The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has released the next Metro rail map and some service changes called Rush+. The big changes (from the press release which includes the new map):
Rush+ will improve service for nearly 110,000 customers on the Green, Yellow, Blue and Orange lines. Seventeen stations will get more frequent service with six [...]
Here is a preview of the new 7000 series Metro train car that will run on the Silver Line as well as replace the oldest cars in the fleet.
The cars are being made by Kawaski in Japan.
The interior is sleeker and has dynamic maps like the newer New York subway cars. More poles [...]
There is a survey for station names along the Silver Line survey in Fairfax County that is worth filling out. Coming up with the Tysons station names isn’t really easy.
Meanwhile, disagreements over the type of labor (union vs. non-union) are the latest snag in the efforts to build the second half of the Silver Line [...]
Metro gets to work on ‘transition’ map – The Post
A preliminary new design of the Metro map has been released. The map’s creator, Lance Wyman, has suggested that the new Dulles Corridor line be colored “cherry blossom” (pink) for some reason.
Metro is soliciting feedback about the redesign which has some improvements in station naming and [...]
The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority has hired Lance Wyman to update the Metro map he created over 30 years ago. His revised version needs to accommodate the Silver Line which is being built along the Dulles corridor as well as include the new Blue Line split. He’s nervous about updating his iconic design.
Last month, [...]
Greater Greater Washington is having a unofficial contest to redesign the Metro map. The real redesign will come from The Metropolitan Washington Area Transit Authority in a few years, but like mocking up new team uniforms, creating a new transit map can be fun. I’d probably go for Map B or Map E.
I looked all [...]
Fairfax Co. to recommend Metro station names – WTOP
Fairfax County is set to make recommendations for the Silver Line Metro stations within its borders. Going from West to East, the suggestions are Herndon-Dulles East (near Route 28), Herndon-Reston West (near Monroe Street), Reston Town Center (near Reston Parkway), Reston-Wiehle Avenue, Tysons-Spring Hill Road (Route 7 [...]
Metro’s new board members take on a troubled, aging rail system – The Post
The second longest subway system in the United States turned 35 yesterday and it is safe to say that it is an old 35. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority has its work cut out for it to get the system into good [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the Washington Capitals win over the Chicago Blackhawks, we walked over to Metro Center to pick up the Orange Line. Just before this Blue Line train headed out of the station, I noticed that most famous Blackhawks fan had made the trip.
This had to have already been used in Puck Daddy’s [...]
Greater Greater Washington has a look at the next generation Metro cars, the 7000 series. Some notes:
They will only be able to run in 4 and 8 car configurations
They will look different than the classic Metro design
There will be a display that shows where the train is currently located, similar to modern New York [...]
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