The commission that keeps a watchful eye over safety concerns at WMATA’s Metrorail system said the transit agency needs to do more to make sure employees are trained, get enough sleep and are fit for ...

Metrorail is falling short of safety standards in five ways, according to a new audit from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. A 2025 audit of emergency management and life safety programs ...

Doors on platforms? Trains without operators? Metro has grand plans... but are they realistic? Documents released by Metro this week envision a future in which fully automated trains will run without ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Washington, DC’s subway system, generally called the “Metro.” The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority operates Metrorail, the third largest heavy rail system in the ...

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said Monday afternoon that an above-ground speed restriction was in place across the entire Metrorail ...

Two eye-opening reports released Tuesday are raising concerns about safety on Metro. One details how two trains came within 400 feet of a head-on collision, and another could delay automatic train ...

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 (DC News Now) — Metro has installed more secure faregates as part of an effort to prevent fare evasion. The project started in July 2023 and since Metro said it has installed more than ...

The audit also reviewed closed corrective action plans from WMSC’s Emergency Management and Fire and Life Safety audit released in February 2022, as well as other relevant corrective action plans, and ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is no longer being updated. Please see the latest updates on the Metro closure here. Hundreds of thousands of commuters, visitors and residents of Washington, D.C., are ...