Curious to learn more about ATO? Here are several local news articles:

June 2025

• Metro expands weekend hours, automatic train operation – GW Hatchet  – Jun 27
• Entire Metrorail system operating in Automatic Train Operation – Transportation Today – June 20
• Washington restores ATO on metro network – International Railway Journal – June 19, 2025
• Metro's first weekday with automated trains on all lines met with weather challenges – ABC 7 WJLA – June 17
• Metro extends automatic train operation to remaining lines – NBC 4 – June 16
• Breakfast links: WMATA says system – wide automated train operation is back – Greater Greater Washington – June 16
• Metro launched Automatic Train Operation on Blue, Orange, and Silver line Yesterday! (Sunday) – Popville – June 16
• Metro extends automatic train operation to Blue, Orange and Silver lines – NBC 4 – June 15
• Metro expanding full train automation to all lines for the first time in 16 years – WTOP – June 13
• Metro milestone: Automatic train operations return to all train lines – WUSA 9 CBS – June 13
• Automated trains to begin operating on Metro's Blue, Silver, Orange Line trains on Sunday – ABC 7 WJLA – June 13
• Expanded auto train operations running smoothly, Metro officials say; more testing needed – WUSA 9 CBS – June 10

May 2025

• Transit Briefs: WMATA, LACMTA, Metrolink, Trinity Metro – Railway Age – May 28
• Washington Metro Introduces Automatic Train Operation on Green and Yellow Lines – Railway News – May 27
• Automatic train operation returning to Metro's Green, Yellow lines – NBC 4  – May 21
• Green, Yellow lines start using automatic train operation Friday – WUSA 9 CBS – May 21
• Metro cleared to return to automatic control on Green, Yellow lines – NBC 4 – May 20
• Metro will move forward with automated trains on Green, Yellow Lines starting Friday – ABC 7 WJLA – May 20
• Metro GM says they’re ready for automatic train operations on Green, Yellow lines – NBC 4 – May 16

December 2024

• Metro receives approval to use automation on the Red Line and to run at faster speeds - WJLA – ABC 7 – December 11, 2024
• Automated Trains Will Be Back on DC Metro in Days - Daily Voice (Arlington) – December 11, 2024
• WMATA’s return to automatic trains is a big deal. Here’s what it means - Greater Greater Washington Partnership – December 11, 2024
• Metro moves ahead on automating trains and expanded weekend hour - Washington Post – December 10, 2024
• Metro gets green light for automatic trains 15 years after deadly crash - NBC 4 – December 10, 2024
• WMATA eyes automatic operation for Red Line by month’s end - Greater Greater Washington Partnership – December 5, 2024
• How do Metro trains transition from manual to automatic modes? WTOP got a firsthand look - WTOP – December 4, 2024
• Metro to return to automatic train control on Red Line this month - NBC 4 – December 3, 2024
• Metro demos automatic train operation ahead of implementation - WUSA 9 CBS – December 3, 2024
• Metro to resume automatic train operations after 15-year pause - DC News Now – December 3, 2024

September 2024

• Transit Briefs: WMATA will soon transition to operator-attended ATO - Railway Age - September 30, 2024
• Metro set to bring back automated trains by December - CBS-WUSA9 - September 25, 2024
• Metro plans to use trains' automatic mode for 1st time since deadly 2009 crash - NBC-4 Washington - September 24, 2024
• Automatic train operation is set to return 15 years after a deadly crash on the Red Line - Washington Post - September 24, 2024

April 2024

• Metro begins auto doors function on select trains for 'safer and more reliable' commuting - ABC-7 WJLA - April 16, 2024
• All aboard, WMATA is rolling out a new Auto Door function across trains beginning Monday - CBS-WUSA9 - April 12, 2024

December 2023

• Metro launching Auto Doors on some Red Line trains - WUSA Channel 9 - December 6, 2023
• WMATA adds auto doors to Red Line trains - Progressive Railroading - December 6, 2023
• Red Line Car Doors Begin Opening Automatically; Four Stations to Close for Repairs - Source of the Spring - December 6, 2023
• WMATA Reinstates Auto Doors on Red Line - Railway Age - December 5, 2023

October 2023

• What's new with Metro this weekend? Auto Doors - WTOP - October 21, 2023
• Metro certifying operators to start automatic door opening - Greater Greater Washington (GGWash)  - October 19, 20023
• WMATA begins certifying employees to use Auto Doors on Red Line - Mass Transit - October 19, 2023
• This week, customers may notice doors opening faster on some Red Line trains - Popville - October 18, 2023

September 2023

• Automatic Doors Are Returning to the Red Line as Metro Transitions Back to Automatic Operations - DCist- September 15, 2023
• Metro delays full switch to automated trains until next year - Washington Post - September 14, 2023

March 2023

• Switch to automated trains gets green signal from Metro board - Washington Post - March 9, 2023
• Metro plans return to automatic trains - Axios - Mar 7, 2023
• Metro will return to automatic train system for the first time in 14 years - Washington Post - March 6, 2023

December 2022

• Metro May Resume Automatic Train Operation in 2023 - DCist - December 6, 2022