WMATAstuff

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@StacyCloyd @wmata @wmataGM Well, the wheels are metal and the track is metal! Any time you go around a curve with a tight radius, the flange of the wheel will make contact with the side of the rail to guide the train through the curve. This happens as a normal part of everyday operations.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@StacyCloyd @wmata @wmataGM Nope! Just a function of metal on metal through a turn for the screeching, and the 3rd rail sparking is just from the car’s 3rd rail shoe sliding off the end or onto the end of a segment of 3rd rail which happens a lot during regular operation.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@SwiftySanders @6dam_O @NYCMayor I would assume they have some sort of bus stop bulb-out or the lane shifts or something of that sort. The bus wouldn’t stop in the middle of the road.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@RayTrainToTrop @alanhenney @Amtrak @HelicoptersofDC My understanding is that this is more of a capital renewal project rather than maintenance. They said that drones were not feasible due to a variety of reasons which i can’t remember off the top of my head. I think the helicopters are more stable esp with passing trains/wind

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@yfreemark The problem is that this Home Depot and the Giant are always busy and very important to have. There is only one other home improvement store in the city - the Lowe’s on SD Ave. This area could benefit from just stacking the parking and building housing around it.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@CarProblems3 @ZachBIsrael @FixCircle @DDOTDC @petworthdcnews @PetworthSafeSts @CMLewisGeorgeW4 They have tried this and it usually ends with the bus not being able to use it because of people parking at the ends… see 14th street near Columbia heights… better to have the lane unprotected, enforce w/ cameras, and be able to go around people

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@theHillisHome The 31/33 are being extended to union station, which resolves this for the most part…

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@beyonddc 14th cannot support artics because of a turn near Takoma and the platforms between Florida and Thomas circle aren’t long enough.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@dj9o1 @washingtonpost The operators will still be on the train.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@BostonHanSolo If you look at the STEER act (Charles Allen’s bill) it actually has a way to forgive up to a pretty significant amount of money in fines that just requires education of some sort etc.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@ajlamesa @2AvSagas @MarketUrbanism Yeah that’s what I figured- since I’ve heard about them using the readers in NYC before. Oh well. Not much you can do I guess, and also the average rider doesn’t know they can’t check metrocards 😁

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@ajlamesa @2AvSagas @MarketUrbanism In other places I’ve seen them use mobile readers to check if that metro card paid the fare… maybe once thr OMNY rollout is a little more substantial this couls be possible

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@ANCJonah IIRC they brought a bunch of track equipment and let you sit in the cab of a train!

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@danvock @DDOTDC @WABADC Looks like construction is planned for fall of this year.

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@danvock @DDOTDC @WABADC https://t.co/b9PEj6zY1B soon they will be protected from L to Monroe, they already are from L to PA Ave!

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@karolkarpinski Ah, and those are still there- and will be back once the escalator replacement project is done. I think the cardinal directions work better in the core, and there’s no harm in having them there in addition to the terminus on a different sign…

[WMATAstuff @wmatastuff]

@karolkarpinski I’m sorry but what? Where have you been where you don’t look at a map to figure out where you’re going? What should the sign say here?