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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 17h

Constitution Avenue is wide enough for it certainly!

In my overall head canon, the 2 regional rail tracks in the Constitution Ave subway carry the A (Balto-IAD) & B (Germantown TC-Leesburg) Lines.

Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 17h

Would be happy to do that, but no idea how to go about it.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

In the Subway Builder build, because the DC map ends at the Patuxent River (Prince George’s/Anne Arundel County Line).

The map I created in 2020 upon which this map is based continues the A Line from Union Station to Baltimore Bayview via Lanham, BWI, Camden, and Penn.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

I recently posted about my first #SubwayBuilder build, which is for the DC region. This map, while built in Subway Builder is actually based on a map I created back in 2020 to imagine a DC where we put Metro in better places to start with and built more of it.

Let's take a look!

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line H: Alex to Germantown TC via Union, Silver Sp, Rockville, Lakeforest;
Line J: Dulles to Upper Marlboro via WFC, Alex, Oxon Hill, Westphalia;
Line K: Westminster to BWI via Owings Mills, Penn Sta, Camden,

Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line D: Columbia TC to Baltimore Bayview via Jessup, Camden, Penn Sta;
Line E: Haymarket to Baltimore Penn via Manassas, Alex, Union, Laurel, Camden;
Line F: Annapolis to Balto Penn via Glen Burnie, BWI, Camden;
Line G: Alex to Annapolis via Union, Lanham, US 50 median;

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

No. I assume electrified, frequent regional rail (think Caltrain) on most corridors.

Line A: Dulles to Baltimore Penn via BWI;
Line B: Leesburg to Frederick via Rosslyn, Union, Silver Sp, Rockville, Lakeforest Mall, Germantown TC, I-270 median;
Line C: Fburg to Columbia TC via Alex, Union, Laurel

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

That's what I've got so far.

What else do you want to see or know about my network?

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Northeast DC and northern Prince George's are served by Lines 7 & 9.

Line 7 is similar to our Green Line, but runs under Baltimore Ave through College Pk, Berwyn, Hollywood, & Beltsville.

Line 9 runs under Rhode Island Av via Mt Rainier and Hyattsville, with a cross-platform xfr at College Pk.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Lines 3 and 7 serve Southeast DC and southern Prince George's.

Line 7 is similar to our IRL Green Line, but it follows Marion Barry Ave via Skyland and dips over to serve the Iverson Mall. It also continues south to Clinton.

Line 3 follows Pennsylvania Ave, Alabama Ave, & Marlboro Pike.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Here's downtown Fairfax City, where Line 2 dips down from I-66 at Nutley Street to serve Fairfax Circle, Fairfax, and Jermantown.

Line 6 from Alexandria provides a connection for commuters headed to jobs in that area.

Line 2 continues to Fair Oaks, which is also home to the Fairfax Co Gov't Ctr.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

In Tysons Corner, Line 3 runs under VA Route 7 between Seven Corners and Spring Hill. It does use the DTR median to get to the W&OD at Wiehle Avenue.

Line 10 (purple) serves the areas we know in IRL as Tysons and McLean stations.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

The Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor continues in my map, with Lines 2/3 running under Wilson Boulevard to Seven Corners then Broad Street to West Falls Church.

Note that the A Line runs in the median of I-66. In real life, VDOT bought the W&OD to use the ROW to build I-66. That used to be a rail line!

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Along Rockville Pike, compare my map with frequent stop-spacing to the IRL map, with fewer stations and an alignment closer to the B&O Railroad north of Twinbrook.

My map adds stations at Montrose Road, Edmonston Drive, Montgomery College, and Gude Drive.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

In Upper NW, Line 1 serves Adams Morgan under 18th Street, then switches to Connecticut Avenue, where it stays all the way to Chevy Chase Circle before angling toward Bethesda.

Line 8 serves Wisconsin Ave (including Tenleytown & Friendship Hts) between Georgetown and Bethesda.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Some areas of interest:

Old Town Alexandria, with the subway serving the core, rather than the periphery along the RF&P tracks. That space is instead used for the J Line. Potomac Yard service along Richmond Hwy.

Also note service to Oxon Hill and National Harbor on Line 8.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Here's downtown.

The Line 1 subway is similar to the Red Line, but runs under 18th and North Cap on either end.

The Line 2/3 subway is similar to the Orange Line, and Line 5/6 similar to the Yellow.

New subways under 14th/15th, Constitution, & M St NW & 2nd St NE/SE are added to the network.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

I do want to note that in my head-canon, Lines A & J were the first lines in the system, opening in 1968 from Dulles to Alexandria and Rosslyn. Instead of abandoning the W&OD that year, the line is saved and upgraded for rapid transit, along with a spur to Dulles and an underground station there.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line J is a regional rail line using the W&OD from Dulles to Alexandria and the median of I-495 from Alexandria to Westphalia, then via MD Route 4 to Upper Marlboro (county seat of Prince George's County). It also acts as a circumferential line.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line A is a regional rail line using the former W&OD railroad to run from Dulles Airport to Union Station via Reston, Vienna, and Rosslyn. Between Rosslyn and downtown, the line crosses the Potomac in the median of the Roosevelt Bridge and runs under Constitution Ave in a 4-track subway with Line 4.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Lines 10 & 20 are light rail lines running circumferentially.

Line 10 (purple) runs from Nutley Street to Lanham via Tysons, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Langley Park, Berwyn, and Greenbelt.

Line 20 (light blue) runs along I-495 from Lanham to Westphalia.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line 9 (red) is a spur of Line 1 serving the Rhode Island Avenue and Baltimore Avenue corridors from Brentwood to College Park via Mount Rainier and Hyattsville.

Cross-platform transfer to Line 7 at College Park.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line 8 (pink) runs from National Harbor in the south to Westlake (Montgomery Mall) in the north passing Congress Heights, Riverfront, Capitol South, Union Station, Georgetown, the Wisconsin Avenue corridor, and Bethesda. Cross-platform transfers to the 2/3 at Georgetown and the 1 at Bethesda.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line 7 (green) runs from Clinton-Woodyard along MD Route 5 in the south to Muirkirk Road in the north via Skyland, Anacostia, Navy Yard, Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Petworth, Prince George's Plaza, College Park, and Beltsville.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 1d

Line 6 (yellow) runs from Fairfax City in the west, where it has a cross-platform transfer to Line 2, along Little River Turnpike via Annandale and Lincolnia to Old Town Alexandria, then along Line 5 northward. Trains terminate at Montgomery Hills north of Silver Spring.

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