Rode the Orange Line all the time when I lived in Northern VA. Thanks for the nostalgia!
@zanzaben7 ай бұрын
These videos are getting shorter as you have more and more overlap with already covered lines. Excited to see what you do for the 2 stops on the yellow line.
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
True, Yellow Line will be next!
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
@@andyontrackYay! I can't wait! 💛💛💛
@jetfan9256 ай бұрын
@@andyontrackafter Yellow and Silver, maybe you should cover on the DC Streetcar or MARC/VRE?
@andyontrack6 ай бұрын
Yes, definitely thinking of covering those!
@theaveragejoe57816 ай бұрын
Haha, funny
@JiangtaoHu7 ай бұрын
You are so underrated. I love your videos and they feel so relaxing, instead of most modern-day videos' rushed feeling. You are one of my favorite small youtubers! I can't wait for the next video!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!! You’re comment means a lot to us :)
@MattMcIrvinАй бұрын
The western Orange Line was my way into the Metro system when I was a teenager living in Chantilly (though the terminus at Vienna only opened when I was about to go off to college). It was much more convenient a way into downtown DC than the method we used in the late 70s and early 80s, which was to drive all the way to National Airport and use the Blue Line as a glorified parking shuttle. Even with the Silver Line open, I think that if I still lived there, going in from the Vienna park-and-ride would probably be my most convenient way in (slightly longer drive than going to Herndon but the ride would be much shorter from there).
@atat67e7 ай бұрын
Quick note about the AMC Courthouse entrance - the doors are usable, they’re just exit-only! So you have to go upstairs to enter the theater, but after the movie, you can indeed exit directly into the tunnel. So I suppose the entrance is only partially closed.
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Gotcha-Definitely gonna try to use it next time I go see a movie there!
@ethanparker79005 ай бұрын
theres quite a few AMC's int eh region like at Court House, Eisenhower Ave, Tysons Corner and I want to say Largo Town Ctr as well
@DCAdamB7 ай бұрын
Lovely video! A new Andy on Track is always the highlight of my week. Very comprehensive, only one thing I can think to add - you mention how Virginia Sq and Ballston used to be called “Nelson St” and “Glebe Rd” respectively. But the history of those station’s names is even deeper than that. For several years prior to opening, Virginia Sq was actually planned to be called “Ballston”! Also, in the initial version of the ARS (ratified March 1, 1968), the station now known as Ballston was planned to be be named “Parkington” after the now defunct shopping mall. At a WMATA board meeting on March 3, 1977, the official names for these two stations were changed to Virginia Square and Ballston, respectively. In 1985, GMU sucessfully lobbied to append their name to the end of Virginia Square, and in 1995, MU did the same for Ballston. Looking forward to the Secrets of the the Silver Line and Yellow Line!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Oh that's fascinating! And yes, we'll be chugging along to get those two out next!
@nickpsilvestri7 ай бұрын
I love this series
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@tomsmith55847 ай бұрын
My grandmother and my uncle used to live close to the Dunn Loring station. They lived just north of route 50 and east of the Beltway. The reason there are three tracks at West Falls Church is because the original plans had what is now the Silver Line branching off from the Orange Line there. As it is, the branch now heads to a maintenance yard.
@ethanparker79005 ай бұрын
the silver also uses that same rail yard on a different entrance on a different branch
@Mergatroid7 ай бұрын
I love how thorough and not rushed these videos are, your videos are improving with each one. Love to see it! I hope people make videos like this for more cities! Aside from this and Geoff Marshall’s series, I haven’t come across many others yet.
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. :)
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
YES! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! LET'S GO! 🧡🧡🧡
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
:)
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
@@andyontrack😆❤️🧡💙💚💛🩶
@jad5297Ай бұрын
I couldn't sleep for weeks, thank god he dropped this good stuff. Now all my friends will be jealous when I tell them about the crazy factoids about the Court house station
@dutchvanderlinde1547 ай бұрын
I love these videos.
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! :)
@asiancanadian15847 ай бұрын
I love the new renovations for vienna it looks much cleaner and elegant
@brycebundens68667 ай бұрын
Great work!!!! Finally, the first time ever that I have ever seen anyone mention the abandoned north West Falls Church Entrance!!!! Man, super high production quality. Keep them coming!!!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Yes! It’s such an odd space. Thank you so much for your kind remarks! :)
@BusEnjoyer7 ай бұрын
wake up babe new andy on track video just dropped
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
I love this comment! 😂😂😂
@garyrobbins91977 ай бұрын
Well, I will be getting to work a little later than I expected today! I looked at another “Secrets” video a couple of days ago and noticed that the last two had come out three and six months ago, so we were due for a new “Secrets” video. What a lovely, lovely surprise! I agree that your videos are improving each time. After you do the rest of the Metro Lines, I would love to hear about the Purple Line, and then to see you go to other cities. I understand that the Blue/Orange/Silver lines tunnel under the Potomac is approaching the point that they can’t add more trains each hour. I would love to hear about that. You have made my day!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Crazy that we're almost done with the six lines.
@simonethevvitch22 күн бұрын
Wow throwback with the old paper cards! I specifically remember the pandas exciting me as a kid!
@michaelhill90077 ай бұрын
Great video - production value, B-roll, editing, and narration are amazing ! I especially like the trainspotting shot with the Acela passing by. Awesome work !
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! My heart almost stopped when that acela flew by haha
@thunderball69087 ай бұрын
I lived in the apartment complex just outside the Dunn Loring station for a couple years when I was working in NoVA after college. The Orange Line was a daily part of my life. Thanks for the memories!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video!
@erby1117 ай бұрын
This put a smile on my face, thanks!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it :)
@tyleralberico93407 ай бұрын
Such an incredible series! First trip I ever took was from Vienna station
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@SandBoxJohn7 ай бұрын
Some other secrets of the Orange line; The New Carrollton station has a provision for a 3rd track that would extend the yard lead west to allow the dispatching of trains out of the New Carrollton yard on a future extension of the Orange line to the east without blocking the outbound mainline. The extended lead track would also allow the movement of trains in and out of the yard to and from the east to bypass the station. As previously mention in the secrets of the Blue line, There are service tunnels connecting the Blue line outbound and inbound Orange and Silver line tunnels to the base of shaft under the traction power substation and cooling tower at Fairfax and and Fort Myer Drives. Provision for the Silver line junction turnouts and foundation for elevated flyovers were built during the construction of the Orange line. The Silver Line Junction was originally planed to be under the Haycock Road overpass east of the West Falls Church pocket track interlocking. The third rail gaps west of the Haycock Road overpass on the Orange line is where the points of the junction turnout would have been located. Today that junction is located to the east under the Great Fall Street overpass adjacent to the to Osborn Street traction power substation and new infill train control room. West of the West Falls Church station there are yard lead tracks that connect the west end of pocket track interlocking to the Falls Church Yard. The yard lead track access the Falls Church Yard through tunnels under the westbound mainline track and lanes of VA I-66. West of the Vienna station there are line side signals that protect entry into the station from the tail tracks. This is the only location in the system where line side signals do not protect movements through an interlocking.
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you for these great bonus secrets!
@jad5297Ай бұрын
@@andyontrack so true
@benbrown2119Ай бұрын
The placement of the Orange Line relative to existing railroad tracks from New Carrollton to Stadium is very interesting, possibly deserving its own video, which could also mention the original Amtrak New Carrollton station before the Metro was built, and remnants of other railroads nearby.
@TheLiamster7 ай бұрын
That’s a shame the clock tower was demolished at New Carrollton. It should have been rebuilt somewhere else or at different metro station
@michaelmagnus96 ай бұрын
That clock hadn't worked for years and years. I regarded it a as a joke. Tastes vary but I'm not sorry to see it go - it was an in-your-face example of Metro not maintaining its infrastructure. There's some nice train stuff to see along the eastern Orange line - the NE Corridor, peeling west into Washington at Cheverly; and the CSX Landover and Alexandria Subdivisions. There's almost always some equipment moving or sitting along there. I get a kick out of the seeing the Tropicana train.
@syntactyxАй бұрын
The moment at 3:20 was so perfectly timed! Exceptional work my good man. Stoked for the silver line episode 🙏
@andyontrackАй бұрын
Thank you so much!
@eable_27 ай бұрын
Here's another weird fact about Cheverly station that I noticed: The platform edge lights are offset from their normal positions at most other stations. Usually, there are 72 pairs of lights. But at Cheverly, each end of the platform has a single light, with 71 pairs in between. Pretty hard to make it out at 4:17 but you can see it on Google Street View too if you zoom in. I believe there are only two other stations with platform edge lights arranged like this, both of which you've visited before: Pentagon and Braddock Rd.
@BellaDeiningerАй бұрын
I grew up about a 10 minute walk from VA square station and grew up taking the orange line. I never thought more about the fountain on quincy street, thats crazy.
@theautistictransitfan7 ай бұрын
Sad part is the series is almost over, but hey, maybe you could do VRE or MARC next!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Yes! All good ideas :)
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
Don't forget about Amtrak too!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
True!!!
@jadetuin908626 күн бұрын
I found out new things about the train I rode as a commute for so long!
@naominelson46102 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to see the silver line video and yellow line!
@iannewman62387 ай бұрын
Another terrific video, Andy and team!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Ian!!!
@jaybob324Ай бұрын
@5:43 where all the white pepco trucks are parked used to be the Benning Car House for the old dc streetcars
@sebastianjoseph28287 ай бұрын
Great video as alway!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Jtkraemer2017 ай бұрын
My home line! Love you videos so much
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you! :)
@av8bud6 ай бұрын
Great video series Andy, looking forward to the Silver line
@andyontrack6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ephlis016 ай бұрын
Superb work. Love this series!
@andyontrack6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@JoshuaHockom7 ай бұрын
Another great video!! Excited to share this with my friends who's main line is the Orange!! Excited for the next one and keep up the fantastic work!!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@navyyardbro6 ай бұрын
Love this series, great work! Super informative!
@sammymarrco26 ай бұрын
great video as always!
@andyontrack6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Sammy!
@kjrehberg3 ай бұрын
The Orange Line east of DC is a roller coaster as it passes above and around the existing railroad tracks.
@njaneardudeАй бұрын
Perfect video waiting on the, OL 😄
@baahcusegamer45307 ай бұрын
I kid you not, last night I was watching another channel about the Baltimore metro system and wondered when you would make your next upload. I was even considering dropping a comment on a prior video to ask! Thank you for making my Friday that much more awesome! All the best to you!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
That's crazy!!! thank you so much for your kind words!
@BIoknight0007 ай бұрын
What a pleasant surprise to see this vid in my sub box
@wetamup2009Ай бұрын
The West Falls Church unused bus lanes are used by us employees as extra parking, we have a MTPD facility and Power maintenance facility behind the station with limited parking.
@CodeZaffre7 ай бұрын
West Falls Church is my station but I have never ventured over to the north bus bays! Now only 4 bays in use: 28A north and south, Fairfax 703, and the Virginia Breeze bus line also stops at the station. Some of the inactive bays have old markings, one has "Fannie Mae shuttle" on it lol. The area around the station is gonna get a lot of development over the next decade, so it will look very different in the future.
@illhaveawtrplz7 ай бұрын
Also: East Falls Church and Vienna are two of the three stations in the whole system that have protected bicycle parking garages!
@CaradhrasAiguo497 ай бұрын
the 3rd being Innovation Center?
@illhaveawtrplz7 ай бұрын
@@CaradhrasAiguo49 I was referencing College Park/UMD as the third but it sounds like my knowledge might be out of date! Does Innovation Center have a fully caged bicycle parking area with badged entry?
@CaradhrasAiguo497 ай бұрын
@@illhaveawtrplz yes, on the south side in the parking garage at 2345 Carta Way
@railsand7 ай бұрын
for a new series, this seems cool can tell this channel has a long road ahead
@gideonfoxo94957 ай бұрын
On the second shot, I find it really interesting you can see which side is walk and stand based on the wear markings. Also kinda crazy how much stuff is on the other side of the station I didn't know about! Rip the clock tower though
@alexlederer71777 ай бұрын
Love these videos so much
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ethanparker79006 ай бұрын
The Orange Line is surely an underrated line I'd say. One of the lines I ride a lot of being from Virginia and all.
@brothersanza54433 ай бұрын
Fantastic find!, a one of a kind topic, i binged all the videos at once and now im sad there aren't more, even from other cities! Just in case I travel and find hidden gems!
@ryansimethy26036 ай бұрын
Another fun fact about the orange line, the i-66 outside the beltway project left a gap in the road median for future extension of the orange line to Centreville despite no such plan being made by wmata as yet
@kjrehberg3 ай бұрын
It was so much not a plan that the widening of I-66 in the 1990s actually eliminated the median. The restoration of the median for possible transit was a huge part of the cost of the Transform I-66 project.
@Mars-ev7qg3 ай бұрын
The bus bay at the Falls Church Station is a stop on the Virginia Breeze Valley flyer bus from the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg to Union Station. This route has more metro connections than any other Virginia Breeze route. It also offers connections to the Washington metro at Dulles Airport and Union Station. Maybe someday you could ride the Virginia Breeze bus routes. Please note that these bases only run once a day and no other transit provider stops in any of the cities the Virginia Breeze bus routes end in so these will be overnight trips.
@NytaliteTransit6 ай бұрын
Another great video! However, I will add several things. 3:36 Last summer, I and another enthusiast got to visit Carmen Turner with a summer camp (and I may get to do it again, as this summer camp elected me as an intern for 2024). Additionally, New Carrollton’s waiting area was open at the time, and we waited there for Metro employees to meet us. 6:10 Court House, just like Union Station, only has 20 coffers versus the typical 22. It also appears to be the sole rock-bore station built under 100ft underground. 10:19 This logo can also be found at Van Dorn Street. However, I understand why you left Van Dorn out of your Blue Line video.
@andyontrack6 ай бұрын
These are great bonus secrets! Regarding the Carmen E. Turner facility--that's actually how Max got those photos (but 10 years ago haha)!
@a815177 ай бұрын
been waiting for this one
@tdotoh4163 ай бұрын
Hi sir love your videos keep them coming.
@US_States_Weather_Radios_52937 ай бұрын
Yes! It’s finally here! I like the video. Thanks Andy! and also do I have a chance of meeting you?
@himbourbanist7 ай бұрын
I love the DC Metro
@de-fault_de-fault7 ай бұрын
3:53 the low-platform-only Comet 1 is so weird-looking even in its normal state that this might actually be an improvement.
@metrazol5 ай бұрын
The plastic newspaper rack in the CSX track is a staple of the Cheverly station!
@andyontrack5 ай бұрын
Yeah! I wonder how long it's been there...
@blondrussian95546 ай бұрын
What they should have done at West Falls Church was to launch a new bus service going to Dulles Airport, to better accommodate people transferring to the orange line.
@jad5297Ай бұрын
classic silver line hater
@kedwards43777 ай бұрын
When you are done with the DC Metro, what will you cover next?
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
This is a great question-perhaps VRE, MARC, the DC Streetcars, or beyond!
@captainkeyboard10076 ай бұрын
This show was short and "rapid." I wanted to see more of Maryland and Virginia. Anyway, I watched the other lines on your other shows. They are nice.
@user-ge7mf2zi1i22 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed your videos so far. Are you waiting for more work to be done on Silver line? I haven’t ridden the entire Silver line out to IAD yet, but it looks like a very pretty above ground ride from East Falls Church (my stop), through McLean/Tysons and out to the airport. Great videos!
@andyontrack22 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! And the silver line video is currently in production! We're actually starting that journey from East Falls Church. :)
@user-ge7mf2zi1i18 күн бұрын
@@andyontrack Awesome and can’t wait to watch it! I can’t emphasis enough how excellent the IAD metro drop off/pick up is. I would recommend providing details on how to go from IAD stop underground into the airport, but you’ve probably already got that covered! 🙂
@kinkisharyocoasters7 ай бұрын
I took a tour of the Carmen Turner facility!
@commercialcritic46767 ай бұрын
Sweet!
@kattappАй бұрын
I really wish the metro went all the way out to GMU. It would make student life a fair bit easier
@griffincf11 күн бұрын
A fun fact: neither East or West Falls Church stations are located in Falls Church’s city limits
@potat_03s7 ай бұрын
Imagine How short the Silver line video Will be 😅😅
@history_leisure7 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, I-66 has been widened west of Vienna-Fairfax, so a westward extension isn't likely. I know an extension to Bowie is always thrown around
@UncommonElevators6 ай бұрын
Actually they left space in the median when widening the highway so that the metro could be extended. Most of the HOV left exit ramps have gaps between them for the trains to run in between but a few older ones would need to be moved.
@tomadamowicz90477 ай бұрын
As a Metro enthusiast I really enjoy your videos! You present extremely well. Maybe consider a career in broadcasting?
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
Oh my Glenmont! I'm a DC Metro Enthusiast too! ❤️🧡💙💚💛🩶
@ethanparker79006 ай бұрын
same!! Born in Alexandria @@S-CB-SL-Animations
@davidtsvetovat94197 ай бұрын
Andy you made a little mistake when you are at west falls church station. The south bus bay is used for special events such as the wolf trap concert
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Ah, I believe the Wolf Trap buses have been rerouted to McLean station!
@warrennie7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Very helpful!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
You're welcome! :)
@jad5297Ай бұрын
PLEASE DO TE SILVER LINE IM BEGGING YOU
@jj61487 ай бұрын
I grew up in Lanham (right next to New Carrolton,) and I loved using the Orange line to go to see DC with my mom. I also used the Amtrak station to visit Baltimore or to see my aunt in Delaware.
@kinkisharyocoasters7 ай бұрын
If WFC doesn't have buses at that north side loop, what's the point of keeping the escalator and elevator running? Also you didn't mention there's a depot for trains by there. EFC doesn't have the flashing colored signs like other stations before route diversions. Also historically, the orange and blue line used to do this thing where they would change line colors on the return trip. More recently, just before the silver line opened there were a few rush hour trips rerouted to Largo under the "rush plus" program.
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Thanks for these great bonus secrets! I think they keep the escalator/elevator running for access to employee parking, which is the current use of those bus bays.
@FreeRoamBaltimore6 ай бұрын
Can you do NYC Metro Subway system one day?
@dfw_railfanner5 ай бұрын
Yeah with all of those station idk if he can pull that off
@TechieConnoisseurАй бұрын
Vienna song sounded like Persona music
@PhilipTamayo7 ай бұрын
You got 2 more Lines to cover on secrets the Yellow Line and the Silver Line
@US_States_Weather_Radios_52937 ай бұрын
Can you do the Yellow line nest and then the last one remaining, Silver
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Yes! Yellow line is next and Silver line will be right after that! :)
@US_States_Weather_Radios_52937 ай бұрын
@@andyontrack Well after the dc metro, Can you try the New York Subway?
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
@@andyontrackI'M TOTALLY HYPED UP FOR THE FINAL TWO! 💛🩶🚇Ⓜ️🪩💃🏽
@Sponge_Bobby20246 ай бұрын
The yellow line is gonna be like 5 minutes cuz it only has 2 unique stops and crosses the Potomac River
@ethanparker79006 ай бұрын
and for now it only goes up to Mt Vernon square sadly not Greenbelt like from April 2019 to September 2022@@Sponge_Bobby2024
@pizzajona7 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. Can I ask you about your filming and editing process? Your Court House film (judging by the Spider-Man movie poster) and at least some of your New Carrollton film was filmed in early 2022. What is the editing process like for something like this?
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, so we filmed a good bit of this video (and some of the other videos!) back in 2022, which thankfully let us capture the old New Carrollton features. But we’ve been going back over the past few months to get all the stations and any updates to stations we’d previously visited!
@GSU_Panther_Nation4 ай бұрын
Can you end it with the Secrets of DC Metro Yellow Line and Secrets of DC Metro Silver Line
@andyontrack3 ай бұрын
Yellow Line is coming soon!
@LedySagastumeАй бұрын
Silver line
@anthonynguyen23432 ай бұрын
Where are yellow line video ? Waiting for long time .
@andyontrack2 ай бұрын
It's coming! Very, very soon.
@brandonwhite21935 ай бұрын
DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A TUNNEL OUTSIDE OF MCPHERSON SQUARE STATION THAT CONNECTS TO THE RED LINE OUTSIDE OF FARRAGUT NORTH STATION?
@SamSitar6 ай бұрын
replace the parking garages with bus routes,
@Eli-Hokies2 ай бұрын
Did you check the yellow line yet?
@andyontrack2 ай бұрын
Yellow Line video is just around the corner!
@Eli-Hokies2 ай бұрын
@@andyontrack cool.
@breakinghues275126 күн бұрын
No silver line?
@andyontrack26 күн бұрын
It's currently in production!
@aleroxitАй бұрын
Forgive me for not reading the comments. Where is secrets of the silver??
@chickennuggetcentral5767 ай бұрын
Hello!
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Hi!
@tyrellwhite46213 ай бұрын
There's not much to the yellow line so you can't do that. In the purple line is not done yet. So you can only really talk about the silver line but that is a short video. Maybe if they do that loop on the blue line you have more to talk about.
@tyrellwhite46213 ай бұрын
Also I would like to see proposals you think will work for the Metro like any extensions
@spacepeanut7 ай бұрын
this video wouldn't be all too out of place on the local pbs station lol
@andyontrack7 ай бұрын
Haha, I won't stop them if they want to air it!
@MrJamieBattle7 ай бұрын
My home line (Minnesota Ave🟠) even though i mainly ride the X2 bus instead to go to work.
@S-CB-SL-Animations7 ай бұрын
Mine is the 🔴RD Line (Woodley Park/Adams Morgan Zoo), but usually I'd go to U st NW on the 🟢GR Line to start my Metrorail journey!