Here’s the news release Metrolink, the commuter rail agency partially funded by Metro: Los Angeles – This month, Metrolink will complete the first phase of implementation of a $1.6 million upgrade to its communication system that will provide passengers with more timely train schedule information and status updates at Metrolink [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. All the details on the proposed Orange Line-Red Line link in NoHo (Curbed LA) [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: New special service from downtown Riverside added this year, service from Los Angeles and Orange County to continue LOS ANGELES – Metrolink and the Orange County Transportation Authority’s (OCTA) popular $7 round-trip Angels Express Train service is set to kick off again for the [continue reading]
Some other actions from today’s Metro Board of Directors meeting: •The Board approved some minor bus route modifications, extra Silver Line service on weekends in the future and a proposed operating plan after the Orange Line Extension opens this summer. Board report and Source post on Orange Line. •The Board [continue reading]
Get ready to party this weekend. St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday and that’s just one of many events in the area. Escape on Friday to the all-new Infusion Lounge at Universal CityWalk. Happy hour runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and special guest DJ HEM will be providing the [continue reading]
Below is a fascinating report below by Metro’s staff on improving Metrolink’s Antelope Valley Line that serves Burbank, Sylmar, Sun Valley, Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Lancaster. Metro is a major funder of Metrolink. The report is in response to a motion last year by Supervisor and Metro Board Member and [continue reading]
Metro is currently putting the finishing touches on the four-mile extension of the Orange Line from the Canoga station to the Chatsworth Metrolink station. The project is expected to open in June. The above maps show the plan that Metro staff is recommending for the Orange Line. The Metro [continue reading]
The agreement could pump millions of dollars into projects in Los Angeles County, including the Regional Connector and speeding up Metrolink’s Antelope Valley line. Here’s the news release from the California High-Speed Rail Authority: The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board of Directors voted during their March 1 meeting to [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Late last week, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $ 3.7 million to fund safety enhancements to one of Metrolink’s busiest crossings, the Broadway/Brazil crossing in Glendale. “Approximately a hundred trains and thousands of cars travel through this intersection every day. This funding will [continue reading]
EXPO LINE UPDATE, SORT OF: I was along the Expo Line alignment early Saturday evening and it was exciting to see the number and frequency of trains running along the tracks between La Cienega and downtown L.A. at night. As for an opening date….still no official word. But I can [continue reading]
