Today, we're discussing America's Subway, the DC metro. Just how did our Capital's subway become the second most ridden in the country, and where is it headed next? Find out, after The News.
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Timestamps
- 11:03 Subway Magazine, late 70s expansions
- 17:41 1981 blue/orange line routing, derailments
- 25:49 1983 yellow line opening, Shady Grove, snowstorm
- 31:29 1990 red, yellow, blue, and green extended, Clinton's inauguration
- 35:47 1997 green line split in half
- 39:47 1999 green line completion, SmarTrip, ATO, and beyond
- 45:08 viaducts: are they evil?
References & notes
- [1] CBC News: Canada federal election 2025 live results
- [2] CBC News: Head of mayors' group pushes back on Poilievre, says Canadian cities 'not gatekeepers'
- [3] Wikipedia: Washington Metro § Accidents and incidents
- [4] WMATA: Regional Transit System Plan (RTSP) 2040
- [5] WMATA: Metro History
- [6] Greater Greater Washington: Happy birthday, Metro! Watch Metro's evolution since 1976 in this slideshow
- [7] Construction Physics: How Washington DC Got Its Metro
- [8] Zachary M. Schrag: Operation: The Passengers
- [9] Wikipedia: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- [10] Zachary M. Schrag: The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)
- [11] Wikipedia: Washington Metro rolling stock § 1000-series
- [12] Bill Cannan & Company: DC Metro Maps
- [13] Vanishing Underground: Washington DC's Metro Network Evolution
- [14] Zachary M. Schrag: Subway Magazine
- [15] Greater Greater Washington: What was up with the one-way Orange-Blue?
- [16] Washington, DC Tourism: Navigating Washington, DC's Metro System