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G Route
The G Route begins at the D&G Junction east of Stadium-Armory, and runs to Largo Town Center via Addison Road-Seat Pleasant. The route is serviced along its entire length by the Blue Line. On July 4 of each year, this route is serviced by Orange Line trains.
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Descending into the tunnel from the D&G Junction on the outbound track. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Entering the tunnel just east of Addison Road on the outbound track. Note how the rails are raised up from the tunnel floor. This feature is only found on the G Route extension that opened in 2004 east of Addison Road. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Interlocking and signal at Largo Town Center station. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Interlocking and signal at Morgan Boulevard station. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Just west of Morgan Boulevard, there is a short section of track that runs through a pair of wire "tunnels", seen here from the inbound track. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Another view of the wire "tunnels" west of Morgan Boulevard. This is the only occurrence of this feature in the system. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Following the wire tunnels, the tracks return to real tunnels. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Exiting the tunnel just east of Addison Road station. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: The end of the elevated structure over Cabin Branch Road (foreground) marks the boundary between the section completed in 1980 and the 2004 extension. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: The elevated structure over Cabin Branch Road, formerly the G Route tail tracks prior to the extension of the line to Largo. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Tracks emerge from the G Route tunnel and climb to join the D Route bridge. |
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Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: The G Route tracks join with the D Route bridge in Southeast DC. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Category: G Route Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: View from outbound track at Largo Town Center of crossover switches and Decatur Trotter Bridge over the Beltway. |
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