Metro rail car series that was suspended after decoupling incidents is returning to service. Transit officials say they hope to return all 184 of the rail cars to the agency’s fleet this year.

Metro officials sent Hitachi Rail Washington a notice of intent to award the lucrative contract for its 8000-series rail cars on Sept. 30, ending a two-year search for a manufacturer.

Metro last expanded its rail service in 2022, when the long-delayed Silver Line extension to Ashburn opened. The transit agency’s pivot away from future rail expansion means previously proposed ...

Metro board members advanced a two-stop, 4.5-mile light rail extension of the C Line through the South Bay on Thursday, while leaving an opening to reverse course, as many residents voiced ...

Metro just restarted automation on its rail system on Friday as a first step to expanding it to the rest of the system over the course of the year.