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 ...

Safety concerns within the Metro system could delay automatic train operations from expanding beyond the Red Line. The ...

Automated trains have been running on Metro’s Red Line for the past few months. But a safety organization that oversees the D.C. transit agency’s operations is against expanding automation to ...

WASHINGTON — A Metro Red Line train came feet away from colliding head-on with another train after traveling in the wrong direction last summer, according to the Washington Metro Safety Commission.