Metro swaps out carpets for slip-resistant floors
Tired of carpeting on Metro during your commute? Soon you will see much less of it. WMATA is installing new slip-resistant flooring in some of its railcars. Today they shared some pictures of installing this so-called “resilient flooring.”
All photos by Metro Forward on Flickr.Metro plans on installing this flooring in all of its 5000 and 6000 series railcars over the next 2 years. This floor will also go in the new 7000 series railcars.
The new flooring is easier and cheaper to maintain than the old carpets, which had to be replaced every 5 years. The new flooring should last at least 25 years.