METRO

This Weekend’s Metro Track Work – Farragut North, Dupont Circle and Greenbelt Stations Closed

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Beau Finley

From WMATA:

“Red Line 10 p.m. Fri, Jan. 17 through closing Sun, Jan. 19
Buses replace trains between Woodley Park and Metro Center

Red Line trains will operate as follows:

Between Shady Grove & Woodley Park every 10 minutes during daytime hours and every 15-20 minutes at other times.
Between Glenmont & Metro Center every 15 minutes.
Additional trains between Silver Spring & Union Station: Every 8 minutes 9AM-9PM

Stations Closed: Farragut North and Dupont Circle

Boarding Location Change: All Red Line trains will board from the Glenmont platform at Gallery Place.

Free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Woodley Park and Metro Center to allow for infrastructure renewal. Shuttle buses will operate on two routes:

Express Buses will operate non-stop between Woodley Park and Metro Center. Add 20 minutes of travel time.
Local Buses will operate between Woodley Park and Metro Center, making intermediate stops at Dupont Circle and Farragut North. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.

Work Performed: Improvements to infrastructure including third rail replacement, rail joint elimination, grout pad replacement and leak mitigation.

Last Train Time Change: The last Red Line train of the night from Shady Grove to Woodley Park will depart 37 minutes earlier than normal to allow for shuttle bus connections. On Friday and Saturday nights, the last train will leave Shady Grove at 1:53 a.m., and on Sunday, the last train will leave Glenmont at 10:53 p.m. (more…)

Photos from PoPville – Silver Line Signage and Smithsonian Station

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo of new Silver Line signage by PoPville reader Bry from Eastern Market

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This Weekend’s Metro Track Work

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user washingtonydc

From WMATA:

“Trains on the Blue, Orange, Yellow and Green lines will operate every 20 minutes. Red Line trains will run every 16 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont, with additional trains providing service from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. between Shady Grove and Union Station.

Red Line 10 p.m. Fri, Jan. 10 through closing Sun, Jan. 12
Trains every 8-16 minutes

Red Line trains will operate as follows:

Between Shady Grove & Glenmont: Every 16 minutes throughout the weekend
Between Shady Grove & Union Station: Every 8-10 minutes from 9AM-9PM only

Work Performed: Fence replacement and light pole installation between NoMa-Gallaudet & Rhode Island Ave stations

Orange Line 10 p.m. Fri, Jan. 10 through closing Sun, Jan. 12
Trains every 20 minutes

Orange Line trains will operate every 20 minutes throughout the weekend.

Work Performed: Ongoing major platform reconstruction at Minnesota Ave and Deanwood stations

Blue Line 10 p.m. Fri, Jan. 10 through closing Sun, Jan. 12
Trains every 20 minutes

Blue Line trains will operate every 20 minutes throughout the weekend.:

Work Performed: Improvements to track infrastructure, including rail joint elimination, rail and fastener renewal, between Pentagon City and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stations

Yellow Line 10 p.m. Fri, Jan. 10 through closing Sun, Jan. 12
Trains every 20 minutes between Hungtington & Mt Vernon Square

Yellow Line trains will operate every 20 minutes throughout the weekend. All trains will operate to/from Mt Vernon Sq, rather than Fort Totten. Riders traveling to/from stations north of Mt Vernon Sq should use Green Line trains and transfer at Mt Vernon Sq.

Work Performed: Improvements to track infrastructure, including rail joint elimination, rail and fastener renewal, between Pentagon City and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stations

Green Line 10 p.m. Fri, Jan. 10 through closing Sun, Jan. 12
Trains every 20 minutes

Green Line trains will operate every 20 minutes throughout the weekend to allow for qualification and acceptance testing of new 7000-series railcars.”

WMATA Wins 2014 AIA Twenty-five Year Award

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Sandra Sitar

Cool. Thanks to @jim_malone for tweeting us about the 2014 Twenty-five Year Award:

“The Washington, D.C., Metro rail transit system was selected for the 2014 AIA Twenty-five Year Award. Designed by Harry Weese with the matching ideals of “Great Society” liberalism and Mid-Century Modernism, the Washington Metro gives monumental civic space to the humble task of public transit, gravitas fit for the nation’s capital.

Recognizing architectural design of enduring significance, the Twenty-five Year Award is conferred on a building project that has stood the test of time by embodying architectural excellence for 25 to 35 years. Projects must demonstrate excellence in function, in the distinguished execution of its original program, and in the creative aspects of its statement by today’s standards. The award will be presented this June at the AIA National Convention in Chicago, the home of Metro’s architect, Harry Weese, who died in 1998.”

Dear PoPville – My Painful Experience on Metro

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC

“Dear PoPville,

I was riding the metro on my way to get my kid from school. After a long day of work I was tired and kind of falling asleep when the train arrived to a station and I heard someone banging on the window near where I was sitting. A group of loud teenagers got on the metro playing and cursing really bad. Oh well. One of them sat next to me, I was trying to not pay attention to what they were doing or saying, but then I started to realize that they were talking about me, “…because if you…(I didn’t understand what he was saying), I’m going to whoop your ass!” They repeated this several times.

I decided to not confront them, but at the same time I decided to not go away. I was the grown up there, and I was not going to be bullied in that way, and apparently they didn’t like it. At some point two of them stood up and pretend to be fighting in front of me. I knew what was coming, so I got prepared. One of them started pushing the other one to make him fall on top of me; all I did was to wait for him with my elbow out (I’m thin man so my elbow is kind of sharp), so every time the other one pushed him, he found my elbow in his back, it happened 4 or 5 times. The one that was pushing the other then had the audacity to ask if he could use my phone. I said “sure!” in a very sarcastic way. “I’ll let you dial the number” he said, and I replied “yeah, right”. After that, the same two started fighting until one of them got the cell phone of the other one. They kept being loud, and they finally got off the train at the U Street Station.

I feel sad for them, and hope someday they realize how wrong it is what they are doing. I had no time to file a report since my kid was waiting for me, and honestly, they are teens so nothing was really going to happen to them. I think I did the best I could given the circumstances, and just wanted to share this experience with fellow PoPville folks.”

This Weekend’s Metro Track Work

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“Red Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 22 through closing Sun., Nov. 24
Trains every 8-16 minutes

Red Line trains will operate as follows:

Between Shady Grove & Glenmont: Every 16 minutes throughout the weekend
Between Farragut North & Silver Spring: Every 8-10 minutes 9AM-9PM only

Work Performed: Crews will improve track infrastructure, including rail joint elimination, between Dupont Circle and Van Ness.

Orange Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 22 through closing Sun., Nov. 24
Trains every 24 minutes

Orange Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.

Work Performed:

Between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory, crews will advance track infrastructure improvements, including fastener replacement, third-rail renewal and joint elimination.
Between East Falls Church and West Falls Church, crews will continue installing new signs for the Silver Line.

Blue Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 22 through closing Sun., Nov. 24
Trains every 24 minutes

Blue Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.

Work Performed: Between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory, crews will advance track infrastructure improvements, including fastener replacement, third-rail renewal and joint elimination.

Yellow Line Regular service between Huntington & Fort Totten

Green Line Regular service; no scheduled work”

Improvements Coming to Metro – New Lighting and Replacing Carpets with “slip-resistant resilient flooring”

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“Metro General Manager and CEO Richard Sarles today announced that the Authority plans to install new, brighter mezzanine lighting at all underground stations following the successful completion of lighting upgrades at Judiciary Square, Gallery Place, Bethesda, Metro Center and Smithsonian stations.

The new lighting structures are significantly brighter and more energy efficient than the older “coffee can” lighting they are replacing. They provide a higher quality of light with an improved Color Rendering Index (CRI) that improves both lighting levels and overall visibility.

In addition to the five already-completed stations, one station – L’Enfant Plaza – is currently under construction, and the remaining 41 underground stations will be completed by 2015.”

and

“Metro is moving forward with the replacement of carpet in its existing fleet of railcars with new slip-resistant resilient flooring.

The move is in response to customer feedback during the design of Metro’s new 7000-series cars, which will soon begin rolling off an assembly line in Lincoln, Nebraska. Riders told Metro that they strongly preferred flooring to carpet for cleanliness reasons.

Resilient flooring does not absorb dirt and spills as carpet does, and will be much easier for Metro maintenance personnel to keep clean. In addition, flooring is more durable and has a longer lifespan before needing replacement.

As an added benefit, the flooring reflects some interior and exterior light, creating a brighter, more open feel inside the car.

Already, Metro has installed the new flooring on more than a dozen cars. Over the next two years, Metro expects to have flooring installed on all 5000- and 6000-series cars.”

This Weekend’s Metro Track Work – No Yellow Line Service, SW Watefront Closed, L’Enfant Plaza only open for Blue/Orange

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“Red Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15 through closing Sun., Nov. 17
Trains every 8-16 minutes

Red Line trains will operate as follows:

Between Shady Grove & Glenmont: Every 16 minutes throughout the weekend
Between Farragut North & Silver Spring: Every 8-10 minutes 9AM-9PM only

Work Performed: Crews will improve track infrastructure, including rail joint elimination, between Dupont Circle and Van Ness.

Orange Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15 through closing Sun., Nov. 17
Trains every 20 minutes

Orange Line trains will operate every 20 minutes throughout the weekend.

Work Performed: Station platforms reconstruction at Minnesota Ave and Deanwood stations, tie renewal, insulator renewal and structural improvements.

Blue Line Regular service; no scheduled work

Yellow Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15 through closing Sun., Nov. 17
No trains; use Blue and Green lines instead

No Yellow Line service this weekend. Use Blue Line as alternate for service to/from Virginia stations.

A special Shuttle Train will operate every 10 minutes between Huntington and Braddock Road stations only. Passengers traveling to/from Huntington or Eisenhower Ave stations should transfer to/from Blue Line service at Braddock Road.

Passengers traveling to Virginia from Green Line stations north of L’Enfant Plaza should transfer to the Red Line at Gallery Place or Fort Totten, ride to Metro Center, and then transfer a Blue Line train toward Franconia-Springfield. There is no Green Line service between Archives and Navy Yard this weekend (including L’Enfant Plaza).

Work Performed: Crews will conduct the annual inspection of the Yellow Line Potomac River bridge.

Green Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15 through closing Sun., Nov. 17
Buses replace trains between Archives & Navy Yard

Green Line trains will operate as follows:

Between Greenbelt & Archives: Every 10 minutes throughout the weekend (except late night)
Between Branch Ave & Navy Yard: Every 12-15 minutes throughout the weekend (except late night)

Free shuttle buses will replace Green Line between Archives & Navy Yard stations. Buses will run between Archives and Navy Yard with intermediate stops at L’Enfant Plaza and Waterfront stations. Allow 10 minutes of travel time for each stop. For example, a rider traveling between L’Enfant Plaza and Navy Yard should allow 20 minutes because the bus makes two stops.

Stations Closed: Waterfront (L’Enfant Plaza open for Blue/Orange trains only)

Work Performed: Station repairs, track infrastructure improvements, fastener replacement, joint elimination, drain cleaning, signage installation.”

This Weekend’s Metro Track Work – Three Red Line Stations Closed

By Prince Of Petworth

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From WMATA:

“Red Line 10 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8 through closing Mon., Nov. 11
Buses replace trains between Shady Grove & White Flint; normal service between White Flint & Glenmont

Red Line trains will operate between White Flint & Glenmont at regular intervals throughout the weekend.

Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Shady Grove & White Flint. Buses will operate on two routes:

Express buses will run between Shady Grove and White Flint with no intermediate stops. Allow 20 minutes of travel time.
Local buses will run between Shady Grove and White Flint with intermediate stops at Rockville and Twinbrook. Allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop. For example, a rider traveling from Rockville to White Flint should allow 20 minutes because the bus makes two stops.

Station Closed: Shady Grove, Rockville, Twinbrook

Work Performed: Crews will continue NTSB-recommended track circuit replacement and improve track infrastructure, including installation of new ties, fasteners, insulators and cover boards. (more…)

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