ATO News Articles
Curious to learn more about ATO? Here are several local news articles:
December 2024
- Metro receives approval to use automation on the Red Line and to run at faster speeds - WJLA – ABC 7 – December 11, 2024
- Automated Trains Will Be Back on DC Metro in Days - Daily Voice (Arlington) – December 11, 2024
- WMATA’s return to automatic trains is a big deal. Here’s what it means - Greater Greater Washington Partnership – December 11, 2024
- Metro moves ahead on automating trains and expanded weekend hour - Washington Post – December 10, 2024
- Metro gets green light for automatic trains 15 years after deadly crash - NBC 4 – December 10, 2024
- WMATA eyes automatic operation for Red Line by month’s end - Greater Greater Washington Partnership – December 5, 2024
- How do Metro trains transition from manual to automatic modes? WTOP got a firsthand look - WTOP – December 4, 2024
- Metro to return to automatic train control on Red Line this month - NBC 4 – December 3, 2024
- Metro demos automatic train operation ahead of implementation - WUSA 9 CBS – December 3, 2024
- Metro to resume automatic train operations after 15-year pause - DC News Now – December 3, 2024
September 2024
- Transit Briefs: WMATA will soon transition to operator-attended ATO - Railway Age - September 30, 2024
- Metro set to bring back automated trains by December - CBS-WUSA9 - September 25, 2024
- Metro plans to use trains' automatic mode for 1st time since deadly 2009 crash - NBC-4 Washington - September 24, 2024
- Automatic train operation is set to return 15 years after a deadly crash on the Red Line - Washington Post - September 24, 2024
April 2024
- Metro begins auto doors function on select trains for 'safer and more reliable' commuting - ABC-7 WJLA - April 16, 2024
- All aboard, WMATA is rolling out a new Auto Door function across trains beginning Monday - CBS-WUSA9 - April 12, 2024
December 2023
- Metro launching Auto Doors on some Red Line trains - WUSA Channel 9 - December 6, 2023
- WMATA adds auto doors to Red Line trains - Progressive Railroading - December 6, 2023
- Red Line Car Doors Begin Opening Automatically; Four Stations to Close for Repairs - Source of the Spring - December 6, 2023
- WMATA Reinstates Auto Doors on Red Line - Railway Age - December 5, 2023
October 2023
- What's new with Metro this weekend? Auto Doors - WTOP - October 21, 2023
- Metro certifying operators to start automatic door opening - Greater Greater Washington (GGWash) - October 19, 20023
- WMATA begins certifying employees to use Auto Doors on Red Line - Mass Transit - October 19, 2023
- This week, customers may notice doors opening faster on some Red Line trains - Popville - October 18, 2023
September 2023
- Automatic Doors Are Returning to the Red Line as Metro Transitions Back to Automatic Operations - DCist- September 15, 2023
- Metro delays full switch to automated trains until next year - Washington Post - September 14, 2023
March 2023
- Switch to automated trains gets green signal from Metro board - Washington Post - March 9, 2023
- Metro plans return to automatic trains - Axios - Mar 7, 2023
- Metro will return to automatic train system for the first time in 14 years - Washington Post - March 6, 2023
December 2022
- Metro May Resume Automatic Train Operation in 2023 - DCist - December 6, 2022