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, there have been issues and WMSC ...

WASHINGTON, D.C ... what Metro says will make the transit system “world-class” in the future. Currently, Metro is using what’s called automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line ...

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 ...

Metro’s Red Line has been running automated train service for the last several months, and now the transit agency is planning to double down on automation in the coming years.