🚀 go-pugleaf

Michael Malak wrote:
> 
> According to [1], there are plans underway to extend Metro from Franconia
> to Springfield.  Does anyone know anything about this?
> 
>    "There are also plans, so far not officially sanctioned, to extend
>     the opposite extremity of the Blue Line from Franconia to Springfield.
>     An environmental impact study has been completed, and, as of early
>     1998, funding plans were being discussed."
> 
> What would the location be?  According to [2], an April, 1974 map put
> the location NW of Backlick and the Beltway:
> 
>    "J Route Blue line branch off what is now Yellow line between
>     Van Dron Street Station and Franconia Springfield Station using
>     Norfork Southern railroad right of way to then Springfield
>     Station west of Backlick RD VA SR 617 north of Capital Beltway
>     VA I 495 this station was removed in the 101 mile system plan.
>     Extend to Burke VA using Norfork Southern railroad right of way."
> 
> Even more interesting is the mention (albeit in 1974) of a possible
> extension to Burke!  What gives?  Will Metro be extended beyond
> Franconia?

Actually mantioned as early as 02 07 1969

> [1] http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/washington/
> 
> [2] Cambron, John R.: "Re: DC Metro Completion & Extensions here there
>     are  !!!", UseNet article <339DAF92.3788@chesapeake.net> on dc.driving
>     and misc.transport.urban-transit, June 10, 1997

If you have a copy of my original post mentioned above, I would like
to have a copy of it as I crashed my hard drive sence I made that post

The original Franconia station was to built at Franconia Rd and the
CSX formerly RF&P Right of way. When the station was moved to its
present location south east of the Springfield Mall the Sringfield
Station located off Backlick Rd north of the Capital Beltway VA I 495
was dropped. The total system mileage remained the same. There were no
previsions to put in a junction east of the Van Dorn Station to
extend the line out the Norfork Southern right of way to that
location or beyond. Like the ones put in the south end of Pentagon
station for a line out Columbia Pk, and the one east of the West
Fall Church Station for the Dulles Airport route.
-- 
======================================================================
NT Geek,                    John R Cambron                  Carpenter,
Transit Geek,             North Beach MD USA              I am getting
Road Geek,           Remove '*' to reply by email               to old
Railroad Geek,      fairland@mail.*chesapeake*.net            for this
Model Railroader HO N                                    kind of work!
======================================================================