RSS FeedGallery Place Metro Station Gets Red Lights *Updated*
On March 2nd, the red line platform at the Gallery Place metro station saw a change in it’s platform lights. They are now red, instead of the usual off-white.
Bluey Blog first spotted this and has the following info: I asked a Metro employee why they replaced the traditional yellow lights with the red ones. She didn’t know, but told me that it would be cool if they put blue lights on the blue line.
Click on this link to see a pic.
Update: Anon has the official scoop – thanks!
- Here’s some more info about the colored warning lights from Metro GM Catoe’s chat on Friday:
Question: I noticed this morning that the warning lights on the edge of the platform were red. In another station, they looked orange/yellow. Are you testing various colors to see which are most visible?
Reply: Yes, we are testing new LED lights as pilot program at the Gallery Place Metrorail station. A few weeks ago, Metro installed new amber yellow LED platform edge lights on the lower level at Gallery Place on the Yellow and Green Line. Last night, we installed red platform edge lights on the Red Line platform to Shady Grove. We hope to install the edge lights on the other platform The decision to test these new LED lights is threefold. We wanted to find a technology that would lower our maintenance costs and reduce the number of times we must take a track out of service to install the platform edge lights. Another benefit is reducing energy consumption, which has a direct benefit of lower electricity costs for the authority. And we want to see if there are any potential safety benefits. For example, we hope to see if customers will behave differently if there are red lights on the platform edge instead of the traditional white or other colors such as amber.
Chat transript at:
http://www.wmata.com/chat/transcript.cfm?ChatID=15
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From the Roads & Rails, WPost chat earlier today:
D.C.: At Gallery Place, they’ve replaced the white lights on the edge of one of the platforms with red ones, do you know why? Thanks!
Lena Sun: Metro is testing different kinds of platform lights to see if they can find some that require less maintenance and use less energy. The red ones are on the platform of the Red Line to Glenmont and there are yellow-looking bulbs on the lower level at Gallery. I’m told Metro is also testing to see whether the red lights will make people more conscious of safety on the platform.
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Here’s some more info about the colored warning lights from Metro GM Catoe’s chat on Friday:
Question: I noticed this morning that the warning lights on the edge of the platform were red. In another station, they looked orange/yellow. Are you testing various colors to see which are most visible?
Reply: Yes, we are testing new LED lights as pilot program at the Gallery Place Metrorail station. A few weeks ago, Metro installed new amber yellow LED platform edge lights on the lower level at Gallery Place on the Yellow and Green Line. Last night, we installed red platform edge lights on the Red Line platform to Shady Grove. We hope to install the edge lights on the other platform The decision to test these new LED lights is threefold. We wanted to find a technology that would lower our maintenance costs and reduce the number of times we must take a track out of service to install the platform edge lights. Another benefit is reducing energy consumption, which has a direct benefit of lower electricity costs for the authority. And we want to see if there are any potential safety benefits. For example, we hope to see if customers will behave differently if there are red lights on the platform edge instead of the traditional white or other colors such as amber.
Chat transript at:
http://www.wmata.com/chat/transcript.cfm?ChatID=15