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 Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail has implemented improvements to its automatic train control and signals program, but “is not carrying out some key safety commitments,” ...

If you’ve ever cursed your jerky Metro train as it comes into a station, take comfort in the fact that those days may soon be over. Metro is seeking to return its Red Line trains to automatic ...

Metro’s regulator raised safety questions Tuesday that it said the transit agency must answer before the rail system can restart an automatic train-piloting system that hasn’t been used for 14 years.

In brief: The San Francisco Muni Metro's Automatic Train Control System (ATCS), one of the few remaining major systems still using floppy disks, is dropping the archaic technology as part of a massive ...