Labor Photo: Silvery Line

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Members of Iron Workers Local 5 working on the Silver Line’s elevated platforms earlier this year with members of Operating Engineers Local 77 operating the heavy equipment, “moving the dirt, drilling the caissons and making the picks to complete a successful project," says Local 77 Business Manager Joshua VanDyke. Various construction trades were part of every aspect of the construction of Metro’s new Silver Line. Check out our Facebook page for more photos. photo by Rich Silva