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 planned to bring faster, smoother automated trains to the system’s Green Line this weekend. But the agency is being blocked by its safety watchdog, which said the rail system cannot expand ...

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 — Five months after automatic train operation restarted on the Red Line, Metro is expanding the program to the Green and Yellow lines starting Friday. Automatic train operation, or ATO, ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Tuesday that its Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is set to launch along two metro lines. Starting on ...

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 ...

Metro got the green light to run computer controlled automated trains on the Green and Yellow lines. The transit agency’s main safety watchdog — the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission — said Metro ...

Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected ...