[Scan-DC] Metrorail

[Bob Crain]

We were to fly to Lauderdale this morning but BWI is still closed.
Thinking about firing up the boat if it isn't frozen in...

Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bote Man" <trunksys@pobox.com>
To: "David Lloyd" <lloydde@comcast.net>; "Scandc"
<scan-dc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 9:27 AM
Subject: [Scan-DC] Metrorail


> Nahhh, Metrorail is stating on WTOP that they are running
> only in the underground tubes every hour. Above-ground stations are
closed.
>
> 160.38 is the Orange Line, fer instance.
>
> I can't help you on road conditions or anything other than
> Muttgummery fire, I'm listening on their Internet feed.
> I'm in sunny-ish, not freezing Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
> where oodles of traffic and irritable people await you
> to escape the cold, snowy north. (Sorry, I just had to say that!)
>
> Normally, I'd say ditch the plane, take the train, but the
> RF&P subdivision has signal trouble and a broken rail south
> of Quantico, so Amtrak is not running either down this way. Sheesh!
>
> Hope y'all survive the blizzard of '03!!
>
> Bote
> F.E.C. milepost 339.3
> Look -> http://pages.prodigy.net/bote/rail
> Listen -> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scanaudio_FLL (intermittent)
> Live -> http://www.fecrs.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Lloyd
> > Sent: Monday, 17 February, 2003 09:04
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Montgomery fire-rescue plows
> > ...
> > There aren't too many calls going out, but there is a LOT of radio
traffic
> > coordinating plowing, stuck apparatus, etc.    Last I heard at 07.00
this
> > morning plow coordination was on MC Channel 4 (155.100).    How are
the
> > roads.. I am stuck in a court, so I have no idea what the main roads
are
> > like... Okay, take that not many calls, apparently it's picked up
since
> > 07.00 =)  Haven't been monitoring the police.. how are they getting
around
> > out there?
> >
> > WMATA had a debacle yesterday.. they decided to run trains on all
sections
> > of rail, stating trains running every 1-2 hours.  Ick.  Normally
they run in
> > underground only.  Today trains will be running every 30 minutes.
(as per
> > Washingtonpost.com)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bote Man" <trunksys@pobox.com>
> > Sent: Monday, 17 February, 2003 08.28
> > Subject: [Scan-DC] Montgomery fire-rescue plows
> >
> > > Montgomery County has stationed snow plows at several stations
> > > and equipped them with fire radios. They are either leading
> > > fire apparatus to calls or in a number of cases last night
> > > were responding to incidents to dig out or pull out stuck
> > > apparatus.
>
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