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Breda Rehab 3137

Location: Shady Grove Station, Derwood, MD
Operator of Vehicle: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Date of Photo: January 15, 2024

The Shady Grove terminal of the Red Line held a number of “superlatives” prior to the opening of the Silver Line in 2014 and its extension to Ashburn in 2022.  Shady Grove was the station furthest from the Washington Monument (as the crow flies), as it lies over 18 miles away.  The station is still the northernmost on the entire Metrorail system, and it isn’t a particularly close competition.  With most of the stations being at least 2 miles apart from each other from Friendship Heights out to Shady Grove, there are many opportunities to see trains reach their maximum speed of 75 MPH along this section of the Red Line.  Although the Breda rail cars, such as the one photographed here, are over 40 years old and were rehabbed about 20 years ago, they still reach this top speed while maintaining a smooth ride.  

For more photos of the WMATA Breda Rehab cars, please click here.