Washington Metro Washington Metro The 1996 Gaithersburg Metrorail Accident was an accident that occurred at the Shady Grove station at the western terminus of Metro's Red Line at about 10:40pm on Saturday, January 6, 1996, in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. ...more on Wikipedia about "1996 Gaithersburg Metrorail Accident"
The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia-Springfield to Largo Town Center. It has stations in Fairfax County, Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland. Most of the line's stations are shared with the Orange Line, and another portion is also shared by the Yellow Line; only eight stations are exclusive to the Blue Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue Line (Washington Metro)"
The DCRTP or Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project aims to extend the Washington Metro from just east of the West Falls Church-VT/UVA Orange Line station to route 772 in Loudoun County, Virginia as the Silver Line. The primary goal is to link Washington D.C. proper by rail to Dulles International Airport and the growing suburbs of Tysons Corner, Reston and Herndon. Completed in two phases, the extension would be 23 miles long, with the first phase costing around $1.5 billion. As proposed, the Silver Line splits from the Orange Line just east of West Falls Church, leaving three stations to go on the Orange Line, and 12 stations on the Silver Line. The extension would hug the Dulles Toll Road, running above-ground at-grade, but because of the Toll Road, the train would have exclusive right-of-way. The only significant diversions from the Toll Road are the Tysons stops and the airport stop, where the Metro will alternate between subway and elevated track to maintain the exclusive right-of-way. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project"
The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Branch Ave to Greenbelt. It starts in Prince George's County, Maryland, runs through the District of Columbia, and exits back out into Prince George's County. This was the last line started and completed in the original Metrorail plan, and is the north-south line through Washington. It shares four stations in Washington with the Yellow Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green Line (Washington Metro)"
The Jackson Graham Building is the name of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's main headquaters. This building houses the brain of the Washington Metro Transit System. Groundbreaking on the Metro System took place nearby at the Judiciary Square station in 1969. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jackson Graham Building"
Here is a list of stations on the Metrorail subway system of Washington D.C.. Stations in bold are transfer stations; while lines may share many stations (particularly Blue and Orange), only stations where lines cross, or stations where lines diverge (such as when the Blue and Orange lines go separate ways) are considered transfer stations. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Washington Metro stations"
The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 subway stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. It has stations in Fairfax County and Arlington, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland. Half of the line's stations are shared with the Blue Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orange Line (Washington Metro)"
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The Purple Line is a proposed addition to the Washington Metro system which would potentially serve as a sort of " Beltway line". With primary pressure to build a light rail line connecting the stations at Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, New Carrollton, and Largo Town Center, a proposal for a Purple Line which circles the entire Metrorail system continues to be promoted by the Sierra Club. ...more on Wikipedia about "Purple Line (Washington Metro)"
The Red Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont. It has stations in Montgomery County, Maryland and the District of Columbia. This was the first line in the Metrorail system, and is a primary line through downtown Washington. It is the only line which does not share its track with any other line, except for a few years in the mid-to-late 1990's when the Green Line Commuter Shortcut was in operation, with Green Line trains running from Greenbelt to West Hyattsville, joining the Red Line using a single-track spur, bypassing Fort Totten in the process, and running on the Red Line tracks from Brookland-CUA to Farragut North. The Washington-based band, Trans Am, used the Red Line as inspiration for their album Red Line, released in 2000. This is particularly clear in light of the name of the last track, "Shady Groove." ...more on Wikipedia about "Red Line (Washington Metro)"
Richard A. White is an American public transportation official who served as the CEO and General Manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, from 1996 - 2006. Prior to joining WMATA as CEO, he has served as the general manager at Bay Area Rapid Transit in the San Francisco area. White also spent six years with the federal Urban Mass Transit Administration, which is now the Federal Transit Administration. White is from Massachusetts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Richard A. White"
The SmarTrip card is a plastic contactless stored-value smart card used for payment within the Washington Metro system of Washington, DC. Unlike traditional paper farecards, it is designed to be permanent and reloadable, and as of 2004 can be used in all Metrorail stations, and on all Metrobuses. Additionally, as of June 28, 2004, SmarTrip is the only way to pay for parking fees at Metro-operated lots. ...more on Wikipedia about "SmarTrip"
The Washington Metro or simply Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. In Maryland service is provided in Prince George's County and Montgomery County; in Virginia in Fairfax County, Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Washington Metro"
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is a non-federal tri-jurisdictional government agency authorized by Congress, that operates transit service in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and is funded by the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. WMATA operates bus service under the Metrobus brand and rapid transit service under the Metrorail brand. It is also part of the public-private partnership that operates the DC Circulator bus system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority"
The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of twelve subway stations from Huntington to Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center. It starts in Fairfax County, Virginia, quickly crosses the Capital Beltway, goes through Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia, crosses the Potomac River via the Fenwick Bridge, and continues north in the District of Columbia as far as M Street NW, at the entrance to the Washington Convention Center. It is the quick link between downtown Washington and National Airport, and shares nearly all of its track with the Green and Blue Lines. The Yellow Line has only two stations of its own at the southern end of the line, and only two sections of track of its own - the aforementioned section at the end of the line, and the section between the L'Enfant Plaza and Pentagon stations, including the Fenwick Bridge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yellow Line (Washington Metro)"
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