From March 20 to April 3, Metro is hosting a "Fleet of the Future" Expo on the National Mall where visitors will be able to see Metro's upcoming 8000-series trains via a mock up. https://www.wmata.com/about/news/The-fu ... l-Mall.cfm. As Metro explains, the mock up will not be full scale (i.e., 2 cars connected via a gangway) or include every feature of the final 8000-series railcars. The mock up "has manual doors, no heated floors, stickers will be used in some places instead of digital displays, the lighting will be different, and the seats will be molded instead of fabric."
As Metro goes on to note, this is the first time it has done something like this since 1968 when the 1000-series mock up was displayed around the DMV.
As Metro goes on to note, this is the first time it has done something like this since 1968 when the 1000-series mock up was displayed around the DMV.
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