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@Phil --- Those maps were out in 1986 ... I have a couple of them (one framed) --- after your comment, I took a look at it to find the date ... I believe the reason for it goes back to when Huntington opened as Yellow (which was supposed to be a temporary measure due to a car shortage -- it was originally to be Blue) --Franconia was always supposed to be Yellow, that is, until Van Dorn opened as Blue, and stayed that way -- on a side note, in the early days (after the Burke alignment was eliminated), the terminus was to be simply, Franconia, with a seperate Springfield station just outside the beltway along the line -- this was on the maps in the late 70's -- along about the time of the Silver Spring extension opening in '78

by coneyraven on Feb 13, 2011 9:42 am • link • report