McPherson Square is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Blue and Orange Lines.
The station serves downtown Washington, between McPherson Square and Franklin Square, with two entrances on I Street at Vermont Avenue and 14th Street NW. This is the main station to access the White House. Service began on July 1, 1977. The Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath the Department of Veterans Affairs building.
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2002-02-02 Comments: Directional sign on an inbound-side station name plaque directing people to the correct entrance to reach to the White House. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2002-02-02 Comments: Strip map on inbound platform pylon. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Escalators, Vermont Avenue entrance. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Station entrance pylon, Vermont Avenue entrance. McPherson Square is visible in the background. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2004-06-05 Comments: East entrance. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2004-06-23 Comments: View off the back of a train on Track 1 (inbound). The lights of another train at Farragut West are visible in the distance. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: Station name lettering, west entrance. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4058 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Inbound Blue Line train after having been offloaded at McPherson Square due to mechanical problems. The problem was due to car 3008AC, which was having trouble building brake pressure. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3008 Location: McPherson Sq Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: A road mechanic, after flipping up a double-ended seat on Breda 3008, inspects the equipment underneath it in order to determine the reason that this car was unable to build brake pressure. This train was offloaded for this reason at McPherson Square. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3008 Location: McPherson Sq Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Double-ended seat raised due to mechanical problems. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3008 Location: McPherson Sq Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Out-of-service train departs McPherson Square due to brake problems on Breda 3008. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2005-02-09 Comments: Outbound view from the outbound platform towards the end of the evening rush hour. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2005-02-09 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2005-02-09 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2005-02-09 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Category: July 4 Service Date: 2006-07-04 Comments: PIDS screen indicates that all westbound service is being run as Orange Line service to Vienna. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Category: July 4 Service Date: 2006-07-04 Comments: A July 4 map is taped over the regular map along the platform. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2006-08-01 Comments: Inbound PIDS display showing larger than usual letters. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Location: McPherson Sq Category: Advertising Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: SAIC wrap on single 4000-Series car. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2006-11-14 Comments: Fire department connections along outbound platform. This feature is duplicated on the inbound platform, but is unique to McPherson Square station. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2006-11-21 Comments: Station manager kiosk (Vermont Avenue mezzanine) decorated for Christmas. |
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Location: McPherson Sq Date: 2006-11-21 Comments: Station manager kiosk (Vermont Avenue mezzanine) decorated for Christmas. |
