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7000-Series Trainset
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Fourth New 7000-series Trainset to Enter WMATA Service

August 14, 2015 Railfanning.org News Wire
The fourth new 7000-series trainset of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will enter service on Monday, Aug. 17, on the Green Line, the agency said. Departing Greenbelt Station at 5:30 a.m. and Branch Avenue Station at 6:25 a.m., the new train will continue in service throughout morning rush hour and will be assigned to the Green Line. According to WMATA, the new trainsets are much more technologically advanced than the agency’s current railcars. The new sets, however, “backward compatible” with the agency’s oldest cars, the 1000-series. The regular passenger service with the 7000 series cars took place shortly after 7 a.m.
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Six Killed After Metro North Crash

February 3, 2015 Todd DeFeo
Six people were killed and nine more injured after a Metro North train struck a vehicle on the tracks near Valhalla, according to published reports. A black Jeep was apparently stopped on the tracks when it was stuck by the train, which departed Grand Central Station about 45 minutes earlier, ABC News reported.
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Atlanta streetcar to open Dec. 30, reports suggest

December 24, 2014 Todd DeFeo
ATLANTA — The much-anticipated Atlanta streetcar is set to open on Tuesday, Dec. 30, according to a number of media reports. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed earlier this year said streetcars would operate by the end of the year. The project has been fraught with complications, and it looked for a spell as if the streetcars would be operational this year. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the streetcars will operate for free for the first three months. The cost to ride on the 2.7-mile system will increase to $1 after the free period, the newspaper reported.