McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 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.
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Plan your visit
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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.
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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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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Class 2 reflective vest. Not for trespassing — for legitimate trackside viewing on public sidewalks and parking lots near busy lines, so the engineer sees you and you don't get a friendly 'move along' from BNSF police. Looks the part too. ($10-$20)
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Nearby railfan spots
Curated viewing locations within 7 miles of this station.
- L'Enfant Plaza — VRE / MARC platform1.3 miWashington · station · good
- Union Station — Amtrak platform area (ticketed)1.5 miWashington · station · good
- Union Station — main hall and concourse1.5 miWashington · station · good
- New York Avenue NE — Red Line + CSX overpass1.9 miWashington · overlook · good
- Long Bridge view from Hains Point2.6 miWashington · overlook · good
- Brookland-CUA — Red Line + CSX3.0 miWashington · station · good
- Anacostia — CSX freight overlook from Anacostia Park3.3 miWashington · park · caution
Nearby community sightings
Within 7 miles, last 24 hours. Community-reported.
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