photo by Pavel Trebukov, via Flickr Even by Chicago standards, the blizzard that struck yesterday was a big one — the third snowiest on record, which brought the city to a stand still. The above photo was taken on Chicago’s Northside at the intersection of Sheridan and Thorndale and the [continue reading]
One million hits can’t be wrong. The Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library’s Flickr photostream can take you anywhere you want to go visually in the transportation history of the Los Angeles region. With no bells and whistles, the one-millionth hit on the photostream crept past the counter this morning at [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Blue Line Due to track maintenance work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes. Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:19pm, 8:49pm and every [continue reading]
The rail yard for the Metro Red/Purple Line subway has become the first major rail maintenance facility in the nation to earn an international recognition for its environmental management system (EMS). EMS means that Metro runs the rail yard in a way that conforms to a set of world class [continue reading]
photo by Vratislav Sabouk, via Flickr Wow. Talk about great composition and colors in a photo — this one has it all. It was taken in Prague in January of 2008. The most striking thing about the image is the depth of field — everything is in focus, allowing the [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. Beverly Hills vs. Metro (Neon Tommy) The USC news site provides a nice glimpse of the state of affairs between Metro and [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Blue Line After 8:15 p.m., Blue Line trains run every 30 minutes due to construction work for the future Expo Line. Please see schedule [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. And when it comes [continue reading]
Public hearings for proposed changes to Metro bus service begin tonight at 5 p.m. in the Metro Board Room. There will be a total of six meetings during February that the public is invited to attend to provide public comment. If you cannot attend a meeting, please submit your comments via [continue reading]
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has updated their Facebook page and want you to join the conversation: Our Facebook page is proving to be a good place to hear the latest news, talk about the project, share your thoughts and get your questions answered. We hope you’ll join us there and [continue reading]
