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Posted by Sand Box John on Sun Jul 27 08:44:14 2014 WMATA opened the entrances at 4 stations in Tysons at 1130 and opened the faregate at noon. Wiehle- Reston East was opened some time later to allow those there to board the first eastbound train.I enter at Greensboro purchased a Silver line SmarTrip card shortly after 1135. At noon went through faregates and descended to the platform. No one was allowed to board any of the trains until the first train out of Wiehle- Reston East arrived. The first train carrying westbound passenger did not leave East Falls Church until the first eastbound train arrived there. Boarded the first eastbound train at Greensboro got off at East Falls Church and boarded the first westbound there and got off at McLean. When I turn off Chain Bridge Road on to Leesburg Pike around 0830 I noticed a westbound train stopped between Greensboro and Spring Hill, After pulling in to McDonald's for breakfast I noticed the rear end of a train in the Spring Hill Station. The rear of the train looked odd, turned out to be an 8 car train of 7k cars. My understanding is the 7k cars were displayed briefly at the Wiehle- Reston East station to the dignitaries after the conclusion of opening ceremonies. Took 826 pictures of Greenbelt yard, the test track, progress on phase II and the new stations. Hope to publish some of the pictures I took along with my observations and impression sometime today, the normal progress essay and the rest of the pictures sometime this week. All opening day stuff will be under this post. Left home around 0430, got home around 2130, my feet were tired, took a shower went to bed. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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