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Virtually Explore a Train

To support social distancing, roughly a third of our seats are available to passengers. So while typically the average car holds 130 passengers, only 45 of those seats are available. For a close look at a platform as well as both upper and lower levels of a railcar, open a full-screen version of our interactive tour.

After seeing how the trains and platforms provide easy guidance for where to sit and stand, see which trains offer the greatest opportunities to distance.

Onboard Restrooms

We have received comments and complaints regarding water washing onto the tracks from our restroom cars. We feel it may be helpful to clarify what exactly is occurring when this happens.

Tags: restrooms, mechanical, system, bathroom
Standing Means Detraining (or, Please Don't Queue)

What we really want is to allow detraining passengers an easy exit, and since you can still stand just before your stop, you'll still manage to get off your train in a timely manner. However, if the conductor asks you to find a seat, please do so.

Tags: courtesy, queuing
Leaf Oil
Leaf Oil

When the leaves begin to fall, those that land on the damp surface of the rails are crushed under thousands of tons of steel.

Tags: Rail Safety
Mobile Ticket and Ticket Machine FAQs

Have questions or issues with either mobile tickets or tickets from our vending machines? Here are some of the more frequent questions we get from riders with our responses:

Tags: Passenger Information Campaign
The Many Ways VRE Communicates with Passengers - Infographic