Wheaton Metro Escalator

These escalators, connecting street level to the underground station platorm, are located at the Wheaton Washington Metro Station, on the Red Line, in Wheaton, Maryland. They are the longest escalators in the Western Hemisphere.

This station opened in September 1990, and was the eastern terminus of the Red Line, until the Glenmont station opened in July 1998.

Music: "Tightrope" (Instrumental) by Electric Light Orchestra. Album: A New World Record (Remastered with Bonus Tracks) - Available on iTunes.

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[reedbenj]

I've been on this. Most exciting moment of my life, much like this video.

[Astrotype]

wow, a metrorail escalator that moves? who da thunk it? ;)

[louie062585]

its like trip to heaven



[kessass83]

@leonardwilson85

Dupont Circle has quite long too and it is not behind that one.

[kessass83]

@raymax2010

 Dupont circle is not too much behind.

[kessass83]

@reedbenj

 Dupont Circle has very long too.

[raymax2010]

At Wheaton Metro Station it took 2 Mins. 43 Secs.

[myriahblue]

I am so glad you shared this, I could not remember where it was until I googled it then saw it was on youtube and wow, brought back such memories, was on it around '92... thanks enjoyed the memories

[66InBlue]

i read about this in an XKCD comic

i dont think ive ever actually been on the red line, blue line takes me anyways i need to go anyways (from franconia-springfield to foggy bottom and back)

[gobo760]

@leonardwilson85 like this? watch?v=yxoA-tElOSc

That's basically just an elevator turned on its side. Not really what I meant. My thinking is it would literally be like gondola cars in a loop. If you were looking up, the cars would be coming down at high speed on the right side with lots of space between each, compacting at the bottom slowly (like a gondola off-loader attached to a moving sidewalk where people get on and off) and then the doors close and it speeds up on the left side. :)

[leonardwilson85]

@gobo760 There's something like that at the Yellow line terminal in Huntington. DC residents know what I'm talking about.

[leonardwilson85]

I thought the escalator at Lexington/53rd in the NYC subway was long. I've tried both. This is three times as long.