Metro cleared to return to automatic control on Green, Yellow lines

As of Friday, May 23, the Metro trains will automatically move back on the Green and Yellow lines. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) gave the green light to the expansion of the automatic driving system after several months of evaluation and adjustments.This return is part of a broader plan that Metro drives to make its service more efficient and modern, although the process has not been smoother.How does this system work?The ATO…

Accused of making Metro less safe, watchdog relents on self-driving trains

Automated trains can return to the Green and Yellow lines, after a two-month standoff between Metro leaders and their oversight agency.

Metro cleared to return to automatic control on Green, Yellow lines

Metro got the green light to run computer controlled automated trains on the Green and Yellow lines. The transit agency’s main safety watchdog — the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission — said Metro substantially satisfied the prerequisites to run automatic train operation, meaning the Green and Yellow lines will join the Red Line in returning to automation. It hasn’t been an easy road, though. Earlier this month, the commission raised concern…

“Metro to launch Automatic Train Operation on the Green and Yellow lines on May 23”

photo by Robert Lintott Good news from WMATA: "Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is coming to the Green and Yellow lines on Friday, May 23 after rigorous internal training and testing and concurrence from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. ATO controls a train’s acceleration, deceleration, and speed. Trains get signal and speed commands from equipment located