Red Line trains delayed in Montgomery County after smoke reported

Passengers along the Red Line can expect delays during their morning commute after smoke was reported between Metro stations ...

Metro board votes to automate Red Line fully with driverless trains

Washington, D.C.’s Metro Board of Directors has voted to approve a plan to modernize the Metrorail Red Line fully and convert all its trains to driverless, automatic systems. The board passed the ...
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Metro wants to fully automate the Red Line; there’s already a train doing that in the DMV

WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro’s board of directors made news last month when it approved a plan that would bring fully automated trains that don’t need an operator to the Red Line. On Tuesday, 7News rode ...

Person hit by Red Line Metro train after falling onto tracks

Someone was hit by a Metro train after officials believe they accidentally fell onto the tracks Friday afternoon in Northeast ...
Washingtonian

DC’s Metro Wants to Install Platform Doors and Run Fully Automated Trains

Metro just approved a plan to make the Red Line work a bit more like the subways in Shanghai, Copenhagen, and Singapore, with driverless automatic trains and glass doors separating the platform from ...
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‘Could be dangerous': Metro officials say Red Line tech needs major upgrades

The technology that runs all Metro trains along the Red Line — transporting thousands of people every day — needs to be updated to prevent major reliability problems in the future, according to Metro ...