Quest for 243

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WMATA Transit Race 8:54 Record
Segment 11: New Carrollton to Downtown Largo


Lucas Wall established Nov. 16, 2022, the new speed record to pass through all 97 Washington Metrorail stations in a single day, making the 14-segment journey from the brand new Ashburn Station to Huntington Station in 8 Hours 54 Minutes. This contest is called the WMATA Transit Race – also known as D.C. Metro Challenge (WMATA = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority).

Segment 11: Prince George’s County Transit The Bus 21 from New Carrollton to Downtown Largo. This is the first time I hit a significant delay. Bus 21 departed 17 minutes late and arrived 16 minutes tardy. But it was still a few minutes quicker than backtracking by trains. New stations = 1; total 80 stations down, 17 to go. Time elapsed = 7:04.

View the YouTube playlist of all 15 videos from this race.


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