Moon over Metro: photographing Sunday night’s lunar eclipse
If you’re into photography, tonight is a big night. An eclipse of a supermoon — when the moon is closest to the Earth — is a rare thing. The total [continue reading]
Go Metro to UCLA and USC football season openers on Saturday
USC plays doormat Arkansas State in its season opener Saturday night at the unusual time of 8 p.m. local time at the Expo Line-adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. UCLA opens their [continue reading]
How We Roll, Sept. 2: Olympics 2024 edition
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Above: pics from the 1984 Summer Olympics when the old [continue reading]
Recap: Metro takes riders to FYF Fest
Tens of thousands packed Expo Park for this weekend’s FYF Fest to see performances by Kanye West, Bloc Party, FKA Twigs and more. Metro provided late night rail service for festival-goers [continue reading]
Sacramento lawmakers call for expanded state funding of transit
State lawmakers — Adrin Nazarian, Ben Allen and Richard Bloom — visited a future Palms Expo Line station on Friday morning to urge the passage of two bills to greatly [continue reading]
How We Roll, Wednesday, August 12
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. https://twitter.com/funzaroni/status/631523370379538432 .@MetroLosAngeles is offering free bike education classes through Sep [continue reading]
How We Roll, Thursday, July 30
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. #TBT: the last time Santa Monica saw passenger train action was in 1953. And yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ZiFHJCQqel — LA Metro (@metrolosangeles) July 30, 2015 https://twitter.com/CurbedLA/status/626531059761418240 Photos: Whoa, A Metro Train Pulled [continue reading]
Video: Expo test train in downtown SaMo!
For those who like moving pictures, a lil’ something from yesterday’s clearance test of the second phase of the Expo Line in downtown Santa Monica. We’re pretty sure it was the [continue reading]
Expo Line clearance test train reaches Downtown Santa Monica!
A clearance test of an Expo Line test train reached Downtown Santa Monica Station on Wednesday afternoon, making it the first time that a passenger train has gone that far [continue reading]
Photos: Special Olympics World Games continue, a stone’s throw from the Metro
I was able to squeak away from work in time to catch some swimming Tuesday afternoon at the Special Olympics World Games at USC, which is served by THREE Expo [continue reading]