Jan14 Written by:Kristina Bouweiri
Monday, January 14, 2008
Reports last week from WMATA are saying that Metro is looking to redesign and revamp their current cars over the next five years.
Some proposed changes are:
- Stainless steel exteriors instead of an aluminum car body.
- Thinner, stronger stainless steel seats that offer more leg room; each car would have 64 cloth-padded, taller seats with seat-back grab handles.
- Floors would be rubberized.
- Interactive maps on LCD screens that would also likely display advertisements.
- Automated station announcements.
- Security cameras on all rail cars.
Hopefully the increase in comfort and look will appeal to more riders and boost traffic on Metro.
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