Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Relying on automation is bad long-term rail strategy, union contends. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — Labor and ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Metro are hoping to return to automated trains systemwide by the end of 2023, according to new findings that are expected to ...

WASHINGTON — In a move to enhance safety and efficiency across the Washington Metro system, officials are considering installing platform screen doors (PSDs) at train platforms. This is part of a ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The commission that oversees Metrorail on safety said it won't allow Metro to expand the use of automation to run trains until it sees a big drop in the number of automated trains ...

Metro plan to return to automated train operation and automated doors next year if approved by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. Since the 2009 Red Line crash at Fort Totten killed nine ...

Leroy Automation will exhibit its comprehensive range of products and solutions to architect smart Train Control and Monitoring Systems (TCMS) and rugged modular automation solutions at SIFER 2017, ...