WMATA Money Train passes through Foggy Bottom-GWU station without stopping

WMATA's "Money Train" passes through Foggy Bottom-GWU station without stopping on the outbound track (Track 2). WMATA has two Money Trains, each a Rohr pair converted from revenue service for collection of the money from farecard machines. The Money Train runs as a four-car set, consisting of two regular cars (Breda rehabs in this case), and the two Money Train cars.

In this instance, the Money Train had previously passed through the station on the inbound track (Track 1), and then changed ends and switched to the outbound track (Track 2) using the interlocking just east of Foggy Bottom-GWU station.

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[khroe]

If you have a scanner: 160.260 red line. 160.380 orange/blue (Largo to Arl cemetery) 160.620 green/yellow/blue (pentagon to Franconia) Red line: 100 & 200 ID's Yellow line: 300 ID Blue line: 400 ID Green line: 500 ID Orange line: 900 ID Money trains are always 598 & 599 Non revenue are usually 700 ID 800 ID is used for training and special 8 car 600 ID is used for special trains

[schuminweb]

@khroe Great information!  Thank you for posting!

[TodayHi1953]

What are the lights on the platform even for anyway?

[schuminweb]

@TodayHi1953 The lights on the platform exist to notify riders that a train is approaching. They are now redundant, however, as PIDS (the display screens) does the same thing more thoroughly. But for the first 20-some years of Metro, they were the only indication that a train was approaching the station.

[Monisrocks1995]

the light r not blinking

[schuminweb]

@Monisrocks1995 The lights actually were blinking, but they don't show too well in the video. The problem with the red LEDs is that the difference between the two levels when they're flashing is very small. They need to go all the way to black and back on when they flash, rather than just dimmer.

[khroe]

If you have a scanner:

160.260 red line

160.380 orange/blue (Largo to Arl Cemetery)

[ariwcharles]

@schuminweb Two car trains can get gapped at some places in the system, or so I've heard. That's when no part of the train is touching the third rail, so it stops. Those photos I have no idea what to make of.

[ineedabuspass]

Just saw this today at New York Ave Station around 9:30 pm. It was so funny to see the guys stepping out with huge rifles/shotguns. But what I loved most of all was those cars use the original door chime I haven't heard since the early '90's. At least I can still hear that chime on some of the older cars on the New York subway.

[ariwcharles]

@schuminweb Because in some places, a two car train would be "gapped," or stuck between two sections of third rail, as the third rail doesn't run continuously, it is instead broken up into sections. In some places, that gap is so large that not one collector shoe on a two car train would be touching part of a third rail, and the train would stop. Special equipment is needed to get it moving again. (Not every collector shoe on a train needs to be touching a third rail.)

[BurgerChefGuy]

Nice Clip. BTW, check my vintage WMATA bus clips. You may enjoy some oldies. :-)

[Monisrocks1995]

@schuminweb oh ok. but i can see it when im actually at the station though