WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — After a 15-year hiatus, Metro is poised to resume its Automated Train Operation (ATO), beginning on the tracks along the Red Line. ATO is purportedly safer than manual train ...

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 (7News) — Metro hopes to once again run automated trains starting later this month. The transit agency said it wants to return to using Automatic Train Operation (ATO), which is essentially ...

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 ...

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 — Just six months after the return of automated Metro trains to D.C., the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority received the green light to bring Automatic Train Operation to the ...

Metro is planning a major change to how trains are operated in the D.C. area. The agency says it’s ready to use its automatic, computer-controlled train operation system for the first time in 15 years ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The commission that has federally granted oversight of Metrorail on safety said Tuesday afternoon it is still not ready to allow Metro to expand its use of automated trains.

As Metro transitions back to automatic operations, automatic doors will be coming to the Red Line. The announcement came at a meeting of the Metro board of directors on Thursday. The return of ...