Oakley 🛤️
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Oakley 🛤️
@otree38
“Ride is never boring, nah I say it’s never better, than riding on an Orange Line train to Vienna.” trains good. Tufts CEE ‘26. Go Sox. Jazz enjoyer. they/them
Arlington, VA & Somerville, MA Katılım Eylül 2020
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@wmataGM I think he’s talking about the Exitfare machines. Aren’t they still cash only? It does present a complication if you need to top up a traditional SmarTrip to complete a trip.
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Sorry if you didn’t have a good experience on Metro but need to provide clarity that at every station we have card machines, plus we have credit/debit/apple pay etc, we do not have an egress issue even during peak & I believe our staff are customer focused & ready to help.
M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray
I will say, requiring that riders tap out is fine in theory, but sucks in the US contexts where I've experienced it, especially in DC, where station managers are universally unpleasant and many stations don't have card accepting machines past the gate.
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@yarmiganosca @wmataGM Exitfare machines take card now and have for a bit.
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@wmataGM You don't have card machines inside the fare gate perimeter. If you don't have sufficient exit fare, you need to have cash on hand. It's inexcusable. And it's been this way for decades. Just put machines inside the system that accept credit cards already.
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@AidanKohnMurphy It's more complicated than just "this train go faster"
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what
Zach Griff@_ZachGriff
After years of delays, the fastest train in the U.S. is finally here. All aboard @Amtrak’s next-gen Acela debuting Thursday across the Northeast Corridor between Boston and D.C. and stops in between. I just rode the train from NYC to Boston. Here’s what you need to know. (1/7)
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@alanthefisher Highly recommend Hyattsville Crossing station on the Green Line. IMO, the most distinctive WMATA station.
Also good views of the 1st St Tunnel Portal at NJ Ave & D St SE, easy walk from Capitol South. Plenty of VRE & Amtrak traffic in AM & PM peaks.
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I'm going to be in DC for some trips, what are some unique transit things to see in and around the city?
I'm talking about nerdy stuff that people usually don't mention
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@alanthefisher Ride the Metro out to Wiehle, Vienna, or Shady Grove (assuming it isn’t raining) to see what it’s like to go 75 mph. The tunnel under the Potomac going outbound (Foggy Bottom to Rosslyn) is 75 as well (65 inbound). ATO and Design Speed is awesome
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As a result of the heat, we are reducing speeds on above-ground track for safety reasons. Please plan additional travel time.
Stay cool out there!
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@commies25 @wmata This is completely normal. ATO being on changes nothing about the train protection systems baked into the signal system.
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Metro is launching Automatic Train Operation on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines this Sunday, enhancing safety, reliability, and efficiency!
This marks the first time the entire Metrorail system will be in automatic mode since 2009.
Learn more: wmata.com/about/news/Met…
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The Future is Now: Another @Amtrak “Next Generation” train set—assembled at Alstom in Hornell, NY—is completed and soon to be ready for use on the Northeast Corridor hopefully this spring. Caught it near Swain, NY today. These sleek new sets are capable of speeds of 160 MPH.
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I love the portmanteau names of some of the neighborhoods in south Arlington/nw Alexandria:
Shirlington (Shirley Hwy + Arlington)
Fairlington (Fairfax + Arlington)
Arlandria (Arlington + Alexandria)
Very clever and charming!
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@Ayush4570 @SidKhurana3607 @vvksurf Harper’s Ferry is a resort town and eastern West Virginia is also kind of becoming suburbs of DC
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Harpers Ferry, WV:
2012: D+45
2016: D+43
2020: D+55
2024: D+60
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Oakley 🛤️ retweetledi
On this day, 48 years ago in 1977...
The Red Line extension to Dupont Circle opened! The first ever Metro extension from Farragut North, the 1.1 new miles of track only included Dupont Circle.
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Oakley 🛤️ retweetledi
IT’S HERE! Reflect on your year with Metro Rewind.
Visit: metrorewind.com
Learn more: wmata.com/about/news/Met…
#wmata
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Oakley 🛤️ retweetledi
Today is the last day of DC Circulator service across all remaining routes. Service will end at 9 PM. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our riders for their support over the past 19 years and appreciate the community’s understanding during this transition.
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Hot(?) take: no. 3+ hours on a gallery car is a special kind of hell. This is a job for expanded Amtrak state-supported service.
Hometown Virginia 🏗️@arlvabikelanes
This train should go to Richmond
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Oakley 🛤️ retweetledi
Share the news! Downtown Blue, Orange, Silver construction will wrap up a day ahead of schedule and under budget. Normal service will resume on Monday, Dec. 30, following 10 days of critical track repairs and infrastructure upgrades. Learn more: ow.ly/WwRB50UxJS7 #wmata
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@BarredinDC @JoeHeim @wmata Loudoun Gateway is also the location for the Dulles Yard employee shuttle. I don’t know if employee taps are counted in this metric but if they are the true ridership for the station is even lower.
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@walkinghispath @hankgreen Keep in kind this is at 3am, usually the low point in terms of demand, so natural gas’s influence is typically much higher (above 50%)
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Update: They ended up at 31% below 1990 levels in 2020. Aiming for 50% reduction by 2030 and 80% by 2050.
Hank Green@ecogeek
Massachusetts Sets Emissions Goal of 25% Below 1990 Levels by 2020 http://bit.ly/hzZBrM
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