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]
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. High-speed rail plan would electrify Caltrain tracks (San Francisco Chronicle) [continue reading]
The new stop began on Wednesday. Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Los Angeles – On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) added a stop at the Sun Valley Metrolink station on its Line 794 Rapid bus operating between Downtown L.A. and Sylmar. This means more [continue reading]
UPDATE, 8 p.m.: trains have resumed normal operations but there will be residual delays through 8:25 or so. UPDATE at 6:15 p.m.: Major delays of up to 45 minutes continue on Red/Purple Line subway as maintenance crews work to isolate problem with switch in west crossover at Union Station. Single tracking [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Los Angeles – Due to scheduled track maintenance over four consecutive weekends starting Jan. 27, Metrolink will supplement train service with buses between Newhall and Lancaster for the following trains: Northbound Antelope Valley Train 223 on Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10 and Feb. [continue reading]
