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:37 pm
WMATA - 3000-series train collision on Oct. 7, 2019 1 2 by JDC - Mon Oct 07, 2019 6:59 am	21 Replies 2877 Views	by davinp Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:03 am
Happenings on the MARC line 1 2 3 by STrRedWolf - Wed Aug 10, 2016 5:23 am	38 Replies 14620 Views	by STrRedWolf Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:03 pm
VRE extends contract with Keolis by davinp - Tue May 26, 2020 4:15 pm	1 Replies 188 Views	by Pensyfan19 Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:05 pm
Newark, Delaware Extension - SEPTA Connection 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by Bobby S - Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:32 pm	91 Replies 31496 Views	by scratchyX Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:45 pm
Why does Washington Union Station have low-level platforms 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Tue May 12, 2020 8:45 am	15 Replies 801 Views	by davinp Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:33 pm
WMATA closing early for June 2020 curfew by mtuandrew - Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:53 am	0 Replies 107 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:53 am
WMATA: Google Street View by Sand Box John - Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:22 pm	0 Replies 127 Views	by Sand Box John Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:22 pm
Metrorail Red Line 40th Anniversary - March 27, 1976 1 2 by MACTRAXX - Sun Mar 27, 2016 3:40 pm	15 Replies 5199 Views	by Sand Box John Sun May 03, 2020 10:39 am
Possible end of 125 mph operation on Penn Line due to non-vital implementation of I-ETMS? by hxa - Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:10 am	8 Replies 780 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:21 pm
VRE plans to widen platforms at Woodbridge station by davinp - Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:13 pm	3 Replies 321 Views	by njtmnrrbuff Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:55 am
Virginia Passenger Rail Authority by Jeff Smith - Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:57 am	6 Replies 1376 Views	by STrRedWolf Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:43 am
MARC HHP-8 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 by Martin Baumann - Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:58 am	126 Replies 40142 Views	by Tadman Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:30 am
Moovel, the ticketing app used by MARC & VRE to leave the USA by davinp - Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:08 am	1 Replies 652 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:40 pm
VRE Communication plan for Orange line shutdown this summer by davinp - Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:11 am	0 Replies 1017 Views	by davinp Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:11 am
VRE and Amtrak Expansion set under $3.7 billion deal 1 2 by DMClark - Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:23 pm	23 Replies 2761 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:32 am
All Things WMATA 7000 Series 1 … 99 100 101 102 103 by WMATAGMOAGH - Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:19 am	1539 Replies 366524 Views	by KTHW Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:04 am
Potential Bombardier rail sale to Alstom, effects on MTAMD by STrRedWolf - Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:20 am	4 Replies 965 Views	by tommyboy6181 Mon Feb 17, 2020 6:02 pm
Potomac Yard Metrorail station 1 2 3 4 by JDC - Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:42 am	47 Replies 24315 Views	by JDC Wed Jan 22, 2020 8:34 am
Lobby against Chinese-made WMATA cars by D40LF - Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:58 pm	12 Replies 3251 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:13 pm
Metro to study congestion improvements for BL/OR/SV 1 2 by YOLO - Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:04 pm	17 Replies 2764 Views	by Arlington Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:27 pm
VRE steams ahead on future expansion plans 1 2 by ThirdRail7 - Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:51 am	24 Replies 12536 Views	by njtmnrrbuff Sun Jan 12, 2020 8:04 pm
System Track Schematic 1 2 3 4 by Sand Box John - Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:10 pm	50 Replies 22790 Views	by Rockingham Racer Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:50 am
WMATA to launch SmartTrip app in 2020 by davinp - Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:41 am	11 Replies 1914 Views	by YOLO Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:36 pm
MARC service to WV Eastern Panhandle Imperiled 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Sat Jul 13, 2019 5:11 pm	21 Replies 3713 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:23 am
Derailment - Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge by farecard - Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:56 pm	8 Replies 2244 Views	by STrRedWolf Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:54 pm
Metro automatic operations may be delayed indefinitely after Oct crash by davinp - Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:52 am	5 Replies 1199 Views	by danib62 Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:03 pm
BWI Airtrain by STrRedWolf - Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:51 am	6 Replies 1613 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:29 am
MARC RDC2 #9821 Information by hondajohn - Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:16 am	0 Replies 1109 Views	by hondajohn Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:16 am
The stinky carpeting in Metro's railcars by davinp - Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:38 pm	1 Replies 2953 Views	by JDC Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:30 am
WMATA - Metro considering selling naming rights to Innovation Station by JDC - Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:26 pm	0 Replies 942 Views	by JDC Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:26 pm
WMATA - escalator replacement project complete by JDC - Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:33 pm	1 Replies 1010 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:18 am
Metro removes 3000 series cars after door malfunction by davinp - Tue May 21, 2019 6:52 am	3 Replies 1743 Views	by JDC Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:54 pm
7000 series cars doors closing without warning message by davinp - Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:22 am	9 Replies 1573 Views	by danib62 Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:56 pm
Washington Nationals Victory Parade - 11/2/2019 by MACTRAXX - Thu Oct 31, 2019 4:56 pm	3 Replies 1214 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Nov 02, 2019 2:52 pm
Doug Allen stepping down as VRE's CEO by davinp - Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:43 am	4 Replies 1268 Views	by Sand Box John Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:57 am
Where have the 6000 series cars gone? by davinp - Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:43 am	1 Replies 1172 Views	by YOLO Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:42 pm
WMATA 2000 series by Martin Baumann - Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:42 am	3 Replies 1389 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:30 pm
Proposal for expanded VRE station in Crystal City inching forward by davinp - Thu Oct 03, 2019 8:49 am	1 Replies 1241 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:14 am
WMATA: Man assaulted, pushed onto tracks at Navy Yard by RailVet - Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:37 am	5 Replies 1498 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:27 pm
VRE to replace 5-day pass with 7-day pass and monthly with 31-day pass by davinp - Mon Sep 23, 2019 7:54 am	2 Replies 1264 Views	by davinp Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:39 am
WMATA: Best time / line to catch non 7000 series trains by Deval - Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:06 am	3 Replies 1230 Views	by danib62 Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:14 am
VRE & Metro reach deal for parking at Franconia-Springfield by davinp - Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:57 am	3 Replies 1224 Views	by danib62 Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:04 am
Expanding Virginia's Passenger Rail by dgvrengineer - Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:03 pm	12 Replies 3676 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:28 pm
WMATA Summer 2019 BL/YL Virginia platform project 1 2 3 4 5 6 by JDC - Mon May 07, 2018 12:01 pm	85 Replies 13124 Views	by JDC Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:43 am
Long Bridge Study released - 58 more VRE trains & 8 reverse MARC trains by davinp - Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:26 am	5 Replies 1550 Views	by Arlington Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:38 pm
Expanded DC/Baltimore Commuter Rail Proposals 1 2 3 by Sand Box John - Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:48 pm	33 Replies 8285 Views	by mmi16 Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:13 pm
Increase in CSX Freight Traffic causing delays for VRE & MARC trains by davinp - Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:32 am	11 Replies 1848 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:06 pm
VRE advancing expansion, mobile ticket changes by davinp - Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:39 am	0 Replies 1203 Views	by davinp Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:39 am
Metro suspends Automatic Door operations after doors close unexpectedly by davinp - Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:49 pm	2 Replies 1520 Views	by danib62 Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:25 am
WMATA - 6000-series train decouples 1 2 by JDC - Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:51 am	17 Replies 4743 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:41 pm
MARC GP40 & GP39 status 1 2 3 4 5 by jt42cwr - Sun May 29, 2011 12:48 pm	68 Replies 37349 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:48 am
MARC cars going to NJT; NJT locomotive coming to MARC 1 2 by RailVet - Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:48 pm	25 Replies 8679 Views	by jcepler1 Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:25 pm
Metro has no plans for ATC as 10th anniversary of deadly accident approaches by davinp - Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:44 am	8 Replies 1760 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:06 pm
Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019) by farecard - Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:34 am	8 Replies 3040 Views	by Teutobergerwald Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:48 pm
Safety fixes finished, Metro to phase out ‘7000 Series train’ announcement by davinp - Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:07 am	1 Replies 1307 Views	by Literalman Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:32 pm
Metro plans more summer shutdowns for platform replacement by davinp - Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:50 pm	6 Replies 1421 Views	by srepetsk Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:35 pm
Metro resumes automatic train door opening on the red line by davinp - Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:12 pm	7 Replies 1438 Views	by Sand Box John Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:15 pm
GWU - Metro construction photos by JDC - Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:51 am	2 Replies 1274 Views	by mtuandrew Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:51 pm
Amtrak Bullying Commuter Railroads, Newest Target is SEPTA 1 2 3 4 by mcgrath618 - Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:34 pm	46 Replies 8095 Views	by David Benton Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:07 pm
DC2RVA by KTHW - Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:17 pm	2 Replies 1436 Views	by STrRedWolf Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:13 pm
VRE has run out of Free Ride Certificates (FRCs) by davinp - Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:39 am	2 Replies 1312 Views	by mmi16 Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:36 am
WMATA to study extension to National Harbor by mtuandrew - Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:25 am	14 Replies 2129 Views	by STrRedWolf Sun May 19, 2019 11:07 am
How VRE is preparing for Metro shutdown by davinp - Thu May 16, 2019 12:43 pm	2 Replies 1549 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat May 18, 2019 6:46 am
Lengthy VRE delays frustrate riders by davinp - Thu May 02, 2019 7:18 am	3 Replies 1621 Views	by srepetsk Sat May 04, 2019 11:25 am
WMATA - Dupont Circle canopy project by JDC - Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:55 pm	1 Replies 1503 Views	by farecard Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:25 pm
Metro to offer FREE parking at VA stations during summer by davinp - Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:50 am	0 Replies 1686 Views	by davinp Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:50 am
Stadler’s in the metro game by mtuandrew - Sun Mar 31, 2019 3:23 pm	4 Replies 2326 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:55 pm
VRE to order new railcars with Chicago Metra by davinp - Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:00 am	4 Replies 1853 Views	by mtuandrew Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:45 pm
Metro to install vinyl wrapping on 3K/6K, look more like 7Ks 1 2 3 by YOLO - Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:11 pm	31 Replies 12328 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:05 pm
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is taking over by davinp - Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:26 am	1 Replies 1723 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:31 pm
VRE advancing Crystal City expansion ahead of Amazon vote by davinp - Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:07 am	2 Replies 1878 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:02 am
Metro ridership drops to lowest levels since 2000 by davinp - Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:50 am	2 Replies 1850 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:26 am
WMATA - Metro launches StationView by JDC - Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:07 pm	0 Replies 1835 Views	by JDC Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:07 pm
WMATA - Metro begins automatic door testing by JDC - Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:34 pm	2 Replies 1955 Views	by davinp Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:33 am
Faregates vs Turnstiles by rail10 - Fri Mar 01, 2019 4:24 pm	2 Replies 2109 Views	by Sand Box John Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:18 pm

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