Metro moving forward with Red Line train automation, platform doors

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to move forward with a $913 million plan that would bring full automation to the Red Line, to the point where trains could run without an operator.

According to the proposal, the investment would support a multi-year effort to upgrade infrastructure, improve service reliability, and introduce advanced rail technologies.

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