DC Metrorail will not be allowed to expand use of Automatic Train Operation, the automated system currently in use on its Red ...

WASHINGTON — WMATA wants to bring automated trains back to the entire system, but after a trial run on the red line, the ...

There are growing concerns about Metro’s automatic train system. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC), which ...

WMATA seeks green light to roll out automated trains on Green Line. Baltimore region leads nation in opening up more ...

Metro got approval to use automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line starting in December 2024. It’s supposed to be safer and more reliable. But since then, the Washington Metrorail Safety ...

A watchdog overseeing Metro operations is urging the D.C. transit agency to not expand automation to other train lines since railcars keep running past platforms.

Investigators determined the cause of the crash to be rail conditions and not the ATO system. DC News Now was on board a metro as Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The commission that oversees Metrorail on safety said it won't allow Metro to expand the use of automation to run trains until it sees a big drop in the number of automated ...

Data shared by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission indicates there have been 216 overruns on the red line since ...

Workers completing track maintenance on the MBTA Red Line. Image Courtesy of Mass Transit Magazine By Anthony Curioso This is an independently submitted op-ed for our Quill section. Views and ...