America's Subway Grows Up - DC Part 3: Episode 103

Today, we're discussing America's Subway, the DC metro. Just how did our Capital's subway become the second most ridden in the country, and where is it headed next? Find out, after The News. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 11:03 Subway Magazine, late 70s expansions 17:41 1981 blue/orange line routing, derailments 25:49 1983 yellow line opening, Shady Grove, snowstorm 31:29 1990 red, yellow, blue, and green extended, Clinton's inauguration 35:47 1997 green line split in half 39:47 1999 green line completion, SmarTrip, ATO, and beyond 45:08 viaducts: are they evil? References & notes [1]CBC News: Canada federal election 2025 live results [2]CBC News: Head of mayors' group pushes back on Poilievre, says Canadian cities 'not gatekeepers' [3]Wikipedia: Washington Metro § Accidents and incidents [4]WMATA: Regional Transit System Plan (RTSP) 2040 [5]WMATA: Metro History [6]Greater Greater Washington: Happy birthday, Metro! Watch Metro's evolution since 1976 in this slideshow [7]Construction Physics: How Washington DC Got Its Metro [8]Zachary M. Schrag: Operation: The Passengers [9]Wikipedia: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority [10]Zachary M. Schrag: The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape) [11]Wikipedia: Washington Metro rolling stock § 1000-series [12]Bill Cannan & Company: DC Metro Maps [13]Vanishing Underground: Washington DC's Metro Network Evolution [14]Zachary M. Schrag: Subway Magazine [15]Greater Greater Washington: What was up with the one-way Orange-Blue? [16]Washington, DC Tourism: Navigating Washington, DC's Metro System