Happy New Year from Union Station
A few shots from the Union Station Gold Line this morning. Photos by Marc Littman/Metro.
Go Metro to the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl
The Gold Line will be running all night on New Year’s Eve for those who want to view the floats tonight as they line up on Orange Grove Boulevard or those headed to the parade or game on Tuesday. Four stations in Pasadena (Del Mar, Memorial Park, Lake and Allen) [continue reading]
Rose Queen and Royal Court greet passengers on the Expo Line
Photos by Luis Inzunza/Metro This morning, Rose Queen Vanessa Natalie Manjarrez and Rose Princesses Kate Alice Benuska, Tracy Italia Cresta, Victoria Sophia McGregor, Nicole Cherie Nelam, Sonia Marie Shenoi and Madison Michelle Barili Teodo took a ride on the Expo Line to promote Metro services to the 2013 Tournament of [continue reading]
Go Metrolink to Tournament of Roses and Rose Bowl game
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Take Metrolink, Metro to 2013 Tournament of Roses® celebrations Limited service offered on Christmas Day, modified schedule offered on New Year’s Day LOS ANGELES – Metrolink will operate a Sunday schedule on the San Bernardino and Antelope Valley lines on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25. Metrolink [continue reading]
Oh, the places you'll go…with Metro (and Metrolink)
Avoid paying for parking and crazy traffic by going Metro to the Tournament of Roses or the Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Day. The Metro Gold Line has four station stops near the parade route in Pasadena. Free shuttles to the Rose Bowl leave from the Parsons parking lot located just three [continue reading]
New version of Go Metro mobile app available for download today
There is a new version of Metro’s mobile app, Go Metro, available for download today in both the App Store at iTunes and Android Play. Here’s a run-down of the revisions for this update: Metro’s new schedule data as of December 18. A small change to the station detail screen to [continue reading]
Go Metro to Donny and Marie – Christmas in Los Angeles
Join Donny and Marie Osmond at the Pantages Theatre to celebrate the holiday season. It will be the first time the iconic duo have shared the spotlight at Pantages. They’ll be performing from Dec. 4 through Dec. 23 with shows at 8 p.m. from Tuesdays to Fridays, 2 p.m. and 8 [continue reading]
Pay your Metro Rail fare using tokens
Hat tip to L.A. Streetsblog’s Dana Gabbard for a post asking a question we get occasionally: can tokens still be used to pay Metro fares at ticket machines? The answer is yes, as the following plucked from the Metro website explains: If you don’t have a TAP card: Push button [continue reading]
Go Metro to UCLA and USC football today
It’s a b-i-g day for college football in the Southland with No. 17 UCLA hosting No. 8 Stanford at the Rose Bowl at 3:30 p.m. and then USC taking on No. 1 Notre Dame at 5 p.m. at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In other words, there’s going to be [continue reading]
Go Metro to the East LA Safe Connections Festival
This Saturday, Nov. 17, take the Gold Line to the East LA Civic Center for the East LA Safe Connections Festival. The free community event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features safety courses, workshops and live entertainment. East LA residents can also provide input on neighborhood improvements [continue reading]