The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ordered the transit agency’s flagship 7000-series cars out of service Wednesday for the second time in less than three months, saying Metro hadn’t ...

WASHINGTON — Metro says it has begun replacing all the wheels on its 7000-series trains. It's the first step to returning more of the train cars to service following a Blue Line derailment in 2021.

Metro put its first 7000 series railcar into service in April 2015 but started developing the train more than a decade ago. The cars began replacing 1000, 4000, and 5000-series fleets.

Metro workers work to repair the wheels on the 7000-series railcars. (Courtesy Metro) Metro released more of its 7000-series railcars into service on Monday, as well as a plan to replace the ...

The first 7000-series train returned to the tracks Friday after almost two months out of service. Metro pulled the entire 7000-series fleet—around 60 percent of the rail system’s trains—in October ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro announced Thursday afternoon that it does not plan to bring back any 7000 series trains to the tracks again for about three more months, meaning slow service for ...

Metro began testing two trains with 7000 series railcars Monday. The transit agency pulled all of its 7000 series railcars after Oct. 12's partial derailment on the Blue Line, which happened near ...

WASHINGTON — Metro is expanding its use of next-generation rail cars. Its second 7000-series train will begin servicing the Red Line on Monday, June 8. The latest addition joins Metro’s first ...

This isn't the first time WMATA has attempted to bring back the 7000-series cars. In December 2021, Metro announced plans to bring back no more than 336 rail cars after months of being out of ...