WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Monday marked one decade since Metro’s 7000 series railcars entered service, officials said. In a post on X, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said ...

Next stop: Farrabut North? Woodlley Park? A model for a new Metro car features these misspellings now, but Metro assures riders that we'll face no such embarrassments in the sleek cars themselves next ...

Cast your vote for one of three exterior graphic designs for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) new 8000-series Hitachi Rail cars. Also, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation ...

WASHINGTON — An insulator on fire underneath a 7000-series Metro car caused smoke to fill the Eastern Market Metro station and nine people to be evaluated. Crews were first called to the 700 block of ...

Metro says it started the process of replacing the wheels on all of its 7000-series railcars, and some returned to service Monday morning. A 2021 derailment on the Blue Line grounded all of the ...

In the latest edition of “District Discourse,” Angela Yu (SFS ‘25) calls on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to implement preventative maintenance measures on the metro system. On ...

Metro trains will be delayed until at least Nov. 15 amid an ongoing investigation into a recent train derailment. According to an Oct. 19 press statement, customers should expect delays on all lines ...

An audit of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) maintenance and engineering practices related to its rapid transit cars and associated shop equipment was released by the ...

WASHINGTON — It's truly the end of an era. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is retiring the last 76 of its 2000-series trains on Friday. Metro began using the 2000-series in 1983 and ...