Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — After a 15-year hiatus, Metro is poised to resume its Automated Train Operation (ATO), beginning on the ...

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 ...

For the first time in 15 years, a computer instead of a human will be the primary controller of riders' Metro trains. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) — which oversees and enforces ...

Two eye-opening reports released Tuesday are raising concerns about safety on Metro. One details how two trains came within 400 feet of a head-on collision, and another could delay automatic train ...