Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 39
On Tuesday, we posted our thirty-ninth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? All five stations featured this week are first-time whichWMATA entries. We got 23 guesses in this round. Only two of you got all five. Great work, Peter K and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 39
It’s time for the thirty-ninth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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“Streetcar” or “street car”? That is the question
Soon (though we don’t know when), streetcars will start carrying passengers in DC after five decades in exile. That brings up an interesting question: How do we spell this new (yet old) technology? In our comments, most of you write “streetcar” when talking about DDOT’s program to bring the railed vehicles back. But others among you say “street… Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 38
On Tuesday, we featured the thirty-eighth issue of our “whichWMATA” series. This week, all five photos were guest submissions from reader Peter K. This week we got 28 guesses. Four people got all five correct. Great work, JamesDCane, MZEBE, Mr. Johnson, and FN! Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 38
It’s time for the thirty-eighth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? This week, all 5 photos were submitted by reigning champion Peter K, who’s scored perfectly every week since week 7. Keep reading…
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Metro needs more space to park its trains
Later this year, Metro’s fleet will begin to grow as the first 7000 series railcars arrive. Those cars will need places to park and for maintenance, so WMATA is planning to enlarge the yard at New Carrollton and build a new yard at Landover station. But the Landover facility has a serious downside: it might make development harder in the future. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 37
On Tuesday, we posted our thirty-seventh photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 27 guesses this week. Four of you got all five. Great work, Peter K, FN, Fran, and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 37
It’s time for the thirty-seventh installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are five photos of the Washington Metro system. Can you identify the station depicted in each picture? Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 36
On Tuesday, we posted our thirty-sixth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 22 guesses this week. Six of you got all five. Great work Chris H, Peter K, MZEBE, Spork!, Mr. Johnson, and FN! Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 36
It’s time for the thirty-sixth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are five photos of the Washington Metro system. Can you identify the station depicted in each picture? Keep reading…