Tan iyo markii la furay 1976, shabakadda Metrorail waxay ku kortay lix khad, 91 saldhig, iyo tareenka. Waa nidaamka gaadiidka degdega ah ee labaad ee ugu mashquulka badan Mareykanka ee tirada safarada rakaabka, ka dib kaliya New York City Subway. Tirada ugu badan ee maalin walba la raaco waxay ahayd 1.12 milyan oo rakaab ah Janaayo 20, 2009, maalintii Barack Obama uu markii ugu horreysay xilka madaxweynaha qabtay
, waxaa ku xigay Maarso Haweenka Janaayo 21, 2017, oo leh 1,001,613 safar. Sanadkii 2016, Metrorail wuxuu lahaa ku dhawaad 180 milyan oo safar. Qiimuhu wuxuu ku xiran yahay masaafada la safrayo iyo waqtiga maalinta. Rakaabku waxay galaan oo ka baxaan nidaamka iyagoo adeegsanaya kaarka u dhow ee loo yaqaan 'SmarTrip'. Kaararka SmarTrip sidoo kale waxaa loo isticmaali karaa taleefanka casriga ah iyada oo loo marayo Apple Pay iyo Google Pay. tigidhada xargaha birlabta ah ayaa la joojiyay in la aqbalo Maarso 6, 2016. Inta jeer ee adeegga Metrorail iyo qiimayaashu way kala duwan yihiin iyadoo ku xiran kaalmada la heli karo, khadka gaarka ah ee gaadiidka, iyo masaafada la safray.