Heads up! Expo Line testing in Santa Monica on Saturday
This is a very similar test to the one that ran a few weeks ago — and this test is scheduled to run only from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. [continue reading]
How We Roll, Thursday, July 30
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. #TBT: the last time Santa Monica saw passenger train action was in 1953. And yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ZiFHJCQqel — Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) July 30, 2015 https://twitter.com/CurbedLA/status/626531059761418240 Photos: Whoa, A Metro Train [continue reading]
Video: Expo test train in downtown SaMo!
For those who like moving pictures, a lil’ something from yesterday’s clearance test of the second phase of the Expo Line in downtown Santa Monica. We’re pretty sure it was the [continue reading]
Expo Line clearance test train reaches Downtown Santa Monica!
A clearance test of an Expo Line test train reached Downtown Santa Monica Station on Wednesday afternoon, making it the first time that a passenger train has gone that far [continue reading]
Photos: Signal testing in West L.A. for Expo Line 2
See our Flickr page to download full resolution versions of the above photos. A new round testing of train signals and other electronics began Thursday for the second phase of the [continue reading]
Photos: Expo Line clearance testing begins!
As expected, clearance testing for the second phase of the Expo Line light rail project began this morning with a train running under its own power running west from Culver [continue reading]
Metro: what’s in store in the year ahead
Last year was a little busy around here, ‘little’ being a vast understatement. I’m guessing 2015 won’t be much different. Metro is in the midst of a $14-billion capital program — [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, January 5
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and Happy New Year’s. We should have a busy 2015 ahead of us at Metro, so let’s [continue reading]
2014: A milestone year for Metro
Click on photos to see larger versions please By almost any measure, 2014 was a pretty remarkable one for transportation in Los Angeles County. In the past year, Metro’s ambitious Measure R [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, November 25
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Anaheim’s new ARTIC: icon or eyesore? (OC Register) The official name is Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. Some like the three-story structure that resembles a band shell, others say it’s [continue reading]