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 (DC News Now) — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced on Thursday that automatic train operations (ATO) would begin on the Red Line on Dec. 15. for the first ...

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 — 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 ...

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'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 ...

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.

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 ...

High-speed train control systems are at the forefront of modern railway engineering, integrating advanced computing, communication networks and control strategies to ensure navigation precision, ...