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From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: Re: Re: Washington DC
Message-ID: <5630009@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Date: 12 May 89 22:02:00 GMT
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> > For the railnuts reading this, how much of Metrorail is above ground,
> > and are any routes "relatively" scenic?
> 
> Metrorail is comprised of about 70 miles of track. Most of the track in
> downtown DC is underground, and the track that leads out to the suburbs
> is above ground. I am not sure of the percentages. As for scenic, there
> is none that I know of that is worth riding just for the view.

I suppose this doesn't exactly qualify, but the escalator between
the Rosslyn metro station and the surface should be experienced
at least once in both directions.

Dave