[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SvSSehzrjA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] With little fanfare, an Expo Line train powered up and ran down the tracks for the first time today. The above video shows a test train leaving the Vermont Avenue station and heading west. Testing of the line will continue through spring and summer with a target date of [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. Cost of driving has risen 3.4%, study finds (USA Today) A study conducted by the Automobile Club of America (AAA) has found [continue reading]
[youtube width=”600″ height=”480″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVJJvDmpF3w[/youtube] Here’s some more Expo Line eye candy: watch as Metro staff roll out the first light rail vehicle on to tracks for testing. The train is pulled by a “high-rail” vehicle – basically a big truck fitted with steel wheels – as there is currently no power [continue reading]
photo by Jose Ubaldo/Metro Metro Rail vehicles took to the new Expo Line tracks for the first time early Monday morning. In the above photo, the vehicles — which were towed by a truck — sit at the new station at 23rd and Flower streets. More testing will continue throughout [continue reading]
The news release, which follows, was just posted this evening by Metro. We’ll have photos tomorrow on The Source. Public urged to watch for trains and be safe Metro Monday Will Begin Train Testing On New Expo Light Rail Line On Monday morning, Metro will begin testing a train car [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. Why Angelenos should take the bus more (KCET SoCal Focus) With the price of gas possibly headed toward $5 per gallon, Zach Behrens writes [continue reading]
photos by Luis Inzunza/Metro It was one small step for the Expo Line this morning when a mock-up of a train vehicle was pushed down the tracks in the USC area to check for clearance issues. Obviously the mock-up doesn’t look like an actual train — the idea is to [continue reading]
Metro’s operations crew has scheduled a test for tomorrow morning in the USC area: a truck will be pushing a mock-up of a train car on the Expo Line tracks to check for clearance issues. This isn’t the same as a real train being on the tracks, but nonetheless members [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luu44aDL-rc[/youtube] Thanks to Montreal-based transit connoisseur Alex Kasperavicius for recording this video progress report on the Expo Line Phase One from Culver City to downtown Los Angeles. At 16 minutes long, it represents a somewhat sped-up version of how riding the trail will actually feel (red lights are edited out [continue reading]
In this relatively new feature for The Source, I express actual opinions while working for government. Members of the media: please take any of these ideas and run with them — we could use the coverage! 1. I think one of the more interesting transportation policy debates these days pits [continue reading]
