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

Metro’s Board of Directors approved its 2026 budget of $4.96 billion on Thursday, which hopes to improve and extend service without raising fees again.

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 safety watchdog is pushing back.

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.

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 ...

The commission that oversees Metrorail on safety said it won't allow Metro to expand the use of automation to run trains ...

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

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

Two eye-opening reports released Tuesday are raising concerns about safety on Metro. One details how two trains came within ...

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