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The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Wash
A 7000-series train at Farragut West in April 2018
The Washington Metro being constructed on Connecticut Avenue in March 1973
Aerial view of the Metro being constructed along Pennsylvania Avenue SE in 1973
Metro under construction at the Washington Navy Yard in 1989
The Silver Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 39 stations in Loudoun County, Fairfax County and Arlington County, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Prince George'
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…November 17, 1978; and Fairfax County, Virginia, and Alexandria, Virginia, on December 17, 1983. Metro reached Loudoun County with the opening of the Silver Line expansion on November 15, 2022. Underground stations were built with cathedral-like arches of concrete, highlighted by soft, indirect lighting. The…
As originally planned, Silver Line trains were to reverse course using the D98 pocket track east of the Stadium–Armory station. However, safety concerns raised in December 2012 required service to be extended to Largo.
2010 view of a then unused bridge pier near West Falls Church station, intended to support a Silver Line bridge
The same bridge pier after construction completed
Pennant given to users of the Silver Line on its grand opening, July 26, 2014.