WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The way some people ride Metrorail will change on Dec. 15, the first day Red Line service returns to automatic train operations (ATO). “Yup, I think it’s really exciting,” ...

WASHINGTON — The future of Metro is automatic. WMATA is working to restore automatic train operation (ATO) throughout the Metro system, and it’s nearly ready. Metro announced just a few months ago ...

Metro plans to return to automatic train operation (ATO) for the first time in 15 years by the end of the year, which the transit agency says will offer a smoother, quicker ride. No Metro customer has ...

WASHINGTON — Metro wants to try automatic train operation again, and soon. By this December, it hopes to automate the Red Line. Automatic train operation was halted 15 years ago after the deadliest ...

This video is no longer available. Citing improved safety and a better passenger experience, Metro officials are hoping to have Red Line trains operate in automatic mode starting later this month.

Metro's switch to automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line Sunday went well — aside from a few times in which trains went past the stations' platforms before stopping, a spokesperson for Metro ...

The safety oversight panel monitoring Metro’s rail system said in the first 10 days of automated train operation on the Green and Yellow Lines, there have been significantly less station overruns than ...

But with the release of Metro's 2025 budget proposal, it's clear that more changes are in store. Those changes, if implemented, would increase service, improve efficiency and reinforce the current ...

For the first time in 15 years, Red Line Metro users rode on Automated Train Operations (ATO) on Sunday. Day one was mostly a success, according to a Metro spokesperson, with a few minor exceptions of ...

Drivers of automated tubes were warned to pay “close attention” to the tracks, after a pensioner was crushed by four trains.

Sixteen years after ATO (automatic train operation) was suspended on the Washington Metro following a fatal rear-end collision on the Red Line, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ...

Energy efficiency in train operations is emerging as a pivotal area of research, reflecting the growing imperative to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in transport. Ongoing advances ...