Grab your Troika Card and check out this great video of construction work on the Purple Line Extension in Moscow — only thing missing is “Eye of the Tiger” from the soundtrack. Of course, Metro is gearing up for construction of the 3.9-mile first phase of the Purple Line Extension [continue reading]
A three-month report on the progress of gate latching and the TAP fare media on the Red/Purple Line subway will be presented to a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) board committee Thursday, including preliminary data showing that more people are paying the proper fare, resulting in increased revenue [continue reading]
Due to a damaged track switch just west of Union Station, inbound trains on the Metro Red and Purple Line must proceed at restricted speeds and will be delayed coming into Union Station up to 5 minutes. This is expected to continue throughout the day. For those who need to [continue reading]
Even though the Metro Purple Line is the shortest rail line in Los Angeles County, there’s an endless amount of places to go and sights to see at every stop. With the help of Metro, you can experience the Purple Line all day for only $5 with a $5 Day [continue reading]
Permanent gate latching at stations on the Red and Purple lines is continuing. In fact, because the process has advanced so smoothly, latching at all 16 stations is ahead of schedule and only a handful remain. Next Monday, July 22, Westlake/MacArthur Park (Red and Purple lines) Station will be latched. [continue reading]
Photos: Metro Over the last six months, late night Metro Red Line riders have likely noticed that on Sunday through Thursday nights, northbound and southbound trains have been sharing one track between Hollywood/Highland and North Hollywood. Why? Metro workers have been replacing all the lamps in the Red Line tunnels [continue reading]
I’m guessing most of you are already fully aware that CicLAvia is coming to Wilshire Boulevard on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. between downtown L.A. and Fairfax Avenue along the Miracle Mile. Wilshire will be closed to car traffic and turned over to cyclists and pedestrians. I’m guessing [continue reading]
On Wednesday, the gates will be latched at all times at the two entrances of the Red/Purple Line subway at Union Station. Gates at the 15 other Red/Purple Line subway stations will then be latched over the course of the summer. If Metro is satisfied with operations and results on [continue reading]
The Los Angeles Union Station Master Plan team is releasing its draft alternatives today for improving the venerable station as a transit center. Among some of the proposals (shown above) are replacing the parking lots in front of the station with open space, building a new bus terminal to handle [continue reading]
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been both shooting and collecting photos of Los Angeles Union Station, the best of which I’ve put in the above slideshow; click on the first image to begin the slideshow. You can also watch the slideshow on The Source’s Flickr page or as a video on YouTube. [continue reading]
