Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail has implemented improvements to its automatic train control and signals program, but “is not carrying out some key safety commitments,” ...

Metro plans to return to automatic train operation (ATO) for the first time in 15 years by the end of the year, which the transit agency says will offer a smoother, quicker ride. No Metro customer has ...

If you’ve ever cursed your jerky Metro train as it comes into a station, take comfort in the fact that those days may soon be over. Metro is seeking to return its Red Line trains to automatic ...

Decades after the National Transportation Safety Board began calling for the crash-prevention tool, Sound Transit showed off its positive train control on Sounder trains Monday. The satellite-based ...

A half-century after a federal safety board envisioned an automatic train braking system to prevent major train collisions — and a dozen years after Congress ordered its installation — transportation ...

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-implementing ...

Metro’s regulator raised safety questions Tuesday that it said the transit agency must answer before the rail system can restart an automatic train-piloting system that hasn’t been used for 14 years.

High-speed train control systems are at the forefront of modern railway engineering, integrating advanced computing, communication networks and control strategies to ensure navigation precision, ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — This week, the commission that oversees Metro on safety announced it had approved to allow Metro to once again use automation to run its trains on the Red Line, as well as ...

Last week the Pere Marquette Railroad announced successful experiments with an automatic train control similar to the device announced by the Chicago & Northwestern a month ago ( TIME, Oct. 5).

The complex and demanding railway transportation sector requires computer hardware and software that is secure, durable and offers high performance. Many of the currently evolving technologies in the ...