Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Southern Californian’s can take special Metrolink trains from the San Fernando Valley to the Ventura County Fair at Seaside Park in San Buenaventura on Aug. 6 and 13. Metrolink will offer three north and three southbound train trips, between Chatsworth and the fairgrounds, with [continue reading]
photo by yammay, via Flickr This cool photo was taken with an iPhone in the Times Square subway station in New York — one of the big hubs in the Big Apple. Yammay used the Slow Shutter app to create the ghosting of the people walking around and the Noir [continue reading]
photo by snoopoz, via Flickr We’ve run a bunch of photos of the Chicago El as part of our “art of transit” series. For one, the El is plenty photogenic. For another, gobs of Chicagoans take photos of the El and they’re all over Flickr, where I find many of [continue reading]
This Destination Discount pick just came in and we don’t want anyone to miss it. This weekend, August 6-7, the Nike Basketball 3-on-3 Tournament comes to L.A. Live. and with it comes live performances, slam dunk contests, a celebrity shootout and more. And here’s the Destination Discount: Metro will have [continue reading]
photo by Chris Guy, via Flickr Very cool photo taken earlier this year of the Kokusaikaikan Metro station in Kyoto, Japan. The photo was taken with a Nikon D700 with a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second, aperture of f/4.0, a 14mm focal length and 1,000 ISO. The camera’s [continue reading]
Party people listen up, Metro has partnered with HARD Events to provide extended late night service on the Red and Gold Lines on Saturday, August 6 for the HARD Summer Music Festival 2011. The festival – featuring acts including Chromeo, Ratatat and Odd Future – takes place at the Los [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
photo by svenwerk, via Flickr I like the shapes in this photo — the geometry is pleasing to the eye. Go ahead and take a guess where the photo was taken — answer is after the jump. Hint: it’s within 15 degrees of latitude of the equator. Second hint: it’s [continue reading]
It’s the last weekend of July already? Go Metro this weekend for some summer fun before the summer’s gone! Lot of stuff going on this weekend: ESPN X Games 17, Grand Performances, B-Movies and Bad Science at the La Brea Tar Pits, Long Beach Crawfish Festival and more! Read on for [continue reading]
Photo by Stuck in Customs, via Flickr Enough color for you? This image of the Piccadilly Circus tube entrance is actually a blend of five photos, each taken with a slightly differently aperture, i.e. the HDR method. The camera used was a Nikon D3X. To submit a photo for the [continue reading]
