Unsuck DC Metro: Metro Celebrates Talk Like a Pirate Day Early

Friday, August 20, 2010

Metro Celebrates Talk Like a Pirate Day Early

Photo Courtesy Jenn C., joke via her friend.

Alternate take from Jenn C.:

I pictured this conversation ...

Train 1: "After you."
Train 2: "No, after you."
Train 1: "I insist."
Train 2: "No, I insist!"
People on platform: sigh!!

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Joshua · 761 weeks ago

Don't the PIDs get their predictions from the track circuits? If so this would seem to mean two trains are in the "arriving" circuit at Rosslyn at the same time. Maybe somebody with more knowledge can shine light on this situation, but still they seem awfully close for that...

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Ever Onward · 761 weeks ago

Good question Joshua. I dunno but for myself, I use Metro's signs to practice my basic math skills. :-D

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Godsend Conspirator · 761 weeks ago

One of these was most likely the Phantom Train.
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Phantom_Train

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wmsheppa · 761 weeks ago

I was on the blue line headed towards Largo this morning and our train just blew through Foggy Bottom without even slowing down, let alone stopping. No announcement as to why, no apology, just kept going. There were a lot of very unhappy folks who had to run to catch a train headed back in the other direction.

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GlenmontGirl · 761 weeks ago

This happens a lot at Rosslyn. I think it might have something to do with the fact that the blue and orange line trains are coming into the station off of different tracks. They may both be on the "arriving" circuit on their particular track, but it usually seems like one train will stop and allow the other train to service the platform first.

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@SchuminWeb · 761 weeks ago

By the looks of the picture, it would appear that the Orange train did indeed come in first, but that the Blue train was also close enough to show "ARR" on the sign. This, as GlenmontGirl indicated, is most likely based on the fact that the K Route (Orange) joins the C Route (Blue) just outside the station.

I was at Rosslyn one time when a Blue Line train broke down just short of Rosslyn. I believe it showed "ARR", but since the way was clear ahead of it, the Orange Line train came out in front of it.