There is a lot to say about Metro’s new railcars, which will begin running in 2013. They have a lot of good new features, plus one or two goofy ones.

When they finally arrive I’ll talk about them in more detail, but for now I’ll just say this: I love the all-steel exterior look. It’s just a great, timeless aesthetic. And it’s too bad they mucked it up with that weird “disco ball” logo.

7000 series Metro railcar. Photo by WMATA.