Relying on automation is bad long-term rail strategy, union contends. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — Labor and industry are giving the Trump administration opposing takes on how ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of rail transport, automation has emerged as a pivotal force driving efficiency, safety, and reliability. Rail automation, encompassing rail yard automation and ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Metro are hoping to return to automated trains systemwide by the end of 2023, according to new findings that are expected to ...

WASHINGTON — In a move to enhance safety and efficiency across the Washington Metro system, officials are considering installing platform screen doors (PSDs) at train platforms. This is part of a ...

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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 ...

Metro plan to return to automated train operation and automated doors next year if approved by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. Since the 2009 Red Line crash at Fort Totten killed nine ...

The FINANCIAL — Siemens Transportation Systems (TS) has received its biggest ever rail automation order in America from the Canadian transit authority Go Transit. Siemens will upgrade the entire ...