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Washington Metro rolling stock. The rolling stock of the Washington Metro system consists of 1,242 75-foot (22.86 m) cars that were acquired across seven orders. All cars operate as married pairs (consecutively numbered even-odd), with systems shared across the pair. The 7000-series cars, the system's newest, have an operator's cab in only one ...
On June 22, 2009, at 5:02 pm EDT, two trains on the Red Line collided. A southbound train bound for Shady Grove stopped on the track short of the Fort Totten station, and another southbound train collided with the rear of the first train. The lead car of the moving train telescoped into the rear car of the stationary one. Several surviving and ...
The lead car of the moving train was two months overdue for scheduled brake maintenance. [7] In a press conference the evening of June 22, Catoe stated that the last car on the stopped train was a CAF 5000-Series car (car 5066), which entered service in 2001, and that the lead car on the moving train was a Rohr Industries 1000-Series car. WMATA ...
All 4000-series cars were retired by July 1, 2017. [98] A fifth order of 192 cars was manufactured by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) of Spain. These cars are numbered 5000–5191 and were delivered from 2001 through 2004. [104] Most 5000-series cars were retired in October 2018 and the last few in spring 2019. [101]
On June 22, 2009, at 5:03 p.m., a six-car train collided with and telescoped onto a stationary train between the Takoma and Fort Totten Metro stations. Eight passengers and a train operator were killed in the collision and at least 70 people were injured. It is the deadliest accident in the history of the Washington Metro. [32] The National ...
Washington Metro: Operator(s) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Rolling stock: 3000-series, 6000-series, 7000-series: History; Opened: July 26, 2014 () (Phase 1) November 15, 2022 () (Phase 2) Technical; Line length: 41.1 mi (66.1 km) Number of tracks: 2: Character: At-grade, elevated, and underground: Track gauge
A Washington Metro Breda 3000-Series car on Blue Line route in October 2005 WMATA broke ground for its train system in 1969. [ 16 ] The first portion of the Metrorail system opened March 27, 1976, connecting Farragut North to Rhode Island Avenue on the Red Line.
1 six-car train. Deaths. 3. Injured. 25. The 1982 Washington Metro train derailment was an incident involving a single Orange Line Washington Metro train during the afternoon rush hour of January 13, 1982, in Downtown Washington, D.C. in the United States. The train derailed as it was being backed up from an improperly closed rail switch ...