Orange Line train arrives at West Falls Church-VT/UVA station on center track

An Orange Line train arrives at the West Falls Church-VT/UVA station on the center track. This was due to track work being conducted between West Falls Church and Vienna, requiring trains to single-track on Track 2 between Vienna and West Falls Church. Trains to New Carrollton would then cross back to Track 1 at West Falls Church using the center track, and serviced the station from the New Carrollton platform, albeit from the opposite side of that platform.

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[jballin345]

i love how he didnt move when it honked 3 times.haha

[schuminweb]

Indeed. I knew I was sufficiently far back, and so I could stay where I was and be just fine (I was just behind the bumpy tile).

[Midnightryder7]

I grew up in falls church Va...lived off of Lee Highway

[wchain]

Thanks for posting.  Used to ride this to Capital South. I remembered the ride home was "Orange Line to Vienna"

[schuminweb]

Any time a train comes through any station on a non-revenue run, they honk the horn to indicate that they aren't going to stop. I remember before they redid the PIDS in 2005, it said, "NEXT TRAIN NOT IN SERVICE PLEASE STEP BACK".

[dea41396returns]

yeah. They've honked at me before when I've been a bit too close to the train but that was due to crowds. they also honk at Glenmont, Sliver Spring, Grovsner-Strathmore, and Shady Grove alerting passengers that the train is out of service.

[schuminweb]

They often do it if they believe someone is too close to the platform edge - in this case, they are probably honking at me...

[dea41396returns]

to alert passengers on the platform. They usually don't do it if it's not a major station, but they sometimes do it just because they feel like it

[WmataRailFan]

why did the train honk

[TDFG4602]

lmao the operator "orange line to new carrolton  ORANGE LINE TRAIN TO NEW CARROLTON!!!!"