Purple Line (Maryland)
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The Purple Line is a 16.2-mile light rail line being built to link several Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.: Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, and New Carrollton. Slated to open in late 2027,
Purple Line train testing in March 2026
Opponents argued that the Purple Line would hurt the Capital Crescent Trail (pictured).
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Purple Line on August 28, 2017
Construction of the Purple Line and Capital Crescent Trail crossings of Rock Creek during the construction pause in February 2021
CAF Urbos
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The CAF Urbos is a family of trams and light rail vehicles built by CAF. As of 2026, over 1,900 Urbos trams operate in over 50 cities worldwide. The Spanish manufacturer CAF previously made locomotive
Purple Line (Maryland)
…Tysons Corner The light rail vehicles designed to run on the Purple Line are the CAF Urbos 3 built by CAF at their Elmira, New York, facility. Each train is 140 feet (43 m) long, consists of 5 modules, and can carry up to 431 passengers (seated…
Two Urbos 3 trams in Liège.
The interior of an Urbos 3 in Budapest.
Urbos 1 tram in Bilbao
Urbos AXL in Stockholm