D.C. Metro To Begin Running New Railcars In Late 2014

D.C.'s new Metro cars are "a complete departure" from what transit riders have seen for the last four decades, according to the agency's chief.

Metro's General Manager Richard Sarles said the new fleet will be unveiled next year.

He called the cars "a complete departure from what people have seen for the last three or four decades on Washington Metro. It brings us into the 21st century."

According to him, by the end of 2013, the first four 7000-series rail cars are expected to arrive in D.C. — and be tested for 30 weeks.

"This is to fine tune the design and the manufacturing process and then the full scale production will start," he explained. .................(more)

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