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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 [...]

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 [...]

Dulles Rail Project hits a snag — railcar costs – WTOPThe Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is building the Silver Line, but the Washington Metropolitian Transit Authority is going to run it. They are fighting over what rail cars will cost, oh joy.

Groups to sue over Metro’s expansion – WTOPA potential delay to the Silver Line, already being constructed through Tysons Corner, has emerged:
The group, TysonsTunnel.org, has been pushing for an underground route through the area. It is teaming up with the environmental group, Sierra Club, to file the suit.
A national watchdog group is expected to join [...]

Metrorail Heading In a New Direction – The PostDetails of what the Silver Line construction through Tysons Corner is going to be like over the next several years. It won’t be much fun, but the payoff is huge.
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Officials Formalize Funding for Dulles Metro Extension – The PostAt long last, the Silver Line, a Metro corridor between Arlington and Tysons Corner is official!
…the real action will start in a matter of days about 15 miles to the west, where demolition of roads and bridges and heavy construction of overhead piers will become an [...]

U.S. Transportation Chief Backs Dulles Rail Project – The PostThe Silver Line is very, very close to being official.
After a series of regulatory setbacks in 2008, rail to Dulles was revived last month when the Federal Transit Administration discarded long-standing skepticism about the project’s cost and management and sent it on to Peters for final [...]

Federal Regulators Sign Off on Dulles Rail Extension – The Post
The Federal Transit Administration approved the extension, which now heads to U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and the Office of Management and Budget for final sign-off. Approval from the FTA, where regulators had attacked the proposal as too expensive and poorly managed, is widely viewed [...]

Recently, I reached out to George Mason University history professor Dr. Zachary Schrag for commentary on the Federal Transportation Administration’s decision to continue funding the Dulles Corridor Metro line. He was kind enough to provide some commentary:
At this point, the history of the Silver Line has been marked by such tangles of planning, engineering, architecture, [...]

Dulles Rail Still Has Miles to Go, Hurdles to Clear – The PostA lot still needs to happen for the Silver Line to get built and there are a few ways and a number of people who will try to stop it.
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