The above object — a lock shaped like a hand grenade — was spotted on the Gold Line tracks just west of the Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena about 10:20 a.m. The Gold Line between Sierra Madre Villa and Allen stations was subsequently shut down so the device could [continue reading]
FINAL UPDATE: Green Line trains are resuming regular evening intervals at this time. Metro again thanks Green Line riders for their patience this evening, and wishes all our customers a Happy Holiday. UPDATE: Power has been restored to Aviation/LAX Station, and the station’s TAP vending machines and elevator are now [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to implement a full directional closure of the Southbound I-405 between Santa Monica Boulevard and National Boulevard in West L.A. the night of Thursday, December 26, from midnight to 5 a.m. on Friday morning, December [continue reading]
Check it out: two new lids available now in the Metro online store! That white one is kinda snazzy, eh? 🙂
Came across this video of an experimental crosswalk traffic signal in Germany while surfing the web this weekend…it allows you to play a game of pong with someone on the other side of the street while waiting for the light to change. Now the real question is: can we have something like [continue reading]
First off, congrats to our final winner from Day 12 who made it to the California Science Center: She’ll receive two tickets to the California Science Center IMAX theatre! In addition, she can save 10% at the ExploraStore gift shop with her TAP card – and so can you! (With [continue reading]
UPDATE TUESDAY, 12:55 p.m.: I added a few items concerning Metro’s bike program that are worth putting on the record! 🙂 Above is the very nice rainbow seen Thursday afternoon over East Los Angeles and County-USC Medical Center. Will there be a rainbow over Metro in 2014? Stay tuned for [continue reading]
Metro will be running enhanced service on the Gold Line for the Tournament of Roses events January 1, and Metrolink riders can connect with the Gold Line at Union Station. Here’s the press release from Metrolink: Limited service offered on Christmas Day, modified schedule offered on New Year’s Day Metrolink [continue reading]
Welcome to Friday Five, a weekly roundup of five transit pics we’re loving on Instagram. Want to be featured? Tag @MetroLosAngeles on Instagram to get our attention and follow us for more fun transit photos.
Well here you go, the last and most final clue of the “12 Days of Metro”… Just a little place where you can examine things out of this “stratos”-sphere! Here’s how to play. 1. Follow @metrolosangeles on Instagram 2. Solve the daily riddle 3. Take a photo of your TAP card at [continue reading]
