I enjoy the Auto Train — it's a great way to save about 900 miles of driving on busy highways. Although I don't particularly mind driving and enjoy a good road trip, I prefer to avoid congested ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — At a meeting Thursday Metro's board of directors heard a presentation on a proposal to return to automatic train operation, an automated system Metro has not used since after a ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Despite concerns from some, Metro leaders Thursday outlined why they feel a return to automated trains for the first time in 13 years will be both safer and smoother than manual ...

Travelers along the Interstate 95 corridor often consider driving or flying their primary transportation options, but a robust East Coast rail network means trains are also a viable option for many ...

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 ...

WMATA has been testing automatic doors on Metro trains for the last two weeks, the agency announced in a press release on Monday. The doors automatically open when trains pull into the station, come ...

The D.C. Metro system is planning a return to self-piloting trains in coming months, 15 years after automated trains were turned off in the wake of a crash on the Red Line that killed a train operator ...

Just six months after the return of automated Metro trains to D.C., the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority received the green light to bring Automatic Train Operation to the remainder of ...

WASHINGTON — Members of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission say Green and Yellow line trains have been running smoothly on automatic train operation (ATO), but more studies are needed before re ...