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All buses, vans and cars traveling to Washington DC will
be directed to an assigned Washington DC METRO train station. Parking
will be available at each of these stations. METRO rail service will
begin at 5:00 am Saturday, October 15th.
All vehicles must be equipped with color coded signage
which coincides with the color designation of each of the METRO train
lines. Each region of the country has been assigned its own color code.
Please refer to the METRO map for further details. (Click
here to view/download PDF of Metro Map.)
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POINT OF ORIGIN |
COLOR CODE |
METRO STATION |
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Baltimore, Delaware, Philadelphia, Eastern PA, |
GREEN ONE |
Greenbelt |
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Southern Virginia, North Carolina |
GREEN TWO |
Branch Avenue |
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New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island |
ORANGE ONE |
New Carrolton or Landover |
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Virginia, West Virginia, Southern Ohio, Tennessee,
Kentucky, South Central and South Western states |
ORANGE TWO |
Vienna/Fairfax-GMU |
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New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine |
BLUE ONE |
Morgan Blvd. |
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South Carolina, Georgia |
BLUE TWO |
Van Dorn Street |
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Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, North Central and North Western states |
RED |
Shady Grove |
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Florida, Southeastern states |
YELLOW |
Eisenhower Avenue |
The color code is essential and must also include the
bus number (if traveling in a convoy) and the name of the corresponding
METRO station.
Transportation to the Mall will occur via METRO.
Each LOC will have to purchase in advance,
one round-trip METRO ticket for each occupied seat on each bus, van or
car. This will allow each person to exit the vehicle and proceed
directly to the METRO .
The cost of the METRO round trip is $5.00 and should be
included in the bus ticketing price.
Local Organizing Committees should purchase METRO fare
cards in bulk by mailing request and funds to
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