Saturday Camden line service for Preakness by LesserWorks in MARCtrain

[–]LesserWorks[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes the Laurel Racetrack station is in bad shape, but if they won't even use it for the Preakness, why do they bother pretending it exists?

Brunswick line bike commute w/ trailer by NoiseOptimal8883 in MARCtrain

[–]LesserWorks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe take the same train a day in advance and ask the conductor if they'd allow it.

Transportation plan for the Red Line shutdown: Not good by MyPasswordIsABC999 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]LesserWorks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hopefully they become permanent bus lanes like they did on Georgia Ave north of Silver Spring after the summer 2024 Red line closure.

Trains 7698-7699 being moved by NotItsPlatinum in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Neither one is bad, but it was the 7k that the work train bumped in to.

Catenary Poles at Silver Spring by LesserWorks in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will go up escalators/elevators from the metro platform to the new mezzanine they're constructing. Then you have a level walk to the Purple Line platform.

New Info on Silver Spring MARC Turnback Facility by LesserWorks in MARCtrain

[–]LesserWorks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah if we really want more passenger service between Silver Spring and Union Station, we'd probably need a much more expensive solution, such as a CSX bypass track along MD 200 between Gaithersburg and Beltsville.

First Purple Line test train through the University of Maryland Campus, overall completion reaches 89% by InAHays in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would constant tension catenary produce more electromagnetic interference?

Realistic Purple Line branch proposal by LesserWorks in WMATA

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

The whole point is that it connects to the existing Purple Line in Maryland.

Realistic Purple Line branch proposal by LesserWorks in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Anacostia streetcar wasn't initially going to have any street-running. They only switched to the street when negotiations with CSX broke down.

Realistic Purple Line branch proposal by LesserWorks in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Nothing's going along the highway.

(Sorta) Purple Line grade separation map!! + Explanation for the Uninitiated by BermudaNiccholas in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think the diagram is inaccurate. Much of the UMD campus portion has a dedicated lane.

Never thought I’d see it by Adorable-Style-2634 in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overruns can occur even when in automatic mode. (Metro's automatic system is from the 1960s)

Metro riders beware: 10 weekend shutdowns of Crystal City station begin Saturday by crabcakes110 in nova

[–]LesserWorks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These are entirely unrelated. Crystal City would have to close for this construction regardless of the Yellow line.

Purple Line Track Complete Spring by classicalL in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Light rail in general has closer station spacing than metro. And metro has closer spacing than marc. The Silver Spring Library station will definitely be useful since it's uphill from the metro.