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]
For those living in Orange County, Metrolink is providing an easy way to travel to the Golden Dragon Parade in Chinatown. The first 100 people to arrive at the Irvine Station at 8 a.m. on January 28 will get a free roundtrip Metrolink ticket to Union Station. From there, it’s [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 blog. 10 bicycling myths de-bunked (Grist) Kind of fun post tackles the myth that cycling will make men unattractive to the ladies (among other [continue reading]
The commuter rail agency partially funded by Metro issued the news release today, looking back at accomplishments in the past year. Among those: a six percent increase in ridership. The release: Metrolink’s 2011 Accomplishments Position Agency for Success in 2012 Agency will celebrate 20 years of operation in 2012 Los [continue reading]
