Metro begins to retire oldest railcars

By Max Smith
April 12, 2016 | 7:35 PM

WASHINGTON — Metro retired one of its oldest railcars that was still able to run in passenger service for the first time in the system’s 40-year history Tuesday.

The original cars, called the 1000 Series, are not safe in crashes and federal safety investigators have been urging Metro to stop using them since the 2009 fatal Red Line derailment.

Metro is also in the process of bringing in more of the new 7000 Series cars so that it can retire the oldest cars in the fleet.

See a video as the 1000 Series car is loaded onto a trailer posted by Metro:

Coolest cars for summer: SUVs

By John Aaron
July 8, 2020 | 3:50 AM

While convertibles are the stars of summer, SUVs are the workhorses. Their tasks are endless, from trips to the beach to Home Depot or to socially-distanced gatherings. It’s hard to shake up the jam-packed SUV market, but Hyundai managed to do so with the Palisade, as an extreme value play. It seats up to eight, can be equipped with almost every luxury touch and competes with SUVs costing thousands (or tens of thousands) more.