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In the last few weeks, Metro rail cars have begun traveling up and down the Silver Line. The tracks, at least east of Tysons, have been energized and testing is ongoing.
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Big changes are coming when the Silver Line opens, some of them outlined in this Dr. Gridlock update from earlier [...]

But Ol’ Man Winter, he just keeps trollin’ along.
TYSONS, Va. — Just outside the Capital Beltway, 4 inches of spring snow have accumulated.
Travel between Alexandria’s West End through Arlington (Ballston in particular) to Tysons was fine. Slushy on occasion, but not icy.

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The Silver Line, the largest expansion of the Metro rail system, is progressing to the point that un-powered “clearance car” rail cars are now being pushed up and down the track. I saw one on Friday.

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The first phase of the project, from Whiele Ave. to East Falls Church via Tysons [...]

TYSONS, Va. — The last snow fall total for the day comes from Tysons. I’m calling this 1 ½ inches, the highest total I recorded.
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Tysons Corner is unofficially dropping the ‘corner’ from its name – The Post
Officials consider Tysons Corner name change – WTOP
I have been saying for years that they ought to just make it official and call the Tysons Corner area, “Tysons” and give it a mailing address. From The Post story a few weeks ago:
If it [...]

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Something that I think people forgot in all the antipathy between fans of the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans is the Nats won season series victory last year. That won me a cheesesteak from a friend who follows the Phillies, the Ombudsman. It was only the second [...]

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 [...]

Every year, I go places and list them. The primary criteria are 1.) Having a sit-down meal 2.) spending the night in that location.
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TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Every Washingtonian has an earthquake story, here is mine.
I was at my desk in my Tysons office building when everything started shaking. At first, it was mild and I even got off a tweet “earthquake?” before it started intensifying. At that point, I decided that maybe I ought to get under [...]