Metro’s 5000-series featured a major redesign to the interior of WMATA’s railcars when they first entered service, as the original yellow, cream and orange carpet and seats were replaced with ...

D.C. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Metro announced on Twitter on Oct. 12 that it has gotten rid of all of the old 5000-series trains because “the entire fleet is being retired ...

It’s called Metrobar, and it’s a bar built into an old Metro car. The bar itself will be inside a refurbished 5000-series Metro train car. The 5000 series was first brought into service in ...

Metrobar, D.C.’s transit-themed outdoor destination for local brews and spirits since summer 2021, has finally finished track work on its on-site subway. The refurbished 5000-series Metro railcar will ...

Metro is hoping that with some dressing up, you might almost forget you’re riding in an old 3000- or 6000-series rail car. In a video posted to YouTube Monday, the transit agency announced it ...

Metro’s 4000 Series cars break down every 26,000 miles or so, about twice as often as the 5000 Series that will begin to be retired next year, about three times as often as the oldest ...