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Federal Center SW, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform

WMATA

, DC

Arrivals & departures

Next ~4 hours. Live trip updates from the operator's GTFS-RT feed where available; schedule-based otherwise. Delays surface as a red chip when the feed reports them.

  • WMATA 12073523_20670
    Arr 8:14:49 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072268_20670
    Arr 8:15:13 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072265_20670
    Arr 8:17:01 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072283_20670
    Arr 8:17:33 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12073590_20670
    Arr 8:20:03 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072099_20670
    Arr 8:21:45 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12073591_20670
    Arr 8:23:41 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072278_20670
    Arr 8:25:04 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072251_20670
    Arr 8:26:55 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072280_20670
    Arr 8:29:04 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072053_20670
    Arr 8:29:20 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12073492_20670
    Arr 8:31:04 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12073595_20670
    Arr 8:33:49 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072282_20670
    Arr 8:35:19 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072279_20670
    Arr 8:37:02 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072133_20670
    Arr 8:37:59 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072084_20670
    Arr 8:40:18 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12073484_20670
    Arr 8:41:19 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12073588_20670
    Arr 8:42:07 PMscheduled
    On time
  • WMATA 12072271_20670
    Arr 8:46:33 PMscheduled
    On time

Plan your visit

Hotels and rail experiences nearby. Links earn us a small referral — we only surface partners we'd use ourselves.

Rail tours and experiences

Our curated picks on Viator — museums, heritage rides, scenic rail trips, depot tours.

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Gear up

The starter kit serious railfans wish they'd bought day one. Each link earns us a small Amazon Associates referral — we only list gear we'd actually carry.

Nikon PROSTAFF 3S 10x42 binoculars

Reading a CSX road number off a passing unit at half a mile = magic. 10x42 is the railfan sweet spot — enough power, still light enough to hold steady. Nikon's PROSTAFF 3S is the standard recommendation: under $150 and the optics punch above the price. ($120-$170)

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Rite in the Rain No. 311 field notebook

Weatherproof pages that take pen ink in rain or sweat. Log road numbers, consist notes, observed times — you'll want them in your logbook later. The No. 311 is the original yellow tagboard model — the most popular field notebook in history; the same one surveyors and biologists carry. ($10-$15)

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Wide-brim sun hat

Florida + Texas + Arizona + Southern California railfanning is unforgiving at noon. UPF 50 wide-brim with a chin strap so it doesn't blow off in the train slipstream. ($15-$30)

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Nearby railfan spots

Curated viewing locations within 7 miles of this station.

Nearby community sightings

Within 7 miles, last 24 hours. Community-reported.

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