mfs NJT459 Posted April 11, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 11, 2015 Metro officials said Thursday that computer-driven trains will return to the Red Line during rush hours on Monday, nearly six years after the system failed catastrophically, resulting in a crash that killed nine people. The return to automatic train operation (ATO), under which train operators open and close doors and make announcements but the computers do the driving, comes after $18 million in engineering work. Initially, it will resume only on eight-car trains during peak travel times. Read More: Source http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMATA Posted April 13, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 13, 2015 It's been long time coming. It's an improvement, but the equipment (cars) is overworked. On a side note, the first 7000 series set will enter revenue service tomorrow on the Blue line. It's scheduled to depart Franconia-Springfield a little after 7 AM en route to Largo Town Center. There's two more sets sitting in Greenbelt undergoing testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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