WASHINGTON - DC Metrorail will not be allowed to expand use of Automatic Train Operation, the automated system currently in use on its Red Line, because trains are overshooting station stops too ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Washington, DC’s subway system, generally called the “Metro.” The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority operates Metrorail, the third largest heavy rail system in the ...

Metro announced that in 2025 total ridership increased to 265.7 million trips, combining both trains and buses.

Automated trains have been running on Metro’s Red Line for the past few months. But a safety organization that oversees the D.C. transit agency’s operations is against expanding automation to other ...

An audit from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission found a number of glaring issues with the Washington, D.C., Metro system. In an audit report released on Tuesday, the WMSC found that the Metro ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is no longer being updated. Please see the latest updates on the Metro closure here. Hundreds of thousands of commuters, visitors and residents of Washington, D.C., are ...

Metrorail reopened Thursday morning after the subway system was closed all day Wednesday for emergency inspections of 600 power cables -- and after workers repaired at least 26 cables that were ...

Maurice Yarber’s voice can be clearly heard over the noisy rumbling of the Metrorail trains rushing nearby. “Have a great day!,” Yarber shouts to one passenger on the platform. “Everybody have a good ...

For years, Joy Kenley would open the doors of the Washington, DC, Metro bus she drove to the rush of federal workers and business professionals. Her passengers, she said, would often shuffle on board ...

Anyone driving, riding the Metro or taking the bus in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day can expect changes and plenty of closures. And those changes have changed again, following the announcement ...