Secrets of the DC Metro Yellow Line

Metro's only incline elevator? A bridge with a forgotten name? Neon artwork that never turns on?
Join Andy on Track for a tour of the DC Metro Yellow Line, uncovering its secrets, stories, and facts!
Inspired by Geoff Marshall's "Secrets of the Underground": • Secrets of the Undergr...
Beyond our on-the-ground reporting, various sources contributed to the content in this video. These include:
Greater Greater Washington (GGWash)
Encyclopedia Virginia (Virginia Humanities)
WAMU 88.5 (DCist)
The Washington Post
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
"The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro" by Zachary M. Schrag (2014)
"Race, Reason, and Massive Resistance" ed. by James R. Sweeney (2008)
nycsubway.org
Special thanks to Cormac Close, Jordan Pascale, and the Alexandria Public Library Local History/Special Collections
Video Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Yellow Line Route
0:50 - Yellow Line History
2:00 - Mt. Vernon Square
2:32 - Gallery Place-Chinatown
3:23 - Yellow Line Bridge
5:49 - Entering Virginia
6:03 - Potomac Yard
6:47 - Eisenhower Avenue
7:25 - Huntington
10:28 - Outro
10:46 - Credits