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Do you have trouble getting a seat on Metro in the morning? On Monday, that could get at least a little bit easier. Regular Red and Green line passengers will find additional eight-car trains running during peak hours, thanks to the 20 additional rail cars Metro plans to put into service next week.

Back in early December, Metro began testing a trio of new railcar designs that offered different seating and handlebar configurations. Some of Metro's newer car designs, especially the ones that removed vertical bars to create more passenger standing room, have proved very popular with riders. At least one change, however, has already been dumped by Metro: bench seating, as seen in the photo at right, will not be incorporated into future rail cars, WTOP reports.

WMATA sent around these nifty design images earlier today of what future Metro rail cars might look like. Dave Kubicek, Metro's Assistant General Manager for Metrorail, is leading the development of designs of the 7000 Series rail cars.