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June 9, 2008

Re: WMATA; Station at Potomac Yard closer to becoming reality …

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WMATA increased the number of elevators in metrorail stations when the G Route Blue line extension to Lorgo and New York Avenue were built. All future metrorail stations will have a minimum of 2 elevators servicing the various levels … (more…)

Comment on LINKS: WMATA subway apathy; Robert Restaino treats …

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UPDATE on Judge Robert Restaino, who had his entire courtroom arrested because nobody would admit it was their cellphone who rang:. * Removed as a judge! Ha ha! That鈥檚 what you get, douchebag. Collective punishment is for … (more…)

WMATA Lunch chat with John Catoe

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WMATA has a lunchtime chat with the CEO on the first Friday of the month. I was going to submit my question about including schedule information in Google Transit, but it looks like someone else asked and here’s the response: … (more…)

Re: A few recent WMATA and Ride-On Photos (Bingham C50)

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Posted by Bingham C50 on 6/5/2008 7:24:38 PM EST Don’t be afraid to photograph MTA buses. (more…)

Re: A few recent WMATA and Ride-On Photos (The Port of Authority)

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Posted by The Port of Authority on 6/5/2008 7:53:48 PM EST It’s just the back door, AFAIK. I’ve been on buses (information disclosed) with the front door open while in operation. (more…)

WMATA launches SmarTrip campaign

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Encourages switch from cash, to save money, time. (more…)

June 4, 2008

Re: 12 ca WMATA train (Sand Box John)

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Posted by Sand Box John on 6/4/2008 10:34:30 AM EST And the coupling happened automatically. Correct If this had happened to a pulled train (purely hypothetical here) would the engineer have noticed a different, unexpected response to … (more…)

Re: 12 ca WMATA train (Easy)

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Posted by Easy on 6/3/2008 9:37:48 PM EST You would think. (more…)

Re: Weird WMATA Sign Readings (WES)

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Posted by WES on 6/3/2008 8:55:51 PM EST Yep, Green did. Infact Fairfax Connector which got some of the WMATA rejects had their Vultron signs replaced before WMATA did theirs. (more…)

Re: WMATA: Agencies fantasy map (Sand Box John)

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The WMATA plan seems more likely than the Greater Greater Washington ones as it offers Metrorail expansion rather than counting on MARC and VRE to improve their service and does something productive with the Blue Line given WMATA’s … (more…)

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