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Re: WMATA: Comparing the first map to the latest

Posted by Sand Box John on Sun Sep 11 14:01:37 2011, in response to Re: WMATA: Comparing the first map to the latest, posted by Dupont Circle Station on Sun Sep 11 12:57:39 2011.

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WMATA really needs to implement a variation of the NY-style letter/trunk route designations. For example:

A (Red): Shady Grove/Glenmont (normal route)
F (Red): Shady Grove/Silver Spring (midday short-line)
G (Red): Grosvenor/Glenmont (rush hour short-line)
H (Red): Grosvenor/Silver Spring (special short-line)
N (Red): Medical Center/Union Station (special short-line)

B (Blue): Largo/Franconia-Springfield (normal route)
Q (Blue): Rosslyn or Foggy Bottom/Eastern Market or Stadium-Armory (special short-line)

C (Green): Greenbelt/Branch Av (normal route)
R (Green): Ft. Totten/Anacostia (special short-line)

D (Orange): Vienna/New Carrollton (normal route)
J (Orange): West Falls Church/Largo (rush hour extra)
T (Orange): Ballston/Stadium-Armory (special short-line)

E (Yellow): Ft. Totten/Huntington (normal route)
K (Yellow): Mt. Vernon Sq./Huntington (rush hour short-line)
L (Yellow): Greenbelt/Franconia-Springfield (rush hour extra)

M (Silver): Dulles/Stadium-Armory (normal route)

N, Q, R and T are not feasible because of the lack of pocket tracks for turning trains.

You forgot about the special service from Mt. Vernon Square to Franconia-Springfield after events at the Verizon Center.

If the pocket track east of the Tysons East (Tysons McLean) station hadn't been deleted to reduce costs I would add a all day short turn running between Tysons East (Tysons McLean) and Ashburn.

John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore.

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