pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) (12/07/89)
I am taking the Montrealer from White River Junction, Vermont down to the D.C. conference and would like to get directions on how to get to the Hotel without having to take a cab. I have never been to Washington before but I've heard there is a decent subway there. Any help appreciated. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter R. Schmitt - UNIX Consultant, User Services - Peter.Schmitt@dartmouth.edu Kiewit Computation Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755 (603)646-2085 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
chen@debesys.gatech.edu (Ray Chen) (12/07/89)
In article <17794@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> pete@othello.dartmouth.edu (Pete Schmitt) writes: >I am taking the Montrealer from White River Junction, Vermont down to >the D.C. conference and would like to get directions on how to get to >the Hotel without having to take a cab. I have never been to Washington >before but I've heard there is a decent subway there. Any help >appreciated. This is a basic primer for the DC subway system. 1) The DC Metro (DC slang for subway) has stations at both Union Station (the Amtrack train station) and National Airport. Once you find the station (which should be pretty easy, there are signs posted and the bellcaps can you point in the right direction), take the subway to the station indicated by the Usenix map and you should be in business. 2) The Metro uses "farecards" instead of cash or tokens. Farecards are paper cards that magnetically encode how much money the farecard is worth, your point-of-entry and time-of-entry into the system. The cost of the ride is debited against the value of the card when you leave the system. You get farecards by putting money into farecard machines, indicating how much money you want on the farecard, and presto, it issues you the card (and hopefully returns your change). There are also "Addfare" machines inside the gates (system) that you can use to add more money to a card in case you screw up and wind up short at your destination. If your card is worth exactly the cost of the ride, the system keeps the card at the end. 3) Needless to say, fares are higher during rush hour. The cost for each destination and the average time to reach it are posted near the gates/turnstiles. 4) Make *sure* that you have small change on hand if you're going to take the Metro. The machines described above take only nickles, dimes, quarters, 1 dollar bills and 5 dollar bills. The attendants will not make change. $3 will probably be enough to get you from either National Airport or Union Station to the hotel, even during rush hour. 5) Enjoy the ride. It's a nice subway system. Ray Chen chen@gatech.edu
rws@cs.brown.edu (Richard W. Sabourin) (12/07/89)
Be advised the subway closes at midnight; 6:00pm on Sunday. Kind of a drag if you're a college student who likes to go down to Georgetown and get drunk (like I was). Rick S. P.S. The Montrealier(sp) from VT sounds like a beautiful ride.
jje@virtech.uucp (Jeremy J. Epstein) (12/12/89)
In article <22377@brunix.UUCP>, rws@cs.brown.edu (Richard W. Sabourin) writes: > Be advised the subway closes at midnight; 6:00pm on Sunday. Not true...Metro used to close then, but is now open until midnight seven days a week. Jeremy Epstein TRW Systems Division jje@virtech.uu.net -- Jeremy Epstein TRW Systems Division 2750 Prosperity Avenue FV10/5010
gsp98@wash08.uucp (Gerald Partsch) (12/15/89)
In article <22377@brunix.UUCP> rws@cs.brown.edu (Richard W. Sabourin) writes: > > >Be advised the subway closes at midnight; 6:00pm on Sunday. >Kind of a drag if you're a college student who likes to go down to >Georgetown and get drunk (like I was). > > Rick S. > >P.S. The Montrealier(sp) from VT sounds like a beautiful ride. The Metro (subway system ) is now open to midnight 7 days a week. Since you will be taking the train to Union Station, you would want to catch the "RED LINE" subway train headed to "SHADY GROVE". Hope this helps. ====================================================================== Name: Gerald S. Partsch, Systems Engineer Organization: American Chemical Society U.S. Mail: 1155 16th St. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 452-2103 (Work) (703) 369-6701 (Home) UUCP: ...!uunet!wash08!gsp98 BITNET: gsp98@CAS ======================================================================