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

For now, the safety commission has rejected a Metro plan to expand the use of automated trains. At a board of directors ...

Officials say the near-miss was caused by a miscommunication between a train operator and the Metro control center.

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

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

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.

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

Since Metro began using what’s called Automatic Train Operation (ATO) on the Red Line on Dec.15 of last year, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) said as of Monday, trains had gone ...

After months of the budget being under debate, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Thursday that it approved a ...

but members of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) did discuss separate concerns about the system that's been in place for the Red Line since December. Automatic train operations ...

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 ...