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Washington Metro's Green and Yellow lines granted approval to use automated train operation, joining the Red Line.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Tuesday that its Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is set ...
Automatic train operation used to be standard for more than 30 years on all Metrorail lines until a deadly crash in 2009. It ...
Automated trains can return to the Green and Yellow lines, after a two-month standoff between Metro leaders and their ...
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — There are growing concerns about Metro’s automatic train system. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC), which oversees Metro, said the Red Line trains ...
Currently, Metro is using what’s called automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line only, with plans to expand it to other lines in the coming months. However, the Washington Metrorail ...