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I had another blog of the same nature on my old account here. Decided I wanted to bring it back.

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DC Metro/WMATA

The DC Metro-Losing a great identity/Why I hate the 7/8000 Series railcars

Today I'm going to expand on something quickly touched on in a status reply-The DC Metro's loss of an identity. Design was always a big part of the DC Metro. From the grand underground stations with a dim and overall relaxed theme, to the color used around the system. The original idea was to paint the railcars red, as this mockup from the late 1960s shows: However, due to cost issues, the decision was made to use a largely unpainted design with a large brown stripe. The cab end
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