Posts tagged Red Line
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Here’s when and where to find the Red Line’s 7000 train
Some of you may have been lucky enough to ride the 7000 series train on the Blue Line. On Monday, WMATA introduced one to the Red Line. Here’s its schedule for the near term. Of course, if there are delays in the system, these times could change. But this should help you find the train. For now, there is just one operating on the Red Line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Red smoke
Fire and water; Power off; Not on my street; Losing its edge; Streamlining; Operatic; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New and improved
7000 strikes again; Revolutionary; Recount recalled; School focus; 2001, A Cycling Odyssey; Just around the corner; Still standing; It’s so simple. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cut off
All falls down; Emancipation Day; High flying; Location, location; Wage wants; Goodies; No fly zone; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Something old, something new
The 7k’s debut; Free range saga continues; Million dollar city; Arlington declining; Foot stomping; I’m a uniter; Glow in the dark; Driverless trains. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the rise
Back on track; Just around the corner; Aim high; Save the ‘sphere; Decisions, decisions; How we gonna pay?; It’s gentrification; Too darn high; And…. Keep reading…
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Farragut Square’s virtual tunnel saves Metro riders time and eases crowding. Should downtown get another one?
Metro lets riders transfer between Farragut West and Farragut North without paying because while the stations are on separate lines, they’re only a block apart. New data on who uses the “virtual tunnel” gives us perspective on how useful additional free transfers could be. Keep reading…
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To rehab part of the Red Line, Metro will close it for 14 weekends
Get ready for major construction along the Metrorail Red Line. Starting in the summer of 2016, WMATA will close portions of the Red Line between Friendship Heights and Grosvenor for 14 weekends, including one stretch of at least 7 consecutive weekends. The good news is that in exchange for all those closures, Metro will complete a whole cadre of major rehabilitation projects… Keep reading…
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When WMATA restores automatic train operation, here’s what it will mean for riders
Jerky Metro rides are on the way out (on the Red Line, anyway). The bad news is that trains will keep stopping at the end of the platform. Automatic door opening is also not returning for now. As we discussed on Monday, after five years of manual operation, Automatic Train Operation (ATO) will return to the Red Line as soon as March 2015. I spoke to WMATA spokesperson Dan Stessel to… Keep reading…
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Computers will start driving Red Line trains again
Starting in early October, Metro will turn control of six non-peak Red Line trains over to computers. If all goes well, every Red Line train should be under computer control by March 2015. Keep reading…