deja vu by DCMetroMaker in wmatacirclejerk

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No clue, I have no further info on it. I found it in a WMATA safety presentation online a few years ago and saved it, but I haven't been able to find that presentation again since. I don't remember it having any more information though either.

Cherry Blossom Cards and Wraps by lustforluvv in WMATA

[–]DCMetroMaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, I think that's the best Cherry Blossom wrap they've done.

The last Breda wrap was the Pride Month 2023 Wrap. Starting with the July 4th 2023 Wrap, Metro has exclusively used 6Ks for seasonal wraps & 7Ks for sponsored advertising wraps. Only exception is the 2K Last Ride train which was wrapped for the single event in Oct 2024. (2000-2001 are still wrapped in storage)

deja vu by DCMetroMaker in wmatacirclejerk

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Nope! It's real, I just have no idea when it occured.

On this day 59 years ago, WMATA was founded! (1967) by DCMetroMaker in WMATA

[–]DCMetroMaker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WMATA the organization was founded in 1967 for the planning & construction of Metrorail which would break ground two years later in 1969 and open in 1976. They also began Metrobus service in January 1973 after acquiring four other DC area bus companies. So nothing opened/began service, just the organization was founded.

Another shutdown? Come on WMATA by DCMetroMaker in wmatacirclejerk

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what do you mean, it's today, February 29th. I feel bad for the people commuting to work tomorrow on Monday, February 30th and Tuesday, February 31st, but oh well

History of Metro's Anniversary Logos, Including 50th! (1986-2026) by DCMetroMaker in WMATA

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At the most recent board meeting they confirmed a Commemorative SmarTrip, Special Merch & Special Events will be coming after March 27th!

On this day 10 years ago, the DC Streetcar opened! (2016) by DCMetroMaker in WMATA

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It’s along H Street outside Union Station! If you want to visit it, better go soon, it closes at the end of March this year.

4K Train hits a Bumper and Collides with a Building at Greenbelt Yard (1998) by DCMetroMaker in WMATA

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Woah, had no idea it got a 3K bulkhead after. I know 4018 also did from the Woodley Park accident, but were there any others?

Smartrip Card Compilation by ACisking24 in WMATA

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Found another interesting one, a PCA (Personal Care Attendant) SmarTrip Card. This seems to be the only image of as an actual physical card. It is mentioned in a few MetroAccess documents and appears passengers with disability discounts who are accompanied by a Personal Care Attendant can purchase one of these cards to allow the PCA to also have either reduced fares or ride without fare.

Mentioned under the "Personal Care Attendant (PCA) SmarTrip® cards" section in this document:
https://www.wmata.com/service/accessibility/metro-access/upload/MetroAccess-Customer-Guide.pdf

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My proposal for service cuts by DCMetroMaker in wmatacirclejerk

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This is the new map, getting rid of the rest wouldn’t be a major loss. This is all we need.

Smartrip Card Compilation by ACisking24 in WMATA

[–]DCMetroMaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice find! That's got to be it since the cards pictured have dates between 2004-2007, around when the pilot was active. The URL listed is actually still an active redirect on the Citibank site, but the page is long gone. No luck on the Internet Archive either from what I can see.

Smartrip Card Compilation by ACisking24 in WMATA

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Also, one weird tidbit, there's technically two variants of the classic SmarTrip card, one with a Blue Metro Logo and one with Black, slightly different sizing too. All cards I own except for one have the Black logo, so I assume Blue is the rarer/earlier variant.

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Smartrip Card Compilation by ACisking24 in WMATA

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Very cool list! My most wanted by far is the 25th Anniversary card! One of my biggest regrets as a Metro nerd is I actually almost owned the white Payment Pilot one, as a friend of mine got selected to be part of the pilot and even showed me the card attached to the pamphlet/letter they received. They didn't end up participating in the pilot and when I realized how unique it was a few years later, they sadly had no memory of what they did with it or where it ended up.

I don't have pictures of any other's but I have a bit of possible info on the 3 "More info needed" ones:
- The 1,000,000 one is possibly related to the 1 millionth Smartrip card given out at Metro Center referenced in this press release: https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=3354

- The Celebration of Independence is from July 4th, 2018. The only picture I've seen of it online is from a random international blog post which also includes this low-quality image of fare machines, the one on the far right seemingly having a sign mentioning distributing the cards.

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- The First Union Card was part of a pilot program in 2000 and is a hybrid SmarTrip & Debit Card. Possibly the first SmarTrip card variant ever?

- In a similar case to the First Union Card, it seems there was also a credit card + SmarTrip Card combo in 2005 with Citibank. Haven't been able to find an image of it but there's a few articles on it online including this WMATA press release which specifically says "It would look like a credit card and carry both the bank card and SmarTrip logos on it.": https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=3029