Talks Underway for New Trains

Metro has unveiled designs for a new generation of rail cars to join its fleet. Although it would be at least five years before the new series would be put into service, talks have begun about the proposal.

SOURCE: 7000 Series rail car report, Metro | GRAPHIC: By April Umminger and Todd Lindeman, The Washington Post - January 11, 2008

This Story Metro Eyes a Makeover Article \| With shiny, stainless-steel exteriors, ergonomic seats and interactive, high-tech maps, the next generation of Metro trains could look and feel dramatically different from those of the past 40 years and represent a fundamental shift in the way the nation's second-busiest subway system operates it... Proposed Metro Budget Includes More Peak Service Metrorail Reports 17-Month Slide in On-Time Service Get There: Metro Looking at New Cars Graphic: Talks Underway for New Trains		Network News X Profile View More Activity TOOLBOX E-Mail This Reprints		More on washingtonpost.com • More Metro News » washingtonpost.com
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