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March 2, 2006
Game On, Some Stadium Proposals, Yes I'm a Train Nerd, News at 11
Spring Training has begun. And while the Nats have already lost a pitcher (not to mention blew the chance to land Jeff Weaver...), and we're probably going to suck this year - there's still nothing better than a baseball game. It's a little more than a month to the home opener, which regretably I won't be attending for the second year in a row. But perhaps the second game of the season....
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As I dined at Ben's Chili Bowl last weekend, a thought occured to me. You know what would be perfect at the new stadium? That's right - a satellite location of Ben's. Think about dining on a real Half Smoke while watchin' the Nats. Fantastic I tell you, fantastic.
What else do we need? How about a Five Guys.
And for the snootier dining? Clydes.
Beer? Cap City Brewery.
Let's give this park some Washington Flavor. And by flavor, I mean delicious flavor.
Mmm...Half Smoke.
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If there's one thing I enjoy not quite as much as baseball but still quite a lot - it's trains. And this is an exciting time to be a train nerd in Washington. The 6000 series Alstom cars are debuting soon - featuring a slightly altered seat layout, and an external physical appearance closer to the Rohr 1000 Series and the Refurbished Bread 2000 and 3000 Series Metrorail cars. The new trains will add back the Yellow and Red Lights on the side of trains that indicate slowing and stopping - I'm not clear on how useful this actually is, but it's there. They also will still have the kick ass LED signage externally, and they're adding a new set of LED station announce signs inside the car - bringing the total to four per car. Now if they could make those work.
Speaking of train nerdiness, there's an unofficial map of the Metro featuring the Silver Line that looks like it came out of WMATA. While I continue to be disappointed that the new developments haven't lead to us seeing a Georgetown connection via Key Bridge that then dives under M Street and runs through Logan & Thomas Circle, this is still a promising development. Next...we need a Downtown Circle Line, The Beltway Purple Line, and new branches on Columbia Pike & to Ft. Belvoir.
Must. Play. Sim. City.
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Alright - I will post a political entry shortly. But what do I really have to say? Just more incompetence from the White House, and the right is runnin' scared. It's like the rest of the country has finally figured out what 49% of us have been saying for 5 years.
Posted by MikeSager at March 2, 2006 5:32 PM
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Could be a real metro map, but I didn't see it at the WMATA site. I did find a different map on the VDOT site: http://www.dullesmetro.com.
The capacity through the center of the system is going to be an interesting challenge as I bet that the new line will be crowded from day one.
Posted by: Lauren at March 5, 2006 9:19 AM
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