Photos: Expo Line clearance testing begins!
As expected, clearance testing for the second phase of the Expo Line light rail project began this morning with a train running under its own power running west from Culver [continue reading]
As expected, clearance testing for the second phase of the Expo Line light rail project began this morning with a train running under its own power running west from Culver [continue reading]
Installation of art panels along phase 2 of the Expo Line continues and now 17th Street/SMC Station is complete! The artwork for the station was created by Carmen Argote — read more [continue reading]
Installation of art panels along phase 2 of the Expo Line continues and Expo/Bundy Station is now complete! The artwork for the station was created by Nzuji de Magalhães — read more [continue reading]
Installation of art panels along the second phase of the Expo Line continued this week at Downtown Santa Monica Station. The artwork for the station was created by Judithe Hernandez — read more [continue reading]
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Installation of art panels along phase 2 of the Expo Line continued this week at Expo/Sepulveda Station. The artwork for the station was created by Susan Logoreci — read more about it [continue reading]
UPDATE, 8:35 P.M. SATURDAY: After crowds from the soccer match have cleared, bus shuttles will replace Expo Line train service between Jefferson/USC and Expo/Western to allow repairs to be made that require the overhead wires near the accident site to be de-energized. Metro is hoping to restore rail service between 7th/Metro [continue reading]
Photos by Fernando Andres Di Zitti/Metro Earlier this month, Metro staff took a new P3010 light rail vehicle manufactured by Kinkisharyo for a clearance test on both the Blue Line [continue reading]
Above is a recent presentation by Metro staff that drills down deeper on the issue of ridership. Ridership on Metro increased three percent overall between 2010 and 2014 (including a 21 percent increase on Metro Rail) but has declined on both the agency’s buses and trains since last April. (The latest monthly [continue reading]
Installation of art panels along phase 2 of the Expo Line continued today at Palms Station. The artwork for the station was created by Shizu Saldamando — read more about it at this previous post. More installations will take place in the coming weeks as artworks arrive at the remaining stations. Stay tuned! [continue reading]