WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — It’s been 50 years since Metro first launched, setting the foundation for traveling across th DMV. It all began on March 27, 1976, with the first Metro Rail trips carrying ...

Sound Transit can halve the cost of light rail to Ballard and West Seattle by building them as a connected automated light ...

Following the 20th anniversary of Zachary Schrag’s The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, and the 50th anniversary of the first Metrorail service, Schrag offers his best answers ...

March 27, 2026 marks 50 years since WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) inaugurated the Washington Metro (Metro Rail) rapid transit system in the National Capital Region. The first ...

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 ...

On March 27, 1976, the Metro rail system made its first trip, a 4.6-mile Red Line journey between Rhode Island Avenue and Farragut North in D.C. Over the next 50 years, it clocked more than 7 billion ...

Major construction on Metro's Red Line will put three stations out of service this summer. From July 6 to Sept. 7, trains will not operate between the North Bethesda and Friendship Heights stations, ...

A person has died after being struck by an Orange Line train outside Vienna overnight into Saturday. The initial investigation into their death shows that the person placed themselves onto the Metro ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital for serious injuries on Friday after being hit by a METRO train in southeast Houston, according to METRO officials. METRO officials ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): With no signalling system in place, only one metro train is operating across all eight stations, leading to long waiting times for commuters. The issue is likely to be ...

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A fence fell off the Washington Boulevard overpass onto eastbound Interstate 66 and the train tracks Saturday afternoon, prompting a temporary shutdown of traffic and ...

Three Metro Red Line stations will be closed for two months this summer for major construction.