Heads up, watch for trains! Clearance testing took place this week on @crenshawrail. The test train traveled across La Brea Avenue bridge (the flaps on the side check to make [continue reading]
A few months back, Metro commissioned a study to see if Orange Line buses could safely increase speeds across some intersections in the San Fernando Valley. The results recommended that Orange [continue reading]
Art of Transit: Expo Line to Santa Monica should be ready to open in April or May (Curbed LA) Let’s go to the capitalized-underlined-boldface: METRO HAS NOT YET ANNOUNCED AN OPENING DATE. Anything else you hear is speculation as the project has yet to be handed over from the Expo Line [continue reading]
This is a very similar test to the one that ran a few weeks ago — and this test is scheduled to run only from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. [continue reading]
The Exposition Construction Authority is alerting local commuters that Expo Line Phase 2 train testing will be expanded to Santa Monica starting this Thursday. With train testing ongoing on the eastern segments [continue reading]
See our Flickr page to download full resolution versions of the above photos. A new round testing of train signals and other electronics began Thursday for the second phase of the [continue reading]
At today’s Metro Board meeting, agency CEO Art Leahy announced that pre-revenue testing for the Expo Line will begin this coming Monday. The testing is intended to simulate actual service with trains running on a regular schedule, but with no customers on board. Trains will be operating between the Expo [continue reading]
