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[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Today’s the day! Happy 50th Birthday Metro! 🎉5️⃣0️⃣🎉 To celebrate, here’s my model of the 50 Years of Metro wrap revealed yesterday! Can’t wait for the celebrations downtown on @wmata today!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Caught @wmata’s new Veterans Day 2026 wrap! 🇺🇸 Easily the most unique holiday wrap idea yet, covered in children’s drawings thanking those who served. My favorite one is the Metro ticket!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

The second of @wmata’s 50th cards, the 1980s. Two down, three to go!

Did you know the first test train crossed the Metro bridge over the Potomac on August 18th, 1982? The bridge would open for service with the Yellow Line on April 30th, 1983.

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Got my first of the @wmata 50th cards. One down, four to go!

Did you know that the pylon pictured on this card is from the F St exit at Judiciary Sq?

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Metro’s first 50th Anniversary SmarTrip card is releasing this Thursday, with a new design releasing every two weeks!

1970s Card: Sept. 24th
1980s Card: Oct. 8th
1990s Card: Oct. 22nd
2000s Card: Nov. 5th
2010s Card: Nov. 19th

More info from @wmata: https://t.co/xEfVejZCjx

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

There’s a new exhibit at the National Capital Trolley Museum celebrating 50 Years of Metro! Lots of artifacts on display from the early days of Metro & WMATA, including maps, pennants, and parts from original 1K railcars. Highly recommend any Metro fan checks it out!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

More photos of the Indy Car on @wmata after it stopped at L’Enfant Plaza & National Airport! 🏎️ 🏁 Very cool to see up close and surprisingly large turnout for such a short-notice event. Would be cool to see Metro do more display trains like this for other events or holidays!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Not something you see everyday! An Indy Car on @wmata at L’Enfant Plaza!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

@Aden_Yacobi It’s likely going to be towed by prime movers.

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

My haul from @wmata’s Metro U pop-up store today! Had to get the Metro hexagon floor socks. The working SmarTrip wand is also a very creative idea! Disappointed the periodic table shirt wasn’t there, hope it gets added later on!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Did you know WMATA makes commemorative pennants for station openings and other milestones?

Here’s my collection of Metro pennants, including two from the 1983 YL extension to Huntington!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Happy July 4th & America’s 250th! 🎆

Caught @wmata’s America 250 Wrap and got my limited edition SmarTrip card earlier this week! 🇺🇸

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Go see one of the last surviving 1000-Series cars at the National Mall this week!

[Today in Metro History... @WMATAHistory]

On this day, 9 years ago in 2017...
All 1000-Series and 4000-Series railcars were retired from passenger service, following 41 and 26 years of service respectively.

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

The Past & Future of Metro!

Loved stepping into the restored 1976 1K interior, the team behind it did a fantastic job! The classic colors & carpet is so cozy. The new 8K is design has grown on me! New features are great, it just needs a classic Red/White/Blue 🇺🇸 stripe back!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Lots of Metro history along the National Mall this week! The retired 2000-Series Railcar seats are now at the @Smithsonian American History Museum display! And the 1K/8K @wmata exhibit preparations continue further down the Mall for this Thursday!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Car 1000 back in DC! #wmata

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Had to go see the historic @wmata 1000-Series car along the National Mall today! It looks amazing, all shiny and like-new. Can’t wait to see the throwback interior! The 8K full-size mockup is also looking cool, it seems to have new wall artwork inside.

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

@Aden_Yacobi DC National Railway Historical Society

https://t.co/smkHShyXB5

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Had the incredible chance to tour WMATA’s Dulles Yard with DCNRHS today! Being able to tour a Metro yard has been a dream of mine forever. So many behind-the-scenes operations to see and hear about. Super interesting and informative!

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

Limited Edition "Celebrating America's 250" SmarTrip Cards will be available at 7 @wmata stations beginning June 25th:
- Metro Center
- L’Enfant Plaza
- Navy Yard
- Smithsonian
- Union Station
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Washington Dulles International Airport

[MetroMaker @DCMetroMaker]

So excited for this! #Metro50

[Metro Forward @wmata]

Celebrating 50 years of America’s Transit System at the Great American State Fair!

From June 25 - July 10, catch Metro’s original 1000-series railcar next to a new 8000-series mockup located on the eastern end of the National Mall. 🚇

Find out more: https://t.co/5Jl9Sjrnoc