The fifth order consisted of 192 rail cars from a joint venture of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) of Spain and AAI Corporation of Hunt Valley, Maryland. These cars are numbered 5000-5191, with delivery in 2001.
Service introduction of these cars was heavily delayed due to software "glitches" which plagued delivery. At one point, WMATA looked to impose penalties against CAF for the service entry delays.
The contract consisted of CAF engineering and designing the cars and managing the project, while AAI performed assembly. These cars were the first Metrorail cars to have AC motors from the start. They were also the first to have LED destination signs on the exterior and LED "next stop" indication signs on the interiors. Along with these improvements, they were also the first to have intercar safety barriers (which have since been added to all other rolling stock) and railcar monitoring systems.[citation needed] The 5000-series cars premiered the red, white, and blue interior. This interior color scheme has since been used on the 2000/3000-series rehabilitation project and the 6000-series cars from Alstom.
Another feature is the return of cast steel trucks, which were previously only used on the Rohr cars. This was done as a cost-saving measure, since fabricated trucks take additional time to manufacture due to the machining required.
It was recently published that the planned midlife rehabilitation of the 5000 series cars is to take place in the late 2010s through the early 2020s. Design specifications are to be drafted in 2017, with the first cars rehabbed in 2022.
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Southern Avenue Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: CAF car interior, looking towards blind end. CAF cars generally have the same interior layout as Breda cars, with an interior LED sign at the car ends, a new interior color scheme, and various other minor differences. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: View towards cab end. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Blind end. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: "PLEASE DO NOT LEAN ON DOOR" sign above the doors with door closing warning light. Note the use of the singular "door" rather than "doors". |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: View towards blind end. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Head sign showing line name in original mixed case. This was changed in 2003 to all uppercase, like on the earlier Rohr and Breda cars. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: "Priority Seating" sign above seating near center door. This style of sign was later replaced by larger signage that first appeared on the Breda rehabs. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Category: CAF Cars Date: 2003-04-12 Comments: Line color, displayed on the LED while the train is in the station with the doors open, or when the sign is not receiving information from the lead car. Note the mixed-case display, prior to the CAF cars' reconfiguration to display information in all-uppercase. |
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Location: U Street Category: CAF Cars Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: While the CAF cars' displays were being changed from displaying text in mixed-case to uppercase, the head signs on Green Line trains that had not yet been converted showed one color bar in Yellow. It is unknown why this happened, but it disappeared following the completion of the conversion. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5120 Service: WMATA Yellow Line Category: CAF Cars Date: 2003-10-26 Comments: Line color name displayed on interior LED following the change from mixed-case to all-uppercase letters on the interior and exterior signage. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5120 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2003-10-26 Comments: Bulkhead door at blind end of car. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: L'Enfant Plaza (Upper Level) Category: CAF Cars Date: 2004-05-08 Comments: Side destination sign indicating Green Line service to Greenbelt. Note the narrower destination sign window on the CAF cars. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5171 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2004-06-05 Comments: CAF markings at the cab end of 5000-Series cars, in lieu of an interior builder's plate. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5134 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Greenbelt Category: CAF Cars Date: 2004-10-23 Comments: CAF interior facing blind end of car with lights out. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Category: CAF Cars Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: CAF side destination sign showing Red Line service to Brookland-CUA. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Blue Line Category: CAF Cars Date: 2004-10-02 Comments: "REAGAN NATIONAL APT" displayed on cab-end interior LED. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2005-07-20 Comments: Redesigned evacuation-instructions map introduced for the opening of New York Avenue station. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5132 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2005-10-26 Comments: Emergency intercom at cab end of car. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5156 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2005-12-07 Comments: Rare graffiti on a Metro train, seen here on the blind-end map of CAF 5156. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Yellow Line Location: Huntington Category: CAF Cars Date: 2005-12-28 Comments: A train at Huntington shows "YELLOW" on its side destination sign instead of "HUNTINGTON" or "MT VERNON SQ". |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-02-28 Comments: A train at Metro Center shows "RED" on its side destination sign instead of an actual destination. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5041 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-04-08 Comments: Spanish-language label found on the inside of one of the center doors on CAF 5041. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5049 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-09-20 Comments: Replacement numbers at the cab end of CAF 5049, the former McDonald's-wrap car. It is unknown whether the removal of the McDonald's wrap damaged the original numbers. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-10-26 Comments: 5000-Series cab, viewed from cab exterior window. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5191 Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-11-28 Comments: CAF 5191 with interior lights inadvertently turned off. |
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Vehicle: CAF Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-12-18 Comments: 5000-Series car with both side lights illuminated. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5117 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-12-18 Comments: Cab door numbering. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5169 Service: WMATA Red Line Category: CAF Cars Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Gray plastic straps hanging from the center bar. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5004 Service: WMATA Orange Line Category: CAF Cars Date: 2009-03-07 Comments: View facing cab end of car. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5087 Category: CAF Cars Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Ghosting on original location of car number following the car number's move to new location above the windows. |
