As a result, WMATA plans to replace the 4000-series and the 1000-series, which are approaching 40 years of service, with the newest being the 7000-series, in the coming months. Samantha Menegas (COL ...

At that time, they plan to start phasing in the new 8000-series trains. Metro retired the 1000-series in 2016 and 2017, the 4000-series in 2017, and the 5000-series in 2018 and 2019.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Thursday that the agency has purchased hundreds of new 8000-series railcars that are expected to be delivered in the coming years.

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