Overheard on the Blue Line...

I was returning from a Kentucky Derby party a couple weekends ago and am sure I heard the driver announce the following over the PA system:

"This is a Blue Line train to HUNTINGTON."

Hmmmm.... since the Blue Line doesn't GO to Huntington, I can only presume the driver meant to say "Franconia-Springfield" and was confused. OR has Metro begun an experiment, splitting the Blue line such that trains terminate in both places now?

Has anyone heard something similar?

UPDATE: Matt Johnson (of Greater Greater Washington and Track Twenty-Nine fame) provided the answer in reponse to my comment at the bottom of this post. Due to scheduled track work that weekend, all Blue and Yellow Line trains terminated at Huntington. Metro operated a shuttle train from King Street to Franconia-Springfield for those persons traveling to the Van Dorn Street or Franconia-Springfield stations. Thanks, Matt!

DC Streetcars on Display

If you're curious to see the hardware that will operate (one day) on the District's future streetcar network, there's no better time than the present. DDOT is sponsoring a show-and-tell event called "Streetcar Showcase" at 9th and H Streets NW downtown (site of the old convention center). On display is one of DC's three Czech-made streetcars, in full red "Circulator-like" livery, in addition to a couple of Circulator buses and bikes from the District's bike-share program. Also on display are display boards and posters with information on future routes, tram stop designs, and pictures from other modern streetcar networks around the world.

You can view the streetcar Thursday and Friday from 11am – 7pm, and Saturday from 11am – 5pm.

I went down there today and took a few pics - enjoy!