When people ask me what I miss most about DC, “The Metro” is a frequent response. N.Y. and Paris can sit in the next car… D.C.’s Metro system is the best and in all categories; architecture, urban planning, efficiency, quality of experience, etc.
It got to my neck-of-the-woods (Bethesda, Md.) in 1984. Here’s a tribute to the evolution of the tracks…
https://ggwash.org/view/35397/watch-metro-grow-from-one-short-line-in-1976-to-the-silver-line-today