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![Red Line Metro subway train going one way arrives to join a train about to head to another direction at Metro Center Station, a transfer station to other lines beneath downtown Washington, D.C. Red Line Metro subway train going one way arrives to join a train about to head to another direction at Metro Center Station, a transfer station to other lines beneath downtown Washington, D.C.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/primary-sources/images/history-education-pss-transportation-redline-source.jpg?itok=pxadJIL-)
Description
This image shows the Red Line Metro subway train going one-way as it arrives to join a train about to head to another direction at Metro Center Station, a transfer station to other lines beneath downtown Washington, D.C. The population of Washington, D.C., in 2010 was 601,723.
Source-Dependent Questions
- Is Washington, D.C., an urban area or a rural area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
- In what ways is this image similar to and different from the express trains?
Citation Information
Highsmith, Carol M., "Red Line Metro subway train going one way arrives to join a train about to head the other direction at Metro Center Station, a transfer station to other lines beneath downtown Washington, D.C.," between 1980 and 2006. Courtesy of Library of Congress