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

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