Washington DC To Return To Automatic Metro Trains

Posted by timothy on Saturday September 20, 2014 @10:18AM from the nothing-can-go-nothing-can-go-nothing-can-go-wrong dept.

Bruce66423 (1678196) writes with news of interest to anyone with reason to ride mass transit in the U.S., specifically on the D.C. Metro system: After a crash some five years ago, automatic operation was abandoned. Now however replacement of 'faulty' modules means that moving the whole system on to automatic operation can happen. One quote is depressing: "And because trains regularly lurch to a halt a few feet short of where they should be at platforms, Metrorail riders have grown accustomed to hearing an announcement while they're waiting to board: 'Stand clear. Train moving forward.'" That never happens on the London underground with human operators? What's wrong with American drivers?

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Re:What's Wrong with DC Drivers? by JustOK · 2014-09-20 10:26 · Score: 4, Funny

Nothing's ever on the level in D.C.

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London underground has automatic trains by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-20 10:27 · Score: 5, Funny

For example the central line has been automated since the 90s. Drivers there just to go on strike
Re:What's Wrong with DC Drivers? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-20 12:23 · Score: 3, Funny

The Lobbying Industry.
Re:What's Wrong with DC Drivers? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2014-09-20 20:38 · Score: 3, Funny

Nothing's ever on the level in D.C.
Now imagine the terrain in A.C.!

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