[Scan-DC] WMATA METRO Silver Line

[John Nash]

I haven't heard any train movements yet.  Yesterday, METRO was using OPS 12 to control contractor and employee access
into the new stations and track areas (coordinating with a mobile command center).  So far today OPS 12 is in use again for access control and OPS 11 is being used to conduct user radio tests in all the stations.
 

On 05/28/14, Matt<racerpgt at aol.com> wrote:

what trains are servicing/testing those stations? Any 7000's in service yet?

Matt

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> On May 28, 2014, at 10:50 AM, John Nash <j.m.nash at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> I heard the same transmission. The talk-group is Metro OPS 12.
> 
> 
> On 05/28/14, Jeff Krauss<jeff at krauss.ws> wrote:
> 
> I just heard someone requesting permission to enter the Spring Hill 
> station on 33136.
> 
> 
> At 09:36 AM 5/28/2014, John Nash wrote:
> 
>> WMATA METRO took over control of the new Silver Line yesterday and 
>> plan on conducting a 90 day test/shakedown period before putting the 
>> new line into service. For those who regularly monitor the WMATA 
>> system please keep an ear open for and post any activity. I?m 
>> curious if they will use any of the existing System talk-groups for 
>> testing and future operations or create new talk-groups for the Silver line.
>> 
>> Likely talk-groups with increased activity may include #41008 
>> (Automatic Train Control Technicians); #41232 (METRO General 1) and 
>> #42164 (METRO General 2). For future operations will the Silver line 
>> operate on #32816 (OPS 2) or on a new channel?
>> 
>> John Nash
>> Falls Church VA
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