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Must be a slow news day a GGW.

The idea of making the trains red was made by Harry Weese back in the 1960s when the planners were drawing up the architectural and engineering specification. Mr. Weese believed the trains should be red as they were the main actors entering the stage of the earthy toned subway stations.

Zachary M. Schrag mentioned this in his Building The Washington Metro An Online Exhibit that predated the publication of his book The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro.

I personally have know about the rejected red metrorail car idea sense the early 1970s.

The model with the red subway car in it use to be in the lower level lobby of the JGB. When I first saw the model it had no subway car in it.

I vaguely remember seeing the red train rendering with the SST flying over head. One amusing thing though, the train is 5 cars long.

by Sand Box John on Jun 1, 2012 1:59 pm • link • report

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