Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail has implemented improvements to its automatic train control and signals program, but “is not carrying out some key safety commitments,” ...

Metro plans to return to automatic train operation (ATO) for the first time in 15 years by the end of the year, which the transit agency says will offer a smoother, quicker ride. No Metro customer has ...

Decades after the National Transportation Safety Board began calling for the crash-prevention tool, Sound Transit showed off its positive train control on Sounder trains Monday. The satellite-based ...

Requirements for safety-relevant Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for train operators are becoming more common around the world. The evolution toward safety-relevant HMIs for train control is already ...

The fatal Amtrak crash south of Seattle occurred on track where equipment for automatic braking, which Congress has required on all railroads by the end of 2018, was ...

SEPTA showed members of Congress and the media its new automatic braking system — Positive Train Control. The safety system would most likely have prevented the fatal Amtrak crash at Frankford ...