Five Squares co-founder Andrew Altman, principals Matthew Harris and Ron Kaplan (Photo via Fivesquares Development)

A rail car from Metrorail’s worst-performing fleet is being repurposed for a pop-up development in Montgomery County.

Metro officials announced earlier this year that they were getting rid of the long-troubled 4000-series and sending them to a scrap yard in Baltimore. But Metro spokesperson Richard Jordan told DCist that the transit agency donated one of the 4000-series railcars to the folks at Five Square Development, who are constructing Strathmore Square near the Grosvenor Metro station.

The development’s website says it will be a “connected, upscale community that provides a pleasant link between the neighborhood, the Metro station, and the Music Center at Strathmore.”

Part of that plan is a plaza with vendor kiosks and food stations that will be constructed from the donated rail car.

Welders and artists are currently deconstructing the 80,000-pound car at a warehouse about 20 miles outside of D.C., according to NBC Washington. They will use the shell of the car for the kiosks, the chairs as outdoor seating, and leftover metal for art installations.

The most challenging thing about the transformation is the car’s material, artist Robert Mojo told NBC. “Going through all of this heavy metal, it’s not the easiest task,” he said.

His team has until May 17 until Strathmore’s ribbon cutting.