Are you excited for spring? Curious why Washington DC has so many cherry blossoms? Or do you want to know what the future trains on the Metro will look like? Then this is the video for you!
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Anticipation
2:28 The Special Wraps of 2023
3:51 Cherry Blossom Wrap
5:29 Getting the Limited Edition SmarTrip card
6:39 Cherry Blossom Circulator
6:58 Setting up for the Fleet of the Future Expo
7:46 Peak Bloom
8:39 History of Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC
10:19 RIP Stumpy
11:06 Other places to see Blossoms
11:50 Fleet of the Future Expo
15:36 Interior of the 8000 series
18:33 Sitting in the Driver’s Cab
19:21 Heated floors, screens, and seats
20:12 Lindsey’s Thoughts
21:16 Electric Buses
21:56 Final Thoughts
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Wait is that a standard deer (White tail deer) I just saw? There are many species of deer/antelope all over the world.
In Berlin, the Subway has markings of notable landmarks in it. Most common the Brandenburg Gate. Automatic screens don't bother me too because I am used to it when in Singapore.
I was there, at the Cherry Blossom in 1991! 😊
That camera drop transition was very creative. As for the cherry blossoms, I like them too. Down in my corner of the world, they flower in October.
And as for the 8000 series EMU, she looks like the D / E series units over on BART. The mock-up reminds of one that Auckland Transport set-up in around 2011. It was for their 'AM' class units that first entered service in 2014.
2 things I would like to change on this and the NYC subways:
– plug doors instead of pocket doors that take away space and make windows smaller
– electronic ads are ok, but they should be e-paper/digital ink, which is not so bright and they should also have a minimum time before changing ads and no flashy graphics, as it is really owerwhealming when you are tired and non harmonic in general
Plus – what are the mega cabinets before and after the gangways?
I hope they ditxh them, they take up valuable space.
Open gangways are much better in my opinion because you can walk through the cars until you find a seat versus needing to make a decision immediately and being stuck with it for the rest of the trip.
Current metro seats are mad comfortable so it would be a shame if they downgraded them
the DC metro is probably one of the coolest US subways out there
The DC subway is dead-on a good & interesting vibe i remember taking as a kid yrs ago
These will replace the 2000 & 3000 series trains which are nearing the end of their useful life. Metro hasn't announced what they will do with the 6000 series cars, which are nearly 20 years old meaning they are due for their mid-life overhaul. They should not be retired early as the 5000 series were because they are still in good shape and working well.
That headlight design actually reminds me of Oslo metro trains
Those seats look like the seats on the 7000 series
On the current fleet, you are not supposed to go through the doors connecting the car. There is a sign on the door that says STOP. It's used only for emergencies.
Notice the windows are bigger then on the 7000 series cars. Instead of 3 small windows they have 2 large windows
Of course Metro is still operating in manual mode since the deadly 2009 collision. No word when they will be able to go back to automatic train control.
The cherry blossoms are beautiful, and we experienced them ten years ago when our son was a student at University of Maryland. It was always convenient to take Metro into DC from College Park. Maybe we'll make another trip there in 2027 when, let's hope, the Purple Line is finally in operation.
That transition 💀💀
Interesting video as usual. I hope the LED destination screens have higher resolution so that they do not look like the blocky displays from 30 years ago.
Love the cherry blossoms. I’m lucky to have cherry blossoms right next to me in Fairfax, VA. Planning to take the orange line downtown this week to check out the 8000 series mockup.
Thanks for the heads-up, I went for a visit today 👍
I wish they had the new Nova Bus LFSe+ Series on display but they probably haven't received them yet.
Woah sooo excited for this….these look amazing. So glad you’re enjoying DC Thom
I have the Hue lights in my living room set to a Sakura Blooming dynamic theme. The lights slowly change their colors between pink and blue and shades from very saturated to nearly white.
Since you asked me if I was excited for spring, I'd say a little bit.
But more importantly, I am very excited for the 8000-series trains!
I like your suggestion for a pumpkin patch wrap for the DC Metro trains for Fall. What do you think of the 7,000 series trains? I can’t wait to ride those next time I visit DC. And the upcoming 8,000 series documented on this video. I’ve enjoyed the Breda 3,000 and 6,000 series’s most of the time. I even grew accustomed to the siren like sound a Breda 3,000 series train makes approaching the station. I think that siren like sound might have been part of the breaking mechanism. I’ll kind of miss that sound. But it’s time to go out with the old. And in with the new. I hope to meet you and Lindsey if I ever take a trip to DC.
You mention that there won’t be through walking the entire length of the train but when they are making such an incredible investment in the trains it is a shame that the maintenance facilities couldn’t be upgraded to see the full length walk through like we have on some London Underground and on Thameslink services.
I would also recommend seeing these in the fall when the leaves themselves turn bright red. It's just as pretty in a different way.
I'm so glad The Metro doesn't cover their windows with their wraps!
I hope to get there during cherry blossom season some.
LOLZZZ secret agent covers'
Does DC do anything special with the cherries from its cherry trees in the late summer and fall? It seems like there should be a festival for the fall when the cherries are ready to eat. Rich people would be willing to spend crazy amounts of money for homemade desserts with the DC cherries as an ingredient.
Why do your new bus and train designs look so old fashioned compared to us in Europe ,just look at London , Paris for eg
So excited I got my first DC metro cherry blossom card and I can’t wait to collect em every year. Missed last years though 🙁
On the Montreal Métro, I got to ride both the older MR-73 trains and the newer MPM-10s. The superior airflow in the latter helps keep the temperature bearable. Open gangways FTW!