Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention.
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#ArtOfTransit
inc1979: Photo: M is for Morales & @MetroLosAngeles http://tumblr.com/xdx33vlsgw
neelsodha: Hey @metrolosangeles check this subway station’s stairs (Sukharevskaya) on the Russian Metro http://t.co/iieawNo
thedudeabides: Union station @metrolosangeles http://instagr.am/p/GY2LS/
inc1979: Photo: @metrolosangeles Del Mar Gold Line Station – Pasadena http://tumblr.com/xdx34gr7q5
@FredCamino It’s @Metrolink at Union Station @metrolosangeles #artoftransit http://img.ly/5oT5
javi_verified: Sitting in #LATraffic for not taking @metrolosangeles #artoftransit NOT http://instagr.am/p/GNMuZ/
zachbehrens: A reason I take @MetroLosAngeles instead of driving: the 101 Freeway (photo taken from bus). http://instagr.am/p/GPWA9/
thedudeabides: Red line @metrolosangeles http://instagr.am/p/GY2LO/
plusmetro: Transit Photo of the Day: Entrance to the #MetroLosAngeles Harbor Transitway Bus Services. #445 #Bus http://t.co/NbHiR8N
#MetroWin
stevenmwhite: Well, @metrolosangeles was so fast I got here 15 minutes earlier than expected. Gold Line was packed. Great to see that. #win
javi_verified: Full train in green line @metrolosangeles..good to know that LA is taking advantage of public transportation even when out for summer school
wesadena: 405 closure hysteria = Y2K freak outs. helpful @metrolosangeles website with countdown clock! http://bit.ly/ir3RXm
transit_tweets: @metrolosangeles The NICEST bus driver is at the wheel of the 217 Vermont/Sunset right now. She’s the best! 😀
ale_schrader: Very excited about the Expo Line! Thanks, @metrolosangeles, for bringing mass #transit to L.A. http://yfrog.com/h4brzmyj
@PBunches Hey @metrolosangeles, you need to give an award to the female bus driver assigned to Route 720/Bus#9349 today. She’s a PRO! #jobwelldone
@blinkie @metrolosangeles and LA Sheriffs, good job on crowd control at Union Stn. Gold Cup crowds very orderly.
@ChicCircuit Heading to #IMATS on public transit. Easy breezy @metrolosangeles. Ain’t never seen a girl dressed up on the train? Get over it.
More tweets, including #MetroFail after the jump!
#MetroFail
alexdecordoba: Nearly crushed by @metrolosangeles 720 bus that passed me as I passed parked bus partially blocking bike lane on Ocean in SaMo #metrofail
transit_tweets: @metrolosangeles 720 Rapid Fail Bus 9363 is broken packed and crawling it’s way east. I’m gonna miss my train. Op. should have warned us.
coastermatt: Hey @metrolosangeles aren’t there Federal laws about how many people can be on your buses? http://lockerz.com/s/113830403
transit_tweets: @metrolosangeles 20 mins late. 704 was supposed to be here @ 1:07…#moresantamonicabuses
@4foot13lori @metrolosangeles. discontinued 217 east of vine? ugh now it’s going to take me even longer to get to work. thanks mta. $75/month 4 this?!
@silusesMac @metrolosangeles im starting to get annoyed with the changes, in nov bus arrived at 2:32, in feb it was moved to 2:38 and now its 2:28, ughh
monroviacodger: @metrolosangeles It would be nice if the current trains ran closer to ontime instead of 5 minutes late during rush hour.
@sunny_Menagerie @metrolosangeles thanks for changing the bus times…youve somehow made life even more miserable
@ieko1224 @metrolosangeles ..no announcement of Artesia Transit Center bay changes on The Source + no field personnel = super confused patrons 🙁
#GoMetro
mrskharma: Ed Begley Jr. took the @metrolosangeles to the LA convention center for the #DwellOnDesign
@TheDudeAbides nice bike ride, nice walk, consuming beer and food and @metrolosangeles to take me home. Not a bad day so far. Now on to #copadeoro
kythera: @metrolosangeles Heh, looks like the printed schedule more closely matches how the 108 actually runs, now. ;]
@emiglio Anyone using @metrolosangeles needs to try the “anystop: LA metro” app. Its amazing (so far)
@militantangleno The Militant is on the @metrolosangeles Blue Line to Long Beach!
Categories: Feedback, Twitter Tuesdays
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