On Monday, we posted our thirtieth 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?

This week we got 21 guesses. Only one got all five correct. Great work, Peter K!

Image 1: Rhode Island Avenue

The first image shows the view looking south from the platform at Rhode Island Avenue. The height and clear view of the Capitol dome is distinctive of this station. Another clue are the construction cranes in NoMa at far right. Eighteen of you knew this one.

Image 2: Foggy Bottom

The second image shows an escalator at Foggy Bottom. This particular viewpoint is unique because this is the only island platform underground station in the system that has a solitary escalator, instead of a pair of escalators or an escalator next to a staircase. Pentagon and Rosslyn both have single escalators, but theirs are against walls on one side since those stations have tracks on two levels. Eight got this one correct.

Update: To clarify, Foggy Bottom has the only solitary escalator that comes down through a hole in the mezzanine. Other stations have single escalators from the end of a mezzanine. I was trying to say that in as few words as possible, and I realize I left out and important detail.

Image 3

The third picture was taken at Minnesota Avenue. This picture should have been easy to narrow down to two stations, since the CSX Landover Subdivision is off to the left. These tracks used to be electrified since the Pennsylvania Railroad ran electric freight trains. But the catenary wires have been removed. And while Deanwood is in a similar setting, north of Deanwood, the tracks curve off to the right, unlike in the straightaway pictured here. Eight of you knew this one.

Image 4

The fourth image depicts the western entrance at Cleveland Park. The distinctive Metro canopy visible at top narrows this to a street escalator entrance. The two signs also helped to narrow it. The “Downtown” sign means that we’re at a station north of the central business district, and the “Zoo” sign should help you narrow it down to one of the Connecticut Avenue stations north of the Zoo. Fifteen of you guessed correctly.

Image 5

The final image shows Van Dorn Street, from a train on the adjacent CSX/VRE tracks. The clues here were the Gull I canopy and the Convanta trash incinerator visible just to the left of the elevator. Additionally, if you look closely, you can make out three words on the platform pylon at the left edge of the frame. And as one commenter noted, one of the pylons has both BL and YL Rush icons. Only two of you got this one.

Thanks to everyone for playing! Great work. Stay tuned. We’ll have five more images for you next Tuesday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Matt Johnson has lived in the Washington area since 2007. He has a Master’s in Planning from the University of Maryland and a BS in Public Policy from Georgia Tech. He lives in Dupont Circle. He’s a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and is an employee of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. His views are his own and do not represent those of his employer.