The rolling stock of the Washington Metro system consists of 1,242 75-foot electric multiple unit railcars that were acquired across seven orders. All cars operate as married pairs, with systems share
Breda cars on the Red Line at Fort Totten in July 2018
Interior of Breda 3267 while riding through a tunnel prior to rehabilitation
Alstom Consists on the Yellow Line arriving at King Street–Old Town in May 2022
Interior of Alstom 6119 on the Red Line departing Twinbrook in December 2019
During the afternoon rush hour of June 22, 2009, a subway train wreck occurred between two southbound Red Line Washington Metro trains in Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. A moving train coll
Washington Metro rolling stock
…Turner Facility in Landover, Maryland until 2023 when they were replaced by railcars 6050-6051. Cars 3036, 3037, 3256, and 3257 were involved in the 2009 Collision, being a part of the stationary train. Despite those four cars being relatively undamaged, they did not return to service and were removed from property…
NTSB photo of crash scene
Aerial view of emergency responders at the crash
Car 5066 following the collision being investigated by the NTSB.
Evening rush hour commuters waiting to board shuttle buses at the Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station on the evening of the collision