Metro: Computer glitch that halted train system fixed

Published July 17, 2012 4:00am ET



Metro has isolated and fixed a computer glitch that halted trains twice over the weekend, the agency said Wednesday.

The problem in the advanced information management system that is used to electronically track the system’s trains, called AIMS, was a failed module about the size of a pizza box, Metro said. It was replaced early Wednesday.

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