Series 8001 Metro Meteor Series (concept, NotionsCapital Engineering)
DCist had a post yesterday on the 7000 Series Metro Cars. Yawn. Look pretty much like the old Metro Cars after someone’s ralphed on the upholstery.
NotionsCapital, of course, has previewed Metro’s wish-list rolling stock before, but today we have a really Sci-Fi Network (Psychic Network?) type exclusive. Not the ho-hum series 7000, but the 8000 series.
Exterior view above; interior below.
Well worth the fare increase..
Top image by Mike Licht, who would credit the bottom image but it’s in Japanese. It may be from some recreation company.
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NotionsCapital 
January 11, 2008 at 1:13 am
the windows, obviously, will be sponsored by the disney corporation.
January 11, 2008 at 2:16 am
Now that you mention it . . .
Seriously, there is an issue between tourists who think DC really is a theme park and the people who live and work here. The Metro escalators are a frequent point of friction — tourists stand two abreast, while natives in a hurry walk on the left side. I have proposed “Please Step to the Right” as an official DC motto.
January 11, 2008 at 10:09 am
I’ve proposed chill out its a 30 second escalator ride, maybe your lazy ass should have woken up earlier as the new motto.
January 11, 2008 at 10:25 am
It’s not a matter of being late. It’s about treating the Metro as the transportation it is instead of a 1960s version of Tomorrowland. No one wants to miss a train because gawking yokels block the way.
January 11, 2008 at 10:58 am
First of all, 30 seconds can be the difference between making the train and having to wait for the next one. Second, if you’re at a station like Woodley Park, it can be as much as a 3 minute escalator ride.
January 14, 2008 at 3:16 am
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