The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Thursday that their 7000-series Metro trains won’t be making a return until at least April. By then, it will have been over ...

In the D.C. area, the review noted Metro is using an entire rail car maintenance facility and related personnel to work on a fix to a separate issue for more than 200 of the 7000 Series rail cars ...

Metro workers work to repair the wheels on the 7000-series railcars ... both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.

WASHINGTON (7News) — On Thursday, the commission overseeing Metro on safety gave the OK to a plan that allows for about eight 7000 series trains to return, potentially, in the coming weeks.

DC metro officials said they hope to have a timeline soon as to when those 7000 series rail cars will be returned to service. However, the reintegration of 7000 series train cars will be gradual.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 7: A view of the new carpet-less 7000 series metro train is seen on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Metro announced ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly eight months after a Blue Line train derailment forced passengers to evacuate a Metro car, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced that several ...

Dozens of 7000-series Metrorail cars, the newest in the D.C.-area system's fleet, will be back on tracks starting Thursday, Metro announced Wednesday. But Metro still hasn’t identified the ...

The scale of the D.C ... Metro officials. The reason? Metro officials say ridership has been increasing at a rate that has outpaced the current number of available trains. In fall 2021, a 7000 ...