Service on the Gold Line continues with a 20-minute delay as a traction and power crew works to repair damage to the catenary system just north of the Highland Park station. Trains are running on a single-track between Southwest Museum station in Mt. Washington and Mission station in South Pasadena [continue reading]
Due to ongoing rains, night-time construction activity, including full freeway segment closures scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled. Surface conditions will be too wet for restriping work. The contractor will likely proceed with work on the evening of Monday, January 25 from the I-10 Freeway to Santa Monica Blvd. [continue reading]
Gold Line service to all stations has been restored at 1 p.m. Repairs to tracks blocked by a fallen tree have enabled through-service on a single track. Repairs to overhead catenary wires continue until further notice. Until normal service is resumed, which is likely by tomorrow, northbound and southbound trains [continue reading]
Go Metro Weekends is The Source’s weekly guide to having a great weekend in L.A. without a car. All events are easily accessible (within a half mile walk) by Metro bus and rail lines. Have an event you’d like us to include? Shoot us an email at thesource@metro.net. Time and [continue reading]
At approximately 4 a.m., a tree fell on the overhead power lines of the Gold Line at the Arroyo Verde road crossing just north of the Highland Park Station, blocking both tracks and damaging overhead catenary wires. Repair crews are on the scene and expected to clear the southbound track [continue reading]
A regular contributor at my previous blog, MetroRiderLA, has a saying that I think holds a lot of truth: “The worst transit agency in the world is the one you ride every day.” No mater where I am and how great I think a particular system or service may seem, [continue reading]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday concluded their investigation of the deadly 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash. The L.A. Times reports that federal investigators determined that the crash was caused by the “egregious” text messaging of the engineer, Robert Sanchez. This conclusion has the potential to shift liability and [continue reading]
The above video from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) serves as a nice primer for the upcoming Southern California Transit Forum being held at Chapman University on February 5th. This all day event aims to bring together transit officials, advocates, local business leaders and policy makers to discuss the [continue reading]
Two trains are operating between the Sierra Madre station in eastern Pasadena and the Mission station in South Pasadena. Five trains are operating north and south between Southwest Museum and Atlantic stations. Service out of Sierra Madre will operate every 20 minutes. Service out of the Atlantic will operate every [continue reading]
At approximately 4 a.m., a tree fell on the overhead power lines of the Metro Gold Line at the Arroyo Verde road crossing. The tree is blocking both train tracks. Repair crews are on scene and hope to clear track 2 to enable single tracking around the location when possible. [continue reading]
