Washington DC Metrorail: Actions at Union Station (3/21/1997)

Chao-Hwa Chen
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Published 2020-03-05
Red Line and Green Line actions at Union Station on March 21, 1997 with Rohr 1000 series, pre-rehab Breda 3000 series and Breda 4000 series trains with second-generation door chime. The Green Line is the commuter shortcut section between Greenbelt and Farragut North. The northeastern terminal of the Red Line was Wheaton before extending to Glenmont in July 1998.
All Comments (17)
  • @MiketheNerdRanger
    The buzzing sound they made; they still had them by the time I was a kid so I'm familiar with these. I miss em.
  • @233CFH
    Wow the trains had 4 cars back then, very interesting. I never knew the red line went to Greenbelt and I love that buzzing sound that the trains made. This was taken 6 years before I was born and I lived in New Jersey for all 18 years of my existence and never been to DC, but because I watch so many DC metro videos, I know the WMATA quite well... or so I thought I did. Great video.
  • @parkerjon29
    That’s was the best era. Sounds of my childhood. The whine... the bing bong... so good.
  • @kelleybrown1666
    Kewl vid. Thanx for giving me a piece of my childhood back.
  • @kinkisharyocoasters
    At the time there were no countdown clocks so it was a surprise when the lights blinked. Also the only payment was by paper farecard and there were bus transfer dispensers. During off peak many trains were only 4 cars, none more than 6
  • @LVTR-kr3rz
    3:50 The thick buzzing sound of 3000 series 5:17 The thinner buzzing sound of 4000 series
  • @Mississippinene
    I wasn’t even born that time but I remember in 2015 I rode the 4000 series this was when I was 3
  • @AWJ2013-c4c
    Lol, why is there a sound of the first door generation chime 1:44
  • @elirosen1391
    I see the Red Line was still running to Greenbelt then. Did they have to skip Fort Totten? Because I notice there is practically no way to get to it from the Red Line ROW.
  • @AWJ2013-c4c
    Tbh man, Some 3k Series Was Still In 1st Generation Chimes And Were Still In Progress of The 2nd Generation Chime Lol
  • @jeremyamodeo852
    @Chao Hwa Chen do you have any videos of a R42 M train from bay parkway to metropolitan Ave