Metro News Release

For immediate release: December 9, 2008

Metro tests additional 8-car trains on the Green Line Wednesday to Friday

All Green Line trains to stop at the end of station platforms during same time frame

Starting tomorrow and continuing through Friday, Metro will test additional eight car trains on the Green Line and will stop all trains at the end of each station platform as a test of its ongoing power, system, track and rail car enhancements.

Metro will expand three, six-car trains to eight-car trains on the Green Line during peak hours, bringing the total of eight-car trains operating on the Green Line to ten. The remaining six-car train will be used as a “gap” train that will be on stand-by in case another train has to be removed from passenger service. In the off-peak period, all Green Line trains will operate with eight-cars.

News release issued at 4:06 pm, December 9, 2008.