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!

Image 1: McLean

The first image shows McLean station from the bridge over Route 123. You should be able to tell fairly easily that this is a Silver Line station based on the triangular shapes and the tan brick (we featured all five in week 16). The grating through which I took the photo is also unique to the Silver Line. You can also tell that the roof type is “Tysons Peak,” which narrows this to McLean or Spring Hill. Spring Hill, however, is in the median of Route 7, not off to one side like McLean is. Sixteen of you knew this one.

Image 2: Takoma

The second picture shows the end of the platform at Takoma. A primary clue here is the bank of escalators. Takoma is the only elevated station to have three escalators side-by-side (featured in week 32). Another clue is the “Gull I” canopy, which extends beyond the platform, creating a very high ceiling above the mezzanine below. The blue clock to the left also helped some of you narrow this down to Takoma. Fourteen of you got this one right.

Image 3: Tysons Corner

This image shows art at Tysons Corner station. We showed this art installation when introducing the Silver Line. Several of you guessed Largo, likely because you confused this art with the similar “Largo Beacon” sculpture that we featured in week 4. Twelve of you guessed correctly.

Image 4: White Flint

The fourth image shows the end of the canopy at White Flint. There were two primary clues here. The first is the tapered “ribs” on the underside of the canopy, which is unique to White Flint (featured in week 20). The other clue is the flat glass roof over the escalators. Of the “General Peak” stations, only Grosvenor and White Flint have this feature, and Grosvenor has a modified canopy that is distinctive. This proved to be this week’s hardest clue. Only nine of you got it right.

Image 5: College Park

I took the final picture from the second level of the parking garage at College Park. If you look closely at the left side of the picture, you can see that the station has a “General Peak” canopy, which narrows the field considerably. College Park is the only one of those stations with a parking garage so close to the platform. Fourteen of you got this one.

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

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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.