
Perris Valley Line in Calif. Suspends Service to Allow for Construction
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Four stations on the Perris Valley Line will close for two days to allow for the Moreno Valley/March Field Station Improvements Project.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Four stations on the Perris Valley Line will close for two days to allow for the Moreno Valley/March Field Station Improvements Project.
Following several weeks of inclement weather that hindered track stabilization efforts in San Clemente, California, the Orange County Transportation Authority has a new target for resuming weekday service between San Diego and Orange counties: April.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) on Dec. 1 held a groundbreaking ceremony for advanced utility work on the East San Fernando Valley, Calif., light rail project’s first segment.
As part of the Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion (SCORE) Program, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) is advancing the Burbank Junction Speed Improvement Project.
Metrolink, also known as the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, is embarking on a system-wide track, signal, and structure rehabilitation program.
With the southern California coast continuing to wither away there continues to be an effort to save the railroad.
Flooding that smacked the St. Louis area a month ago is still soaking any plans to get the Metro light rail system up and running like normal again.
The top news stories of the week ending July 29.
A 100-year rain event hit the St. Louis region on July 26, and it made a spectacle out of the St. Louis MetroLink.
California’s Metrolink will use a technology to help notify train operators of earthquake tremors before any serious damage occurs on rail lines.
Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle announced the appointments of Don Filippi as chief operations officer and Arnold Hackett as chief financial officer, and the addition of Paul Hubler as chief strategy officer.
For those not familiar with the Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC), it is an association of commuter rail agencies, operators, and other interested parties acting together to engage and eductate stakeholders on the value commuter railroads bring to the communities they serve.
The final report on the environmental impact of the project to add Metrolink service to the Antelope Valley Line is now available. Below is the press release from LA Metro on the report.
Metrolink is back in business in Southern Orange County.
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.
Metrolink has undertaken emergency track work in south Orange County through Oct. 4.
On July 23rd, the Metrolink Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for its Simi Valley Double Track Project, which is designed to increase train capacity on Metrolink’s Ventura County Line and the existing Simi Valley Station.
Orange Country seems well-positioned for transportation infrastructure improvements during the next couple of decades.
Stephanie Wiggins is slated to return to Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in May as its first woman, and first African-American woman, chief executive.
While many predicted COVID would be the death of commuting, a new Metrolink survey says otherwise.