The deadline is Friday, Aug. 22, for the public to vote for one of three proposed designs for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s upcoming 8000-series rail fleet.
Voting on the three exterior design options opened on Aug. 18 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Friday. The winning concept will be announced in a week, according to Metro. The new trains feature “safe and spacious connected cars” with space for wheelchairs, scooters, and bikes, and additional seating. The “fleet of the future” is expected to go into service in 2027.
Metro says that the options are part of a broader branding refresh that includes refined Metro logos and illustrations reflecting the heritage of the transit system, a warm palette embracing modern design principles that honor its founding designers.
“Metro is synonymous with the DMV, and our customers take pride in the special elements that make our system unique – from the classic architecture found in our stations to the iconic look of our fleet vehicles,” Metro General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke said in a statement. “Who better than our loyal customers to choose the design that will adorn the trains carrying our region into the future?”
