Metro’s switch to automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line Sunday went well — aside from a few times in which trains went past the stations’ platforms before stopping, a spokesperson for Metro said.

Monday was the first big day where commuters boarded automated trains on Metro’s Red Line. As they went about their busy morning, most didn’t even notice it.

Day one was mostly a success, according to a Metro spokesperson, with a few minor exceptions of station overruns, which did not impact service. The switch can be compared to autopilot in planes, allowing for a smoother ride, Metro officials say.

A woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after she was rescued from underneath a Metro Red Line train on Saturday, according to D.C. fire officials. Details remain limited; however, in a post on X just after 9 p.

The way some people ride Metrorail will change on Dec. 15, the first day Red Line service returns to automatic train operations (ATO).

On the first day that Metro trains on the Red Line switched back to automatic train operation (ATO), there were a few instances where trains overran stations, a Metro spokesperson said. The Metro spokesperson said there were no impacts to Red Line service and that the ATO system was "performing well with only minor,

After recently getting approval, Sunday was the first day Metro operated automated trains for the first time in 15 years.