"davinp"
It seems Metro put most of the 7000 series in MD on the Green & Red lines and dumped the old cars to Virginia on OR/SV/BL lines.
That's not fair Virginia gets stuck with more of the old cars.
Likely because those lines are closer the Greenbelt primary maintenance facility. Greenbelt will find itself sharing that distinction with Dulles Yard when it opens with phase II of the Tysons, Dulles, Ashburn N Route Silver line.
Also, why is Metro putting 8 car trains of old cars together?
Because they can.
I thought only the 7000 series were supposed to be 8 cars, not the 6000 or 3000 series which I've been seeing lately.
To my knowledge there is no policy restricting the dispatching 8 car trains composed of aluminum rolling stock.
It seems Metro put most of the 7000 series in MD on the Green & Red lines and dumped the old cars to Virginia on OR/SV/BL lines.
That's not fair Virginia gets stuck with more of the old cars.
Likely because those lines are closer the Greenbelt primary maintenance facility. Greenbelt will find itself sharing that distinction with Dulles Yard when it opens with phase II of the Tysons, Dulles, Ashburn N Route Silver line.
Also, why is Metro putting 8 car trains of old cars together?
Because they can.
I thought only the 7000 series were supposed to be 8 cars, not the 6000 or 3000 series which I've been seeing lately.
To my knowledge there is no policy restricting the dispatching 8 car trains composed of aluminum rolling stock.
John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore.