Metro ordered 184 rail cars from Alstom, the same company that rehabilitated the Breda cars, with delivery beginning in late 2005. The first cars were deployed onto the Green Line. They look similar to the 5000-series cars built by CAF, but feature revised styling.
This is evident with bulkhead doors that have rounded windows compared to squared, and a revised operator window design which eliminates the top horizontal bar. These stylistic features are similar to what is found on the Rohr 1000 series cars. A major change that occurred for the first time since the Breda 2000 series cars is the reduction of seating. The 6000 series cars seat 64 instead of 68.
The interior has been redesigned to allow for additional standing room (mostly around the center doors) and easier access to all portions of the car. New to the 6000 series cars is the addition of two interior LED next stop indicators located at the center of the car, which brings the total to four interior displays per car (two facing each direction). Also new is an intercom located next to the center doors; previous railcars only have them at the front and back of each car.
Mechanically, the 6000 series cars features the same cast trucks as the CAF cars, and use the same propulsion systems and advanced cab signaling systems found in the Breda 2000/3000-series rehabilitation from Alstom.
The new cars had their body shells built in Barcelona, Spain, and had assembly completed in Hornell, New York.
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: End-to-end view of car interior, facing cab end. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Doors at blind end of car. Note the more angular shape of the panel above the doors, and the wall-mounted grab bars on both sides of the doors. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Blind end of car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Interior LED at blind end of car. Note the white border around the display unit, and compare to the black borders around those on the Alstom-rehabilitated Breda cars. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Bulkhead door at blind end of car. Note the curved corners of the door window, which no car had prior to the 6000-Series cars. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Emergency intercom at blind end of Alstom 6027. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Emergency intercom at the center of the car, beneath the door release handle, first introduced on the 6000-Series cars. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Double-ended interior LED at the center of the car, first introduced with the 6000-Series cars. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: "Priority seating" sign above an advertisement next to the center doors. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: View of center interior LED from beneath. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Ceiling speaker. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Center and blind-end interior LEDs showing the line color. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Cab end of car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Metro rules sign, now located on the side wall above an advertisement. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Metro rules sign and wall-mounted grab bar. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Car interior. Note the increased number of seat-back-to-ceiling poles, and the lack of windscreens. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: System map and wall-mounted grab bar. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Car number and "STOP" sign on cab-end bulkhead door. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Builder's plate. Note "Manufactured by" for these cars originally built by Alstom as compared to the Breda rehabs, which state "Remanufactured by". |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Left-side door controls, with the cover in the closed position. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Door and other wall-mounted controls in cab. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 (left), Alstom 6026 (right) Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Greenbelt Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Blind end of a pair of Alstom cars. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: College Park-U of Md Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Two-thirds view of car interior, facing blind end. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Sign holder, that Metro has historically used for public service announcements. It seems almost an afterthought here, as all the hardware is surface-mounted, vs. flush-mounted on the other car classes. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Side-facing seats adjacent to center doors. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Carpeting at the center doors. Note the "missing" seats. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Center interior LED. My only complaint about the center LED is the grab bars placed across the width of the car at this location. In this view from a seated position, the view is slightly obstructed. However, this is made up by the clear view of the end LED signs. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Exterior destination sign. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Floor lighting using white LEDs as seen from the platform at Fort Totten. The Alstom cars are the first since the Rohrs to have floor lighting on both sides of the doors. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Center and blind-end interior LEDs showing arrows indicating the side of the car where the doors will open. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Center and blind-end interior LEDs showing the name of the next station, Anacostia. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Emergency evacuation map, door release handle, emergency intercom, and wall-mounted grab bar next to center door. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Anacostia Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: LED floor lighting, as seen from the floor. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Cab end of car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Door close light and door speaker, along with "PLEASE DO NOT LEAN ON DOORS" message. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Congress Heights Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: LED floor lighting, as seen from the floor. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Cab end of car as seen from near the center doors. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Head end of Alstom 6016. Note the rounded corners of the cab and door windows. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Fault Display Unit as seen through the cab window. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: On the Alstom cars, circuit breakers and such are located behind the train operator, vs. at the operator's feet as on the other car classes. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Cab console as seen from the window. A major difference here compared to the Breda rehabs is the placement of the "Fault Display Unit" higher up and at an angle, vs. directly on top of the console, facing the rear of the cab. |
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Vehicle: Alstom Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: The exterior speakers on the Alstom cars are the same as those found on the CAF cars. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6015 (left), Alstom 6017 (right) Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Cab side windows. The Alstom cab windows are a cross between the Rohr windows, where the movable windows are full height, and the Breda and CAF windows, where there is a non-movable panel at the top and bottom of the cab window. Alstoms have the non-movable panel only at the bottom of the window. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6015 (closest), Alstom 6017 (middle), Alstom 6016 (furthest) Location: Branch Avenue Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Side view of the exterior of an Alstom train. |
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Vehicle: Alstom Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Brake regenerator lights. Unlike those found on the Breda rehabs, these lights are a single unit. |
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Vehicle: Alstom Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Side LED destination sign showing Green Line to Greenbelt. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6024 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Head end of Alstom 6024 at Branch Avenue. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6033 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Southern Avenue Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-26 Comments: "Introducing the New Metro 6000-Series Railcar, Built to Better Serve YOU" sticker on a window of Alstom 6033. This image has been reversed to facilitate reading the sticker from inside the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2007-07-04 Comments: Interior LED showing "ARLINGTON CEMETERY" on its display. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6075 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Right-side controls. |
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Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Car decoupling switch, windshield heater button, and yard horn button. |
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Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2008-11-15 Comments: Branding in the lower right corner of 6000-Series car windows. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6183 Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Car number beneath the cab window. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6105, with gray resilient flooring. View is facing blind end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6105, with gray resilient flooring. View is facing blind end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6105, with gray resilient flooring. View is facing cab end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6105, with gray resilient flooring. View is facing blind end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Original roof numbering on Alstom 6105. This is a slightly narrower font than what was ultimately deployed fleet-wide, and was tested on cars that were already being tested for other things. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6105, with gray resilient flooring. View is facing blind end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Area around the center door. Note that on the cars with resilient flooring, there is no color differentiation in the flooring around the doors. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6105 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Mid-car interior LED. View is toward the blind end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6026, which tested different styles of wool seat covers, and black resilient flooring. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Seats covered with red fabric. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Detail of black resilient flooring. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Security cameras mounted to the ceiling. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Seats covered with “gray rainbow” patterned fabric. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Retractable metal handholds, which were retrofitted to all 6000-Series cars. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Center door, with floor lighting on the black flooring. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6026, facing the blind end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6026, facing the cab end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6026, facing the blind end of the car. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Seats covered with “balls and seals” patterned fabric. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Detail of gray resilient flooring. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Interior of Alstom 6027, which tested different styles of wool seat covers, and gray resilient flooring. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2009-08-15 Comments: Seats covered with blue “aura” patterned fabric. |
