photo by Tom Giebel, via Flickr creative commons Something very different today: the first-ever aerial view of a freight train passing through a wintery field in Wisconsin to be part of the Art of Transit. It’s a very well-composed image, taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. To submit [continue reading]
photo by Carlos Rivera, via Flickr creative commons Nice shot of a bus stop taken with the iPhone’s Instagram app. Guess where it was taken — answer after the jump. If you are correct, then you are some kind of Jedi Master of geography. To submit a photo for the [continue reading]
To not coin a phrase: It’s the economy, stupid! And this time of year at the end of the holiday spending cycle, which has left some of us perhaps feeling a bit remorseful. That does not account for the abundance of hot dog places opened and opening around town. But [continue reading]
Feeling some post-holiday blues? Don’t worry – with the new year finally underway, there are plenty of things to look forward to in 2012. Let Metro take you to these destinations and save yourself some money as part of the agency’s Destination Discounts program. For those of you who want [continue reading]
A nice pair of pics from Source reader Oriol, who lives in Barcelona. The above shot is of bike parking next to the central train station in Malmo, Sweden. And below is the ceiling of the central station in Copenhagen in Denmark. Both photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix [continue reading]
photo by Spider_Dude, via Twitter Great iPhone pic to start the new year. That’s the Metro 33 bus on Venice Boulevard, shot one evening last week. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. Many [continue reading]
The annual parade begins at 8 a.m. on Monday and the game between Oregon and Wisconsin at 2:10 p.m. at the Rose Bowl. Both the parade and the game are easy to reach via Metro’s Gold Line light rail that runs between Pasadena and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metrolink, the commuter rail agency serving the Greater Los Angeles region: METROLINK, METRO OFFER THE EASIEST, MOST ECONOMICAL WAYS TO TRAVEL TO 2012 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES® FESTIVITIES Metrolink’s 2-For-1 Promotion Continues Through Dec. 30 and on Jan. 2 for the Rose Bowl Festivities Los Angeles [continue reading]
If you are making plans for going out this holiday weekend, there is an alternative to driving: Metro Rail and the Orange Line busway will be running all night on New Year’s Eve and again on Sunday night-Monday morning. Metro is offering free rides on all buses and trains between [continue reading]
Metro Board Members Richard Katz and Pam O’Connor joined Metro Chief Operations Officer Lonnie Mitchell and the Tournament of Roses Queen and Royal Court at Union Station this morning to promote Metro and Metrolink services to the 2012 Tournament of Roses festivities in Pasadena. Officials announced Metro will operate all [continue reading]
