It all began a half century ago on March 27, with the first Metro Rail trips carrying passengers on the 4.6 miles of the Red ...

WASHINGTON — Metro is at the heart of DC metro area public transportation, it's what makes the DMV. On Friday, WMATA turns 50. The first Metro rail begin carrying riders on March 27, 1976 with just ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The morning commute for Metro riders was disrupted again on Wednesday after a rail cracked at the Grosvenor station along the Red Line. The incident unfolded around 7 a.m., ...

D.C. residents got on their first Metro train 50 years ago on March 27, 1976. Here's a look back at the beginning.

The Metro board of directors met for the first time in months on Thursday. Members were pleased with the drop in crime numbers, but also expressed some concerns related to the on-time performance of ...

Riders and workers share their memories of the train system that started in D.C. in 1976 and now stretches through portions ...

A Metro watchdog group is reporting a rise in the number of incidents in which Metrorail train doors open either on the wrong side of the train, or in a place where it’s not safe for riders to exit.

WASHINGTON (7News) — The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) has released an audit of Metrorail’s control center and rail operations, identifying staffing shortages, training issues, and ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro is inviting the public to help shape the future of its new 8000-series train fleet by voting on one of three proposed exterior designs. Each design features a different ...

On a tour of a Metro station’s train control room, General Manager and CEO of WMATA Randy Clarke looked around a room that seemed frozen in time, surrounded by equipment older than him. “We are ...