Rare DC Metro Trains You Can’t Ride

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• TE

  @technoman53 · 1 year ago

  I’m one of the mechanics for the pickle (we call it that too) and all the other diesel powered rail maintenance equipment at WMATA.  If you want to catch video of equipment going in and out of the yards, hang out at a station next to a yard right before closing or right at opening.  We have a lot of interesting and unique stuff.  For example the yellow machine in front of the pickle is a jet rodder vacuum unit for cleaning out tunnel drains.

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• JA

  @jasonlescalleet5611 · 1 year ago

  That gold livery looked great, but it also shouted “I’m full of money, please rob me,” so I think I understand why they changed it. Sure, it had armed guards, but so do a lot of things that get robbed.

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• AD

  @adammarkus4738 · 1 year ago

  Interesting that the circulation is good enough in the underground stations for the pickle to sit there for a while without being toxic!

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• DA

  @DanHominem · 1 year ago

  Ive seen the Pickle twice - Once at College Park (the day of the final 2K run!) and later the same day at National Aiprort.<br>That was a crazy day on the rails!

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• VE

  @vestaarcadia · 1 year ago

  &quot;To see The Pickle in The Yard is one thing...&quot; an unintentionally hilarious bit of dialogue.

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• FN

  @Fnafguy362 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Never knew that the DC Metro had a pickle 😂

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• MI

  @Michael_DCA · 1 year ago

  I saw &quot;The Pickle&quot; rolling by Naylor Rd station last Friday! I never knew it was a diesel.

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• BO

  @BoboTheVulture · 1 year ago

  I remember seeing the money train during my time around DC once or twice. It was in that span after 2009 where 1000-series cars were still in use, but never at the ends of a train, with the only exception being the money train.

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• TH

  @The8BitNerd · 1 year ago

  I actually never even knew about the pickle.<br>The more you know I guess.

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• ZA

  @zackmcgrath3928 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m a tech on the trains at metro I&apos;ve worked on the money train a few times there is actually more then 1 never worked on the pickle though they use that train to measure track and distances &nbsp; for the envelope of the train in the tunnels.

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• TO

  @tokugawa12able · 1 year ago

  Thom - GREAT video and great info. A resident of Arlington, 1994-2002, I saw the $$$1000 series once or twice but, of course no &nbsp;pickle. But more than the trains, THANKS for featuring Lindsey. &nbsp;The holidays are for our families and you&apos;ve become family to those of us out here on distant rails. &nbsp;God Bless you both.

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• CO

  @coolmasterztv3088 · 1 year ago

  I never seen a pickle train. This is cool.

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