Washington Metrorail HD 60fps: WMATA Kawasaki 7000 Series Trains on Red, Blue, & Green Lines

Making up for the relative lack of WMATA 7K car content on KZbin thus far.
Locations (in order; majority shot on 8/17 with last two locations shot on 8/19):
- Shady Grove (Red)
- Metro Center (Red)
- Arlington Cemetery (Blue)
- Addison Road (Blue)
- Arlington Cemetery (Blue)
- West Hyattsville (Green)
- Stadium Armory (Blue)
- L'Enfant Plaza (Green; glitchy route display)
- Gallery Place-Chinatown (Green)
Enjoy =)

[@CommanderOmegaTau]

I like the design of the 7000 series. Now if Kato or some other model train company would make working models of these railcars, I can be a happy railroader.

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

Commander Omega Tau's Trackside Tuesdays So do I, I’m really in love with the design of the new 7000 series, and in my opinion, they have really made the WMATA system into a modern 21st century one for sure

[@saltyskipper5797]

I was lucky to catch one of these on the blue line, and they're awesome! We arrived at Capitol South and JUST missed our train. We waited for another blue line train, and this is what rolled up to the platform. You should've seen how happy I was.

[@allinspiriation6140]

I live in Indiana but I come from Southern Maryland (Prince George's County) and seeing this brings back SOOO much memories. I love back homes Metro!

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

I reside just south of DC as well but in Northern Virginia where I have been for almost 17 years now. I'm hoping to catch a 7000 series train next time I ride the metro whenever that is. I've attempted to catch one before and so far I've been unsuccessful

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

I’ve only been once to Washington D.C. and that was back in the summer of 1995 to see the monument but not mass transit.

[@Greco4915]

These cars look super nice and way better than the classics but I'll still remember coming into to D.C. on those old Rohr cars. The always omnipresent hum that came when the trains started moving.

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

You are absolutely right! They even sound like a jet when entering and leaving the stations

[@laelhameed]

4:59 7k comes in 5:02 6k comes in

[@robertmason7553]

Absolutely beautiful

[@vanpilatus7847]

R160 And 7000 Series

[@deadchannelmoved9328]

I got some video of those cars when I went to DC... they look quite nice! :)

[@jermismerino8870]

I checked your profile you sont have a video you liar!

[@allygriffith2932]

These trains look really 👍

[@joegage5893]

them air brake release sound like trucks lol

[@rwr773]

Such a clean system. Impressive

[@FernandoIfillRuiz]

Why can’t New York’s Subway have a clean system like the one in Washington D.C?

[@theboyinthedark6521]

@@FernandoIfillRuiz new york just doesn’t know what to do

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

30000 Series is So Clean I Like The New Trains

[@fbernard08]

These R-7000 Series railcars are really nice, imo...And that's the first time I have ever heard a horn sound like that!!

[@FanRailer]

all WMATA cars use that horn. This one sounds weird because it wasn't blown fully.

[@Kwad.Kev2]

The 7000 series look like an upgraded version of the R160 but just a different transit company

[@HackleFlyer]

But half of the R160s were built by kawasaki who is also building the 7000 series trains.

[@jonathanamaya8001]

awsome video

[@metroseries]

I like dc metro trains good videos and I am a fan of dc metro

[@deryabaygan-robinett1220]

at 5:01 that 1000 series literally photobombed the 7000 series XD

[@ItsWAWGaming]

Its asserting its dominance, they were here first lol

[@orcatech27]

Sadly the 7ks are taking over the 1-6ks

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

@@orcatech27 Not entirely true. The 7ks were only meant to replace the 1000 series train cars because of how old they were as well as the the 4000 and 5000 series cars due to major unreliability. The 2ks, 3ks, and 6ks are still in service and running alongside all of the 7000 series trains. The 2ks and 3ks will eventually be replaced by the 8ks which is a long way off so we have plenty of time before those go bye bye

[@TG-md3wk]

I've never seen a 7K on the orange line. I've been to the debut on the blue, then took a green, Next was a red( I'm very unlucky with 7K's on the red) next, a silver and TRANSFERD TO A 7k on yellow.

[@iuvcalls8565]

Dude when I went a week ago I kid you not I only saw maybe 2 6000 series and 5 or 2 2000-3000 series trains. Everything else was 7000 series

[@ancientofdays9737]

I didn't know kawasaki made trains, they skip cars and go straight to trains amazing 🙌

[@victorianocarranza3384]

El transporte de Washington DC es muy bueno extraño esos Metros

[@TolgaEastCoast]

Nothing matters in life, except for the fact that "This is a 7000 Series Train." xD

[@hulloits4421]

I still can't figure out why all DC metro rolling stock looks so much more classy then other subway trains.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

Me either. Maybe its the windows to doors ratio? Or the shape? Idk.

[@MHammonds18]

Probably due to the fact that the dc metro was designed relatively currently compared to the rest of Americas legacy metros (NYC, CHI and BOS)

[@Tzartle_The_Kaiju]

Also due to the fact that they are more or so a commuter subway since it goes very long distances so comfort was one of the priorities.

[@andrewtucker2319]

I love transit all the time dc metro

[@SuperDuckman24]

Seems slower but I can't tell if that's because of the track or not

[@Leonard_Wilson]

The WMATA has a schedule of 7000 departures...that is completely inaccurate. I waited at Largo Town Center for a 7000 Series. It arrived 15 minutes late and the SOB took the train out of service.

[@FanRailer]

There is a disclaimer on that page that the schedule is SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

[@SuperWorldRailFanProductions]

These trains would definitely be a match for the Silver line.

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

Yeah!

[@laseckil]

ironic that the newest line which is silver itself, does not get the new silver cars.

[@that90skid72]

This new stock will certainly be 10x more reliable than the older ones. Now remains the issue of all the network maintenance that needs to be carried out immediately, as it hadn't been done for years.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

For all the good it did. They had to remove them from service temporarily for an axle issue on a Blue line train that caused a derailment. They took no chances with this.

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

@@MiketheNerdRanger At least they are returning to service not to mention that some of them have already been used on the new Silver Line extension

[@its-LuqmanVlogs]

2:16 and 3:50 seems like you caught car #7034 running on both directions. But they don't go by 4s like #7013 to #7020, it went #7022 then #7019, so the four cars are mixed up

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

I've seen one of these in person; when they leave, they sound like a friggin jet, it's SO COOL!

[@lydiawilliams1610]

Their train look very good

[@VinceHere98]

It looks like those lirr trains... It really does.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

They’re more similar to the R160 cars with the propulsion being entirely new.

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

And The Silver Line Takes you To Dulles Airport

[@eeejaytrainz2902]

Makes Hissing Noise Like Bombardier Trains 👍

[@jessewatson3850]

They sound more smoother

[@olusegunjackson5707]

If we have like this in Lagos Nigeria, will be a very good thing

[@senkochan8079]

the 7k cars are like a fully refurbished version of the 6K's lol but the windows are like the 1k's

[@Reallynow101]

Naw 7k’s are completely different

[@rdgnstar]

What is the top operating speed of those 7000 series? My 2nd question is, is there any speed limit in stations? For example, in some European systems, trains are accelerating until 40kmh while in station, after getting out of station it accelerates again until 70 or 80kmh. As far as I can see DC trains accelerates steadily, but I wanted to confirm.

[@Reallynow101]

59mph (exception green line 65mph certain areas) and 25mph going through a station non revenue.

[@user-vi6ku5ic2d]

Top speed for both trains are 80 mph. The speed limit for the stations are 30 - 25 mph

[@Joe28Super]

i havent ridden the 7ks yet...yet i was at a station and saw one loading passengers and missed it...it was a red line.

[@KevinMeno2008]

I noticed an issue with the 7000s Kawasaki. Why is it taking so long for the doors to open after the train stops, compared with the older models?

[@baetsimpson]

There is a button that T/Os need to press to scene that the train is pulled in correctly, this was previously only in automated mode, but the 7Ks are the only ones to be made after the 2009 crash and the disabling of ATO.

[@Reallynow101]

7k’s have a “safety” feature that help prevents operators from opening doors off platform side. That’s why it takes longer.

[@andrewcrothers2000_]

Washington Subway and the Atlanta Subway do look exactly like BART

[@michaelkeshi7359]

Washington Metro as Lagos Blue Line

[@BDavinci06]

Does have the same propulsion system like on the Metro-North M8? The 7000 series sounds just like it

[@FanRailer]

No. The M8 uses Mitsubishi Electric traction equipment. The 7k cars use Toshiba traction equipment.

[@BDavinci06]

Thanks Fan Railer to me they sound similar when they start up.

[@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT]

looks like this is the 75-foot car set [just like R44, 46, 68 & 68A]

[@FanRailer]

yes, all of WMATA's cars are 75 feet in length.

[@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT]

more than 770 cars

[@FanRailer]

@@thekarlkeeper8727 no...... they are 75 feet in length. web.archive.org/web/20160114052554/www.wmata.com/business/procurement_and_contracting/solicitations/uploads/RFP%20Energy%20Storage-Attachment%20B-Rail%20Car%20Performance%20for%20Design-Simulation.pdf

[@thekarlkeeper8727]

Fan Railer Sorry I didn’t know that

[@user-ku3tj3nj2x]

Seoul also has 7000 series trains, which sounds similar to washington's 7000 series.

[@relorzen]

Franc-Springd - Franconia Springfield (VA)

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

The D.C Metro Map is Easy To Read New York And other Foreign Contries Their Maps Are So Complicated To Read

[@dreamyyx_3762]

Won't be for Long, once Metro add more stations to the current 91 already In-Service Stations the map will get cramper too

[@SuperWorldRailFanProductions]

Have a video of these on the Silver Line

[@KevinMeno2008]

All 1000s Rohrs will be retired end of this year, ending 41 years of service, the last of which was as middle car. Source: WMATA

[@laseckil]

You have to show the doors opening and closing (with chimes) whenever possible to earn my subscription.

[@baetsimpson]

The old trains have nostalgia (and the metro smell). The new ones are different and have a new smell. I can't decide witch are better!

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Baiet Simpson The newer ones. More crashworthy than the garbage they replaced, the 1000 series.

[@leoreiffen8753]

Can you please create an openbve train for mta maryland metro for a utv budds for baltimore subway with 1983 budds train and 6 elevated stations and 8 underground stations for the route from owings mills to johns hopkins

[@CoolestGamerSE]

I love the 7000 series but the horn sounds different

[@DPMarioFan]

The New Cars are also on the Orange Line!

[@FanRailer]

DeVaughn Proctor Not the three days I was there. The set was probably undergoing some software upgrades in the yard shops. If it was out and about, I would have filmed it and it would be part of this video.

[@RapidTransitFan]

I thought these ran the earliest in 2017

[@jordanfgfox7237]

Oh shoot time flys 🤣 dang it was 7 years ago

[@drakesessions3544]

They sound like the new M9s on the Long Island Raild Road

[@tyroneperry7782]

These are like DCs version of the R179

[@vader97100]

What's up with the red lights by the platform edge

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

As someone who’s lived in the DC suburbs since 2004, I have the answer: Those lights can be found at every station on the system and will flash when a train is approaching to warn passengers to take a step back

[@alexdemidio6263]

Why do drivers enter the station so slowly at termination stations, unlike all the usual stops?

[@elevatorsbyliftfilmer1247]

Because some terminal stations have bumper blocks at the end, and drivers have to go slowly into the station to avoid accidentally hitting it if they brake too late..

[@ghostengineer]

great video but not impressed with the cars. they seem to be a step backwards compared to the old cars like the smaller windows.

[@FanRailer]

I haven't dug into the contract documents in a while, but perhaps the smaller windows were a safety consideration of sorts; not sure.

[@PaulClipMaster]

How are smaller windows a step backwards? Window size is more of a personal preference. It has nothing to do with how advanced the cars are.

[@SandBoxJohn]

You are correct, but not for that exact reason The windows are smaller because the end doors are roughly 25" closer to the center of that car to allow the making of the ends of the cars less crush resistant.

[@abudiyan]

The underground stations are so dark!

[@FanRailer]

lol you're telling me? DC Metro is one of the most poorly lit underground metros ever lmao.

[@pSL-oy5gl]

It is an architectural style called Brutalism.

[@videonut1988]

Not all subways have to have ceiling to ceiling fluorescents like other systems.

[@ggghhuuu3777]

Never saw one on silver

[@robertfromadventuresofrobe335]

Currently, these are all temporarily out of service for an investigation into what lead up to a derailment on the blue line.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

They took no chances with this. This still haven't put them all back yet.

[@jessewatson3850]

The only flaw about those new trains the name signs be in and out

[@Lanes100]

They should just buy trains from JR in japan. those trains sound awesome, look awesome, and ride like a dream

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

So cool! 😎

[@mihai2706]

Much better are Bombardiers. We have that type of trains since 2003.

[@alpzepta]

TBK Julles WMATA 7000 Series made by Kawasaki though.

[@joeavery1196]

Dc or Maryland or Virginia?

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

All. The entire Washington DC area is referred to as the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia)

[@SkandikFilm]

Why is the metrostation so dark ? Lighting is needed.

[@SandBoxJohn]

It's because they are filthy. The surface of the concrete has years accumulated dust and dirt from wheel, rail and brake wear. Power washing is incapable of thoroughly cleaning all of filth from the concrete to make the stations as bright as they were before trains began rolling through them.

[@MadeForEpicness]

SkandikFilm it's how the metro is designed. The station uses an indirect lighting system. To be honest, I kinda like it. It's a trademark of the Metro along with the curved walls.

[@mattwardpictures]

Also born and raised in the DC Area (NoVA) and can vouch for the above statements.

[@alden5931]

I can't help but feel that it also helps highlight the red lights on the platforms for the visually impaired... even though half of them don't work anyway.

[@user-fq3rj6qe8w]

7000 series is made in japan?

[@birdjudey4751]

No made I. USA the same curnty he's filming in

[@elevatorsbyliftfilmer1247]

Actually, it is made by a Japanese company, Kawasaki.

[@reactortechroblox]

@@birdjudey4751*country 🤓👆

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

NY Their Subway System is So Dirty All Those Trains And Bridges Need To Be Replaced It’s Been Their Since the 1700s

[@robertmason7553]

Made in nebraska

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Atlanta Marta need new Train to replace all the old ones CQ10 CQ11 & the CQ12

[@that90skid72]

+Alex Morris From what I've read Marta doesn't seem to have as many problems with its stock as WMATA did...NYC's R32 subway cars are sth like 50 years old and still running for ex.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

+Jools VK Marta is old to just time for us to have better train that won't brake down

[@jacorey74]

+Alex Morris Our trains are in decent condition. Plus we don't have a lot of money to be buying a new stock. & we just bought a new fleet of buses not too long ago.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Trust me when I say Marta have Money

[@hoodboyzAtl]

If Marta can afford new buses they can afford new trains the train we have are the old the only thing Marta did was take the CQ10 & CQ11 remodel them to look like the CQ12 we had the CQ12 sent 2005 but the cq10 Cq11 they are old as my grandmother

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

The DC Metro Was Finished in 1970 only The Red Line And Blue Line

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

1976*

[@dandychiki]

No wonder why the train goes backwards your all the way in shady grove lol

[@Leon-gm6xh]

New York's subway system is so old and out dated but DC looks nice

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

The Silver Line Take All The Way To Richmond Near Kings Dominion

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

The DC metro won't ever go that far, the silver line doesn't even go there

[@thrashakilla]

m9 propulsion

[@karenhoerst2770]

Okkkklllp

[@lewischoy134]

丶

[@AzAzMusic]

I hate the prop8lsion

[@dogman8287]

why is the new one a girl and the old one is a boy?

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

Donovyn Pollard The Voice for the door chimes on the old trains is a woman; it doesn’t sound like a man to me in any way shape or form. Some women have deep voices you know. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpSrm6Wros1mf8k

[@liamnixon4428]

These trains talk too much

[@dogman8287]

huh the old ones talk to you know its just a girl on the new one and a boy on the old one

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

Donovyn Pollard Actually it's a female on the older trains door chime too

[@dreamyyx_3762]

@@RohrbachNotDiscovered Well, the 1k & 4k had an More feminine Voice Annoucer, while the 3k, 5k & 6k all have an more Boy-Ish Voice

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

@@dreamyyx_3762 Well it’s the same voice on all the old trains; specifically a woman whose name is Randi Miller. Some women have deep voices you know. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpSrm6Wros1mf8k

[@penguinmaster7]

i will never not despise these ugly, generic, slow-doored, silent trains.

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

They are not ugly, the interior is actually nice so let them have the new trains. They also have a new look which is what the metro system was going for and the reason why it's stainless steel is to protect the environment.

[@reactortechroblox]

ok, you may not like them, but hey, in a matter of 20-30 years they’ll be replaced by something anyway, so you wont have to deal with them forever.

[@penguinmaster7]

sadly, i really dislike the 7000 series. the lack of the hum the older models made makes these new trains seem lifeless, without any character. they don't match the station design either, making it seem even more jarring.

[@calebnielsen1597]

Same

[@penguinmaster7]

no matter which way you look at it, the metro is going to seem a lot more dead with thise silent trains running around.

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

I like them both, in my opinion.

[@RohrbachNotDiscovered]

The 7ks are not what you think they are so get over it please. I personally like them so I don't understand why someone would dislike them.

[@ItsWAWGaming]

@@RohrbachNotDiscovered I mainly dont like them because of the seats. Very cheaped out on that one.

[@billsofat]

Ugh. Those tin cans are ugly.