It has been awhile since anyone has done one of these, so as a fun reliever from the fare increase discussions, here is some WMATA trivia for the start of your workweek. I'll post the answers no earlier than 6 PM Wednesday.
1. The original hope of WMATA was to have 7 stations open on the opening day. Only 5 stations actually opened on March 17, 1976. What two stations would have been included in the original opening if it weren't for their openings being delayed?
2. What were the reasons for these stations remaining closed?
3. What is the significance of this car number for Metrorail: 4018
4. Fill in the blanks:
A: _______ Burgandy
B: _______ Sand
C: Potomac _______
5. Eastern Market is to Marine Barracks as Federal Center SW is to _______.
6. You put destination code 34 into your train's console. What destination sign should be displayed?
7. Which WMATA General Manager served as Vice President of Communications for The Washington Post (among other positions during a Washington Post tenure that lasted from 1981 until 2006)?
8. What was Jackson Graham's favorite color?
9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
10. Name the WMATA bus division from which the last Fishbowls/New Looks operated from on their last day of service.
11. What is the significance of this bus number for Metrobus: 5119
12. Name the only WMATA bus route to have had stops in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on a single run.
13. What was the most recent limited bus service on Georgia Avenue prior to the introduction of the current route 79?
14. What was the original route designation for the current J7 route?
15. What was the original route designation for the current J5 route?
Have fun and good luck!
Quote from: WMATAGMOAGH on June 14, 2010, 12:10:19 AM
It has been awhile since anyone has done one of these, so as a fun reliever from the fare increase discussions, here is some WMATA trivia for the start of your workweek. I'll post the answers no earlier than 6 PM Wednesday.
1. What two Metrorail stations were scheduled to open on March 27, 1976 but did not do so? Hmm they would have to be red line stations I thik
2. What were the reasons for these stations remaining closed? flodding?
3. What is the significance of this car number for Metrorail: 4018 This is th e car that slid into another during the snow storm>
4. Fill in the blanks:
A: _COLONIAL______ Burgandy
B: _CHESAPEKE______ Sand
C: Potomac _BLUE______
5. Eastern Market is to Marine Barracks as Federal Center SW is to _The Reagan Building______.
6. You put destination code 34 into your train's console. What destination sign should be displayed? OUT OF SERVUCE
7. Which WMATA General Manager served as Vice President of Communications for The Washington Post (among other positions during a Washington Post tenure that lasted from 1981 until 2006)? White
8. What was Jackson Graham's favorite color? Had to be Dark Brown
9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
FMR, Northern, West Ox, Benning Road
10. Name the WMATA bus division from which the last Fishbowls/New Looks operated from on their last day of service. FMR
11. What is the significance of this bus number for Metrobus: 5119
Unknown, but it is not 9310
12. Name the only WMATA bus route to have had stops in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on a single run. 5A
13. What was the most recent limited bus service on Georgia Avenue prior to the introduction of the current route 79?
14. What was the original route designation for the current J7 route?
15. What was the original route designation for the current J5 route?
Have fun and good luck!
Quote from: WMATAGMOAGH on June 14, 2010, 12:10:19 AM
1. What two Metrorail stations were scheduled to open on March 27, 1976 but did not do so?
Gallery Place and Dupont Circle
Quote2. What were the reasons for these stations remaining closed?
Gallery Place: Delay in installing elevators
Dupont Circle: Flooding from Rock Creek during construction.
Quote3. What is the significance of this car number for Metrorail: 4018
The car from the Shady Grove crash in 1996?
Quote4. Fill in the blanks:
A: Colonial Burgundy
B: Chesapeake Sand
C: Potomac Blue
Quote5. Eastern Market is to Marine Barracks as Federal Center SW is to...
Voice of America
Quote6. You put destination code 34 into your train's console. What destination sign should be displayed?
Dulles, with no line color.
Quote7. Which WMATA General Manager served as Vice President of Communications for The Washington Post (among other positions during a Washington Post tenure that lasted from 1981 until 2006)?
No idea.
Quote8. What was Jackson Graham's favorite color?
I want to say red given his original plans to paint the trains red which wouldn't have gone over well at the height of the Cold War.
Quote9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
Do: Bladensburg, Northern, Montgomery
Have: Landover, Four Mile Run, Annex
Could: West Ox
Quote10. Name the WMATA bus division from which the last Fishbowls/New Looks operated from on their last day of service.
No idea so I'll take a guess: Western?
Quote11. What is the significance of this bus number for Metrobus: 5119
Last of the MAN artics to run for Metrobus?
Quote12. Name the only WMATA bus route to have had stops in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on a single run.
B11 from Medical Center to Rosslyn.
Quote13. What was the most recent limited bus service on Georgia Avenue prior to the introduction of the current route 79?
The old 73 prior to the Green Line becoming unified between U Street and Fort Totten.
Quote14. What was the original route designation for the current J7 route?
J8.
Quote15. What was the original route designation for the current J5 route?
No idea. J6? C5?
Have fun and good luck!
WMATAGMOAGH
It has been awhile since anyone has done one of these, so as a fun reliever from the fare increase discussions, here is some WMATA trivia for the start of your workweek. I'll post the answers no earlier than 6 PM Wednesday.
1. What two Metrorail stations were scheduled to open on March 27, 1976 but did not do so?
I know of only one. Gallery Place.
2. What were the reasons for these stations remaining closed?
No elevator
3. What is the significance of this car number for Metrorail: 4018
4018 was the lead car of train 105 that was stopped at the Woodley Park-Zoo platform when it was struck by train 703.
6. You put destination code 34 into your train's console. What destination sign should be displayed?
DULLES
9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
Bladensburg, Landover, Montgomery, Four Mile Run, Northern and hopefully West Ox
10. Name the WMATA bus division from which the last Fishbowls/New Looks operated from on their last day of service.
Montgomery and Northern??
11. What is the significance of this bus number for Metrobus: 5119
The only MAN artic to get painted in WMATA 3rd color scheme.
13. What was the most recent limited bus service on Georgia Avenue prior to the introduction of the current route 79?
71?
14. What was the original route designation for the current J7 route?
J8?
Quote from: Sand Box John on June 14, 2010, 09:48:41 AM
1. What two Metrorail stations were scheduled to open on March 27, 1976 but did not do so?[/i]
I know of only one. Gallery Place.
I'm rephrasing the question in attempt to make it a bit clearer.
WMATAGMOAGH
1. The original hope of WMATA was to have 7 stations open on the opening day. Only 5 stations actually opened on March 27, 1976. What two stations would have been included in the original opening if it weren't for their openings being delayed?
The original plan may have been to open 7 station on the initial phase, however my recollection of the actual construction schedule leading up to that opening resulted in postponing the opening of Dupont Circle. The station cavern and connecting tunnels with completed track bed were essentially done before the contractor finished excavating the north end of trench for the Farragut North pocket track. The Dupont Circle station cavern remained untouched for more then a year after it's excavation before the finish contractor came in and built the vault arch, platforms, mezzanines, ancillary areas and station entrances. The 5 station plus Gallery Place were essentially done when remnants of Hurricane Eloise flooded the Dupont Circle station on 09 27 1975. The contractor working on Dupont Circle had not even started setting platform tile before the flood, the surface elevator shaft had not been excavated, escalator installation work had not begun. Had the flood not happened, there was no way in hell Dupont Circle could have opened on 03 27 1976. The flood of 09 27 1975 was not the primary reason why Dupont Circle did not open on 03 27 1976.
As an outsider, I'm going to take wild guesses at this.....here's my answers....
1. I know Dupont Circle is one of them. I guess the second would be Farrugut?
2. I think that one of them suffered from delays in it's construction, the other due to flooding.
3. It was the first rail car involved in a train accident.
4. Colonial Burgandy, Cheasepeake Sand, Potomac Blue
5. ???????
6. Not much of a train-head....I'll say Forest Glen?
7. Catoe?
8. Blue?
9. Northern, Landover, Montgomery, West Ox, Bladensburg, and Four Mile Run.
10. Landover
11. I think that was the last MAN artic built for U.S. transit properties.....
12. The N11 line
13. Unsure.....the 72....
14. J8?
15. The J3?
I guess I'll post a couple of mine
1. Which route has termini that do not end at a Metro station?
2. Which route has the most transfers to a Metro station?
3. What are the two shortest routes in each jurisdiction?
4. Which route serves all three MARC train lines?
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 08:58:46 AM
1. Which route has termini that do not end at a Metro station?
G2
Quote2. Which route has the most transfers to a Metro station?
If there is one besides the full length 70/71 (8 for trips to 9th & Maine SW, 9 for trips to Half & O SW/Buzzard Point), I'd be hard pressed to think of one.
Quote4. Which route serves all three MARC train lines?
F4 and F6: Brunswick at Silver Spring, Camden at Riverdale (F4)/College Park (F6), Penn at New Carrollton.
I forgot about the G2. There is another one.
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 10:04:03 AM
I forgot about the G2. There is another one.
Now that I think of it, the S1 (Potomac Park-16th & Colorado)
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 10:20:28 AM
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 10:04:03 AM
I forgot about the G2. There is another one.
Now that I think of it, the S1 (Potomac Park-16th & Colorado)
There are a couple more.
9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
Montgomery, Landover, Bladensburg, Northern, Four Mile Run, possibly West Ox
12. Name the only WMATA bus route to have had stops in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on a single run.
B11, too bad I wasn't a bus fan long enough to ride it while it was still a route
1. Which route has termini that do not end at a Metro station?
G2 and S1 (as others mentioned above), as well as the 15M, 28X, and 29K/29N
does the D4 count? I ask since McPherson Square is located nearby but the stop is not actually that close to the station.
plus, from what I heard, the C2 used to terminate at Randolph and Veirs Mill, so that would have counted as well.
I also want to say the M4 since the two extreme termini are at Pinehurst and Sibley Hospital, but there's the middle terminus at Tenlytown Station...
2. Which route has the most transfers to a Metro station?
besides the 70/71, probably the 80 (serves 8 stations including Farragut North and West, McPherson Square, Metro Center, Chinatown, Union Station, Brookland, and Fort Totten)
and the 32 and 36 which serves at least 10 stations (Friendship Heights, Tenlytown, Foggy Bottom, Farragut West, McPherson Square, Federal Triangle, Archives, Eastern Market, Potomac Ave, Southern Ave (32), Naylor Rd (36)), plus the nearby L'Enfant Plaza Station which I guess would count as 11, but that's up for debate I guess
3. What are the two shortest routes in each jurisdiction?
VA: 9S and the TAGS routes (S80/S91)
DC: I would list K1, K2, M2, M6, 82, and 94, but I don't know which would be the 2 shortest
MD: I would list F12, F13, and NH1
4. Which route serves all three MARC train lines?
F4/F6 but I didn't know this until scrabbleship mentioned it
I have questions of my own as well:
1. Which DC route serves all 4 quadrants of DC?
2. What is significant about 4368?
3. Which were the 4 Orion Vs to have the Aesys signs? (all except one have switched to Luminator)
4. Which were the first two 2000 Orion Vs to be orange crushed?
5. Which buses (2000 Orion Vs and the C40LFs) have the Knight Rider lights on top of the front sign?
6. Why was 9421-9463 retired long before the other 93/9400s?
7. Where were the original termini of the 1C before it was changed to Dunn Lorring Station and Fair Oaks Mall?
Quote from: NewFlyer9736BCT on June 15, 2010, 01:28:26 PM
1. Which DC route serves all 4 quadrants of DC?
P6.
Quote2. What is significant about 4368?
It was the 1000th bus rehabbed by WMATA.
Quote6. Why was 9421-9463 retired long before the other 93/9400s?
They were WMATA's last buses without wheelchair lifts.
Quote7. Where were the original termini of the 1C before it was changed to Dunn Lorring Station and Fair Oaks Mall?
Vienna?
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 12:44:09 PM
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 12:24:05 PM
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 12:19:26 PM
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 10:20:28 AM
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 10:04:03 AM
I forgot about the G2. There is another one.
Now that I think of it, the S1 (Potomac Park-16th & Colorado)
There are a couple more.
The 15M and the 29's?
Bingo.
There are more. Lots more.
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 08:58:46 AM
1. Which route has termini that do not end at a Metro station?
11Y, 15M, 28X, 29K, 29N, A33, B51, C40, D4, D31, D33, D34, E32, G2, S1, W3, W45, V9 and Y31.
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 08:58:46 AM
What are the two shortest routes in each jurisdiction?
DC: C40, M31.
MD: J12, K13
VA: S91, Y31
Quote from: NewFlyer9736BCT on June 15, 2010, 12:52:51 PM
9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
Montgomery, Landover, Bladensburg, Northern, Four Mile Run, possibly West Ox
12. Name the only WMATA bus route to have had stops in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on a single run.
B11, too bad I wasn't a bus fan long enough to ride it while it was still a route
1. Which route has termini that do not end at a Metro station?
G2 and S1 (as others mentioned above), as well as the 15M, 28X, and 29K/29N
does the D4 count? I ask since McPherson Square is located nearby but the stop is not actually that close to the station.
plus, from what I heard, the C2 used to terminate at Randolph and Veirs Mill, so that would have counted as well.
I also want to say the M4 since the two extreme termini are at Pinehurst and Sibley Hospital, but there's the middle terminus at Tenlytown Station...
2. Which route has the most transfers to a Metro station?
besides the 70/71, probably the 80 (serves 8 stations including Farragut North and West, McPherson Square, Metro Center, Chinatown, Union Station, Brookland, and Fort Totten)
and the 32 and 36 which serves at least 10 stations (Friendship Heights, Tenlytown, Foggy Bottom, Farragut West, McPherson Square, Federal Triangle, Archives, Eastern Market, Potomac Ave, Southern Ave (32), Naylor Rd (36)), plus the nearby L'Enfant Plaza Station which I guess would count as 11, but that's up for debate I guess
3. What are the two shortest routes in each jurisdiction?
VA: 9S and the TAGS routes (S80/S91)
DC: I would list K1, K2, M2, M6, 82, and 94, but I don't know which would be the 2 shortest
MD: I would list F12, F13, and NH1
4. Which route serves all three MARC train lines?
F4/F6 but I didn't know this until scrabbleship mentioned it
The D4 terminates at Franklin Square.
I got a couple:
1: Discounting the 5A and B30, what are the geographical extremes (N, S, E, W) for Metrobus?
2: Outside the core of Downtown DC, which Metro station is served by the most divisions on a consistent basis (a division having rush hour runs doesn't count)?
3: Which WMATA station was the first to have a name change after the system opened. Hint: The station in question was not open at the time its name was changed and the name change was largely not of WMATA's doing.
4: Which Metrobus routes cross two or more jurisdictional boundaries (going between multiple counties/independent cities or from DC into multiple counties/independent cities)?
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:32:26 PM
1. Which DC route serves all 4 quadrants of DC?
P6.
correct
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:32:26 PM2. What is significant about 4368?
It was the 1000th bus rehabbed by WMATA.
incorrect
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:32:26 PM6. Why was 9421-9463 retired long before the other 93/9400s?
They were WMATA's last buses without wheelchair lifts.
correct
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:32:26 PM7. Where were the original termini of the 1C before it was changed to Dunn Lorring Station and Fair Oaks Mall?
Vienna?
incorrect. also, when I say termini, I mean both terminals not just one
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Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:53:52 PM
I got a couple:
1: Discounting the 5A and B30, what are the geographical extremes (N, S, E, W) for Metrobus?
2: Outside the core of Downtown DC, which Metro station is served by the most divisions on a consistent basis (a division having rush hour runs doesn't count)?
3: Which WMATA station was the first to have a name change after the system opened. Hint: The station in question was not open at the time its name was changed and the name change was largely not of WMATA's doing.
4: Which Metrobus routes cross two or more jurisdictional boundaries (going between multiple counties/independent cities or from DC into multiple counties/independent cities)?
1. North: J7/J9 (Lakeforest) (the Y routes and Z2 come to a very close second in Olney)
South: REX (Fort Belvoir)
East: B29 (Crofton Country Club)
West: 1C, 2B, 2G (Fair Oaks Mall)
2. Silver Spring, with 4 divisions (Montgomery, Landover, Bladensburg, Northern)
4. 28A, 29K, 29N (Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County)
23A, 23C (Crystal City, Shirlington, Ballston, Tysons malls (23A), Tysons Westpark (23A), Langley Falls (23C))
J4 (Bethesda, Silver Spring, Langley Park, College Park)
C2 (Wheaton, Langley Park, College Park, Greenbelt Station/Plaza/Center)
R3 (Fort Totten, Chillum, Lewisdale, PG Plaza, Adelphi, Greenbelt Station/Plaza)
and I would list more but I gotta go now.
Quote from: NewFlyer9736BCT on June 15, 2010, 12:52:51 PM
9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
Montgomery, Landover, Bladensburg, Northern, Four Mile Run, possibly West Ox
12. Name the only WMATA bus route to have had stops in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on a single run.
B11, too bad I wasn't a bus fan long enough to ride it while it was still a route
1. Which route has termini that do not end at a Metro station?
G2 and S1 (as others mentioned above), as well as the 15M, 28X, and 29K/29N
does the D4 count? I ask since McPherson Square is located nearby but the stop is not actually that close to the station.
plus, from what I heard, the C2 used to terminate at Randolph and Veirs Mill, so that would have counted as well.
I also want to say the M4 since the two extreme termini are at Pinehurst and Sibley Hospital, but there's the middle terminus at Tenlytown Station...
2. Which route has the most transfers to a Metro station?
besides the 70/71, probably the 80 (serves 8 stations including Farragut North and West, McPherson Square, Metro Center, Chinatown, Union Station, Brookland, and Fort Totten)
and the 32 and 36 which serves at least 10 stations (Friendship Heights, Tenlytown, Foggy Bottom, Farragut West, McPherson Square, Federal Triangle, Archives, Eastern Market, Potomac Ave, Southern Ave (32), Naylor Rd (36)), plus the nearby L'Enfant Plaza Station which I guess would count as 11, but that's up for debate I guess
3. What are the two shortest routes in each jurisdiction?
VA: 9S and the TAGS routes (S80/S91)
DC: I would list K1, K2, M2, M6, 82, and 94, but I don't know which would be the 2 shortest
MD: I would list F12, F13, and NH1
4. Which route serves all three MARC train lines?
F4/F6 but I didn't know this until scrabbleship mentioned it
1. The D4 wouldn't count even though Franklin Square is right at the current McPherson Square termini for most buses (I have no idea why they chose that route to say FRANKLIN SQUARE). The C2 wouldn't count as the Randolph & Veirs Mill runs are those runs that are heading into the garage. The M4 would count too but ironically, the trips from Sibley have Tenleytown as its destination so that one is on the fence.
2. The 30s definitely would count having the most because it basically hits most of the major stations along its route.
3. 9S and S80/91 for VA. As for the DC ones, I'd have to look at the schedule to see which routes have the shortest running times. As for MD, the F12 and F13 would count since they are mainly business park shuttles.
School routes really wouldn't count toward them since they are mainly trippers and aren't meant to be that long anyway. As for the Y31, I'm really doubting whether that even runs after I tried to catch a glimpse of that run back in mid-March.
I'll take a stab at the 1C question. IIRC, the original western terminus was Inova Fair Oaks Hospital before FFX rerouted the 605 to serve that portion. The 1Z originally had a terminus there too.
I have another question for yall.
In each jurisdiction, which route has the most variations (meaning termini and not routes apart of the line)?
Quote from: NewFlyer9736BCT on June 15, 2010, 02:17:35 PM
1. North: J7/J9 (Lakeforest) (the Y routes and Z2 come to a very close second in Olney)
South: REX (Fort Belvoir)
East: B29 (Crofton Country Club)
West: 1C, 2B, 2G (Fair Oaks Mall)
Right for North, East, and West. Having looked at maps, the southern extreme is the Indian Head terminus for the W19 which is well south of Fort Belvoir.
Quote2. Silver Spring, with 4 divisions (Montgomery, Landover, Bladensburg, Northern)
Correct, however there is one more station that also has 4 divisions.
Quote4. 28A, 29K, 29N (Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County)
23A, 23C (Crystal City, Shirlington, Ballston, Tysons malls (23A), Tysons Westpark (23A), Langley Falls (23C))
J4 (Bethesda, Silver Spring, Langley Park, College Park)
C2 (Wheaton, Langley Park, College Park, Greenbelt Station/Plaza/Center)
R3 (Fort Totten, Chillum, Lewisdale, PG Plaza, Adelphi, Greenbelt Station/Plaza)
28's and 29's are correct. Others, no. To make it clearer, what the question is looking for are routes that go something like DC-MoCo-PG or Arlington-Fairfax-Alexandria City.
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 09:25:37 PM
In each jurisdiction, which route has the most variations (meaning termini and not routes apart of the line)?
DC: 32 (Friendship Heights, Tenleytown, Archives, Southern Avenue)
MD: Z6 (Silver Spring, Burtonsville, Castle Blvd., Briggs Cheney, Burtonsville via Briggs Cheney)
VA: Probably one of the 16's.
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 16, 2010, 09:57:40 AM
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 09:25:37 PM
In each jurisdiction, which route has the most variations (meaning termini and not routes apart of the line)?
DC: 32 (Friendship Heights, Tenleytown, Archives, Southern Avenue)
MD: Z6 (Silver Spring, Burtonsville, Castle Blvd., Briggs Cheney, Burtonsville via Briggs Cheney)
VA: Probably one of the 16's.
Couple more for the 32: Potomac Park (Foggy Bottom Station is what the sign reads), Eastern Market Station, Farragut Square (the FMR trips), and McClean Gardens.
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:53:52 PM
I got a couple:
2: Outside the core of Downtown DC, which Metro station is served by the most divisions on a consistent basis (a division having rush hour runs doesn't count)?
Dupont Circle Station: N's, and L's (Montgomery), 42, D2 (Western), D6 (Bladensburg), G2 (Northern).
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 16, 2010, 01:09:33 PM
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:53:52 PM
I got a couple:
2: Outside the core of Downtown DC, which Metro station is served by the most divisions on a consistent basis (a division having rush hour runs doesn't count)?
Dupont Circle Station: N's, and L's (Montgomery), 42, D2 (Western), D6 (Bladensburg), G2 (Northern).
Last I checked, Dupont Circle is in the downtown core of DC. There still is one other one that isn't Dupont and isn't in the downtown core that has 4 depots.
I thought the downtown core of DC was South of K, east of 23rd, north of Constitution, and West of 7th. That's where most of the routes are.
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 16, 2010, 01:49:24 PM
I thought the downtown core of DC was South of K, east of 23rd, north of Constitution, and West of 7th.
Given how such boundaries exclude a good number of nonprofits/lobbying firms/employment agencies that fill the area between Farragut Square and Dupont Circle, I think the boundaries can be a little flexible.
Are you thinking Ft Totten Station?
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 16, 2010, 01:58:05 PM
Are you thinking Ft Totten Station?
Correct! Bladensburg (80/R's), Western (E's/60's), Northern (K2), Montgomery (K6).
Which station overall (including the downtown core) sees action from the most depots?
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 16, 2010, 02:00:16 PM
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 16, 2010, 01:58:05 PM
Are you thinking Ft Totten Station?
Correct! Bladensburg (80/R's), Western (E's/60's), Northern (K2), Montgomery (K6).
Which station overall (including the downtown core) sees action from the most depots?
But the K2 only runs during peak hours. It's not constant. I was going to say Ft Totten at the beginning, but then I remembered that it only runs during the peaks only.
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 16, 2010, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 16, 2010, 02:00:16 PM
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 16, 2010, 01:58:05 PM
Are you thinking Ft Totten Station?
Correct! Bladensburg (80/R's), Western (E's/60's), Northern (K2), Montgomery (K6).
Which station overall (including the downtown core) sees action from the most depots?
But the K2 only runs during peak hours. It's not constant. I was going to say Ft Totten at the beginning, but then I remembered that it only runs during the peaks only.
However, each of the K2's runs come out of Northern. Under the same metric, Silver Spring wouldn't have counted until the 79 had midday service. Big difference between counting Bladensburg/FMR for a run or two a day vs. a peak hour route that consistently comes from the same depot.
Under that same exclusion, there'd be another station with 4 divisions: Woodley Park. Montgomery (weekday L's), Western (weekend L's), Bladensburg (X3), Northern (96).
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 15, 2010, 09:25:37 PM
I'll take a stab at the 1C question. IIRC, the original western terminus was Inova Fair Oaks Hospital before FFX rerouted the 605 to serve that portion. The 1Z originally had a terminus there too.
I have another question for yall.
In each jurisdiction, which route has the most variations (meaning termini and not routes apart of the line)?
you got the western terminal right, I'll just go ahead and say that the eastern terminal was Ballston Station. I'm not sure about the 1Z though.
and to answer your question, I would probably say the 32 and 36
32: Friendship Heights, Tenlytown, Potomac Park, Federal Triangle/Archives, Southern Ave Station
36: same as 32, except with Naylor Rd instead of Southern Ave.
not sure if there's anything between Archives and Southern Ave/Naylor Rd Stations
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 11:44:36 PM
Right for North, East, and West. Having looked at maps, the southern extreme is the Indian Head terminus for the W19 which is well south of Fort Belvoir.
damn, I totally ignored the Maryland routes...
to add to the routes that go to the most jurisdictions, I would say 11Y (DC, Arlington Co, Alexandria, Fairfax Co)
As promised, here are the answers to my questions in bold:
1. The original hope of WMATA was to have 7 stations open on the opening day. Only 5 stations actually opened on March 17, 1976. What two stations would have been included in the original opening if it weren't for their openings being delayed?
I had been going for Gallery Place (elevators) and Dupont Circle (flooding), but was obviously mistaken about the timeline for the Dupont Circle construction. Thanks to John for clearing that up.
2. What were the reasons for these stations remaining closed?
Gallery Place: Lack of ADA Access
Dupont Circle: Flooding
3. What is the significance of this car number for Metrorail: 4018
This was the lead car on the stationary train that was hit by the rolling back out of service train in the Woodley Park crash.
4. Fill in the blanks:
A: Colonial Burgandy
B: Chesapeake Sand
C: Potomac Blue
5. Eastern Market is to Marine Barracks as Federal Center SW is to Voice of America.
6. You put destination code 34 into your train's console. What destination sign should be displayed?
DULLES
7. Which WMATA General Manager served as Vice President of Communications for The Washington Post (among other positions during a Washington Post tenure that lasted from 1981 until 2006)?
Theodore C. Lutz (I don't think anyone got this)
8. What was Jackson Graham's favorite color?
Brown (Harry Weese, an architect who was instrumental in the Metrorail's design, wanted the trains to be red)
9. Name all the WMATA bus divisions that can maintain articulated buses.
I had Montgomery, Landover, Northern, Bladensburg, and Four Mile Run in mind. Was not aware of Annex, which seems to be a popular answer. I don't know anything about whether West Ox can or not.
10. Name the WMATA bus division from which the last Fishbowls/New Looks operated from on their last day of service.
Four Mile Run
11. What is the significance of this bus number for Metrobus: 5119
Only MAN Artic to be painted in the third scheme (blue-backs)
12. Name the only WMATA bus route to have had stops in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on a single run.
B11 (to whoever answered N11, the N11 did pass through DC technically, but there are no stops on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge!)
13. What was the most recent limited bus service on Georgia Avenue prior to the introduction of the current route 79?
73
14. What was the original route designation for the current J7 route?
J8
15. What was the original route designation for the current J5 route?
C7
Since Oren answered his, I'll close the answers to mine that didn't get answered
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 15, 2010, 01:53:52 PM
3: Which WMATA station was the first to have a name change after the system opened. Hint: The station in question was not open at the time its name was changed and the name change was largely not of WMATA's doing.
I'll let John correct me if I'm wrong, but this honor goes to Van Ness. The earliest maps and 1000 series rollsigns have it listed as "Van Ness-WTI", the merger of WTI and Federal City College into UDC happened not long after the original portion of the Red Line opened. Of course, the planned station name soon changed to the current Van Ness-UDC.
Did Metro change the rollsign strip maps of the 1000's, or was Van Ness-WTI still extant on mylar when the rollsigns were retired a decade after UDC came into being?
Quote4: Which Metrobus routes cross two or more jurisdictional boundaries (going between multiple counties/independent cities or from DC into multiple counties/independent cities)?
The 28's (Alexandria-Arlington-Falls Church-Fairfax), 29's (Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax), and 11Y (DC-Arlington-Fairfax) were mentioned already. Other routes that fit this criteria include:
R2/5 (DC-PG-Montgomery)
K6 (DC-PG-Montgomery)
W19 (DC-PG-Charles)
5A (DC-Arlington-Fairfax-Loudoun)
15L (Fairfax City-Fairfax County-Arlington)
Nominally the 32 and 36 (Montgomery-DC-PG)
QuoteI'll let John correct me if I'm wrong, but this honor goes to Van Ness. The earliest maps and 1000 series rollsigns have it listed as "Van Ness-WTI", the merger of WTI and Federal City College into UDC happened not long after the original portion of the Red Line opened. Of course, the planned station name soon changed to the current Van Ness-UDC.
Proof on this one? I've never heard of this before...
Quote from: WMATAGMOAGH on June 17, 2010, 12:18:56 AM
QuoteI'll let John correct me if I'm wrong, but this honor goes to Van Ness. The earliest maps and 1000 series rollsigns have it listed as "Van Ness-WTI", the merger of WTI and Federal City College into UDC happened not long after the original portion of the Red Line opened. Of course, the planned station name soon changed to the current Van Ness-UDC.
Proof on this one? I've never heard of this before...
Hat tip to John for posting this online, but his pictures of a 1000 series rollsign show "Van Ness-WTI" on the strip map (http://mysite.verizon.net/cambronj/wmata/roll-sign/DCP01500.JPG). Coupled that the announcement of the WTI/Federal City College merger came shortly after Metro opened...
I defer to John or any old vet a timeline of when pre-opening station names "evolved". Just like the case of Ballston being Glebe Road and Virginia Square being Ballston (http://mysite.verizon.net/cambronj/wmata/roll-sign/DCP01504.JPG)
Scrabbleship
3: Which WMATA station was the first to have a name change after the system opened. Hint: The station in question was not open at the time its name was changed and the name change was largely not of WMATA's doing.
I'll let John correct me if I'm wrong, but this honor goes to Van Ness. The earliest maps and 1000 series rollsigns have it listed as "Van Ness-WTI", the merger of WTI and Federal City College into UDC happened not long after the original portion of the Red Line opened. Of course, the planned station name soon changed to the current Van Ness-UDC.
Van Ness was attached to WTI (Washington Technical Institute) prior to being changed to UDC. WTI moved to Gaithersburg and changing its name to National Bureau of Standards. The agency is now called National Institute of Standards and Technology. The property was given to the District of Columbia by the Federal Government for purpose of establishing UDC (University of the District of Columbia).
Did Metro change the rollsign strip maps of the 1000's, or was Van Ness-WTI still extant on mylar when the rollsigns were retired a decade after UDC came into being?
The sign rolls only had Van Ness on them and as I recall the Van Ness was displayed on the inside as well, no strip map.
Quote from: Sand Box John on June 17, 2010, 08:56:07 AM
Scrabbleship
3: Which WMATA station was the first to have a name change after the system opened. Hint: The station in question was not open at the time its name was changed and the name change was largely not of WMATA's doing.
I'll let John correct me if I'm wrong, but this honor goes to Van Ness. The earliest maps and 1000 series rollsigns have it listed as "Van Ness-WTI", the merger of WTI and Federal City College into UDC happened not long after the original portion of the Red Line opened. Of course, the planned station name soon changed to the current Van Ness-UDC.
Van Ness was attached to WTI (Washington Technical Institute) prior to being changed to UDC. WTI moved to Gaithersburg and changing its name to National Bureau of Standards. The agency is now called National Institute of Standards and Technology. The property was given to the District of Columbia by the Federal Government for purpose of establishing UDC (University of the District of Columbia).
I spent a good 20 minutes last night trying to research the establishment of UDC to give an established explanation and that never came up in my searches. Thanks a million!
On the tangent of universities and Metro, with Southeastern University now no longer existent (shut down after Middle States unaccredited it, the USDA's Graduate School bought the property), how long until Waterfront loses the SEU? Or does Metro's money crisis keep a dead college in a station name?
QuoteDid Metro change the rollsign strip maps of the 1000's, or was Van Ness-WTI still extant on mylar when the rollsigns were retired a decade after UDC came into being?
The sign rolls only had Van Ness on them and as I recall the Van Ness was displayed on the inside as well, no strip map.
By the time Van Ness became a terminal, weren't the strip maps already out of use for the most part?
Annex had artic buses? That's surprising to me, especially after I watched that video about Annex. It showed one of the 6100s bearly able to make a turn inside the building.
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 17, 2010, 09:12:46 AM
Annex had artic buses? That's surprising to me, especially after I watched that video about Annex. It showed one of the 6100s bearly able to make a turn inside the building.
Didn't Annex use a couple 5200's in the late 90's on the W routes? I remember reading that on here not too long ago.
Exactly, I'm pretty sure the roll signs and station signage always just said Van Ness. I've never seen a map that has ever said Van Ness-WTI.
Scrabbleship
By the time Van Ness became a terminal, weren't the strip maps already out of use for the most part?
No. Many of the temporary terminals destinations signs had no strip maps on roll signs.
A few that I recall:
Gallery Place (Green, Yellow)
Van Ness
Wheaton
U Street (Green, Yellow)
Fort Totton (Green)
There were also several others that were never used as terminals destinations, some were white letters on a black field.
All of the terminal stations that exist today with the exception of Mount Vernon Square and Springfield-Franconia had strip maps on roll signs.
There were several other station name changes that happen between the time of the adoption of the ARS and the opening of the station:
Nicholson Lane - White Flint
Glebe Road - Balston
Balston - Virginia Square
Federal City Collage - Mount Vernon Square
WMATAGMOAGH
Exactly, I'm pretty sure the roll signs and station signage always just said Van Ness. I've never seen a map that has ever said Van Ness-WTI.
I have several documents that have WTI on them. My 03 27 1976 train map that I got from Cody Phanstiehl only has Van Ness on it.
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 16, 2010, 02:00:16 PM
Which station overall (including the downtown core) sees action from the most depots?
McPherson Sq Station. 7 of the 9 divisions. Lots of routes here.
Annex (32, 36, P17, P19, W13, W14), Bladensburg (32, 36, 42, 43, 80, D4 [14th & I Entrance], G8, X2), FMR (3Y, 16Y, 32, 36), Montgomery (L2), Northern (52, 53, 54 [14th & I Entrance], S2, S4, S9), Royal (11Y, P17, P19, W13, W14), Western (32, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43)
Also, I think the D1, D3, and D6 operate at that station too.
Quote from: Scrabbleship on June 17, 2010, 09:18:47 AM
Quote from: OrionFlyer on June 17, 2010, 09:12:46 AM
Annex had artic buses? That's surprising to me, especially after I watched that video about Annex. It showed one of the 6100s bearly able to make a turn inside the building.
Didn't Annex use a couple 5200's in the late 90's on the W routes? I remember reading that on here not too long ago.
I know the Annex used them on the C11 at one point when it use to run into downtown.