BREAKING: Metro says riders will finally see some 7000 series trains return in the coming days & weeks, after @MetrorailSafety said today it had no objection to a #wmata plan to bring them back.
Metro says the process will be gradual though, so long wait times won't improve yet.
Metro says the process will be gradual though, so long wait times won't improve yet.
@MetrorailSafety You may remember all 748 Metro 7000 series railcars were pulled in October after a derailment exposed major safety concerns with their wheels.
Metro's plan for bringing them back involves inspecting them every seven days - pre-derailment they were inspected every 90 days! #wmata
Metro's plan for bringing them back involves inspecting them every seven days - pre-derailment they were inspected every 90 days! #wmata
Despite this news Metro still can't give a date when riders will see noticeable improvements on wait times, which have been long ever since the 7000 series train cars were pulled. #wmata
Metro says starting soon it will gradually bring back 336 railcars - enough for 42 eight-car trains. Once it has brought them back, it will pause for 90 days to see how things go, then after that if things go well it will bring back the rest of the 7000 series. #wmata
#wmata says sometime next month it will have more concrete information on when all this will actually lead to noticeably better wait times. It appears the initial 7000s that return will replace some of the older model trains from the 1980s that have been used in their absence.
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