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LADOT
LADOT completes final phase of San Fernando Bike Path construction.
Bicycle & Scooter Sharing

LADOT completes final phase of San Fernando Bike Path construction

The completion of the three-phase San Fernando Bike Path provides a continuous, nearly 10-mile North-South bike connection in the East San Fernando Valley.
Metrolink
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Management

Kevin Gray appointed as Metrolink chief technology officer

Sept. 5, 2024
Gray will drive digital modernization, process optimization and strategic collaboration while managing the day-to-day activities of the agency’s integrated digital and technology...
The Southern California Regional Rail Authority
Bus

Metrolink, Omnitrans offer ONT Connect service between Metrolink's San Bernardino Line and Ontario Airport

June 25, 2024
Passengers transferring between Metrolink’s San Bernardino Line and the ONT Connect shuttle service will now have a more seamless experience with this new direct and free shuttle...
Metrolink
Management

Metrolink extends contract of CEO Darren Kettle

June 7, 2024
Kettle joined Metrolink in September 2021 with more than two decades of public transportation experience in southern California and has guided the agency through the COVID-19 ...
Metrolink
Safety & Security

Metrolink implements Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop system at Del Obispo Street crossing

June 4, 2024
The technology, which went live at the crossing on June 1 and is funded by a CRISI grant, creates a better experience for drivers and pedestrians while increasing safety for Metrolink...
Metrolink
Technology

Metrolink receives federal funding to develop pioneering track intrusion detection system

April 11, 2024
The agency was awarded a $1.3 million SMART Stage 1 grant from USDOT, as well as an additional $1 million in congressionally directed spending from Rep. Brad Sherman for the project...
OCTA
Infrastructure

OCTA, Metrolink to study long-term solutions to protect San Clemente rail line

Regular passenger service on the rail line resumed March 25 following a near two-month suspension of passenger rail traffic due to soil and debris sliding into the rail right ...
OCTA
Infrastructure

Regular passenger rail service to resume on San Clemente rail line March 25

Service had been suspended since late January due to a landslide from a privately-owned hillside that littered the rail right of way below with soil and debris.
Metrolink
Safety & Security

Metrolink signs USDOT's anti-human trafficking pledge

March 13, 2024
To help make its system safer for riders, Metrolink is launching specialized anti-trafficking training for its employees and an ad campaign on noticing the signs of trafficking...
OCTA
Infrastructure

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner resumes limited passenger service through San Clemente

OCTA, Metrolink and LOSSAN agreed service on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner can resume after 33 steel beams for the foundation of the containment wall at Mariposa Point were installed...

Articles & News

Caltrain
Caltrain, L.A. Metro and Metrolink roll out rail safety initiatives for Rail Safety Month.
Safety & Security

Caltrain, L.A. Metro and Metrolink roll out rail safety initiatives for Rail Safety Month

Sept. 6, 2024
These agencies are utilizing social media to focus on increasing attention to the importance of following safety protocols around railways.
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Infrastructure

Rail service on San Clemente tracks suspended for fifth time in three years due to landslide

Jan. 29, 2024
OCTA and Metrolink are working to clear the tracks after debris from the hillside slope along the Mariposa Trail Bridge in San Clemente had fallen onto the right of way and rail...
LA Metro
L.A. Metro Ambassadors continued their customer service work throughout the storm.
Management

Tropical Storm Hilary impacts transit operations from Southern California to Nevada

Aug. 21, 2023
The storm made landfall in Mexico before moving north into California, bringing high winds and heavy rains into the state.
OCTA
The wall built to protect the rail line below the Casa Romantica slope.
Infrastructure

Orange County Transportation Authority moving forward study to keep coastal trains operating safely

Aug. 16, 2023
The authority selected HDR to conduct Phase 1 of a two-phase study looking at ways to protect the coastal rail line between Dana Point and San Clemente, Calif.
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner/LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Credit Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Lossan Rail Corridor Agency
Rail

Trains to run through San Clemente starting July 17

July 12, 2023
Train service has been disrupted since late April after the slope below Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens in San Clemente began to slide.
City of Calgary
The government of Alberta and city of Calgary will study alignments to bring rail service to Calgary International Airport.
Rail

Rail plan updates: Calgary Transit, SBCTA and L.A. Metro

July 11, 2023
The Alberta government is investing in a study evaluating a rail connection to Calgary Airport while a cost sharing agreement between SBCTA and L.A. Metro supports the study expanding...
OCTA
On June 5, the slope below the Casa Romantica Cultural Center in San Clemente, Calif., moved significantly with debris, dirt and a tree entering the right of way of the rail line at the bottom of the slope.
Rail

San Clemente slope slide causing rail service problems again

June 15, 2023
The slope below the Casa Romantica Cultural Center experienced a significant slide in early June that has stopped passenger rail service indefinitely.
LOSSAN Corridor Rail Agency
Metrolink and Pacific Surfliner passenger trains resumed service May 27 through San Clemente following emergency slope stabilization repairs on the slope below Casa Romantica Cultural Center.
Rail

OCTA, Metrolink, Amtrak trains return to service through north San Clemente

May 30, 2023
Passenger train operations had been suspended in the area north of the San Clemente Pier after slope movement occurred in late April.
City of San Clemente
The slope north of the San Clemente Pier dropped 20 feet last week causing rail traffic below the slope to halt while the slope movement is monitored and
Rail

OCTA, Metrolink, Amtrak suspend rail service due to threat of slope movement at second San Clemente location

The slope north of San Clemente Pier dropped 20 feet last week and was found to have moved another five to 10 feet closer to tracks the morning of April 28, which prompted a halt...
OCTA
Crews installed more than 200 ground anchors, each 130 feet long, to stop the privately owned slope adjacent to the tracks from moving and stabilizing the track.
Maintenance

All trains to return to tracks in Orange and San Diego counties following slope stabilization

April 11, 2023
OCTA has been performing emergency repairs along track south of San Clemente that has interrupted passenger train movement for nearly six months.

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OCTA
Infrastructure

OCTA, Metrolink begin construction of catchment wall at Mariposa Point in San Clemente

The 200-foot-long wall, which will stabilize the slope above the rail line, will be completed in mid-March with passenger rail service anticipated to return by late March or ...
Metrolink
Vehicles

Metrolink to purchase two zero-emission rail vehicles, 12 Tier 4 locomotives with state grant

Feb. 23, 2024
The agency has received $59.3 million from the South Coast AQMD Governing Board to purchase the vehicles; the board also approved up to $87.4 million from South Coast AQMD’s contingency...
OCTA
Infrastructure

California Transportation Commission awards OCTA $7.2 million to construct catchment wall at Mariposa Point in San Clemente

The catchment wall will protect the track from soil and debris from a privately owned slope that slid into the rail right of way in late January.
OCTA
Infrastructure

OCTA, Metrolink and State/local Partners move forward with barrier wall to protect rail line from landslide

In response to a recent landslide in the OCTA service area, the agency is moving forward with plans for a barrier wall to protect tracks from sliding land in San Clemente near...
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Infrastructure

Metrolink to pause service systemwide Dec. 26-29

Dec. 14, 2023
The pause in service will allow Metrolink to complete infrastructure upgrades, maintenance and repairs, as the Los Angeles mega-region prepares to host high-profile international...
St. Clair County Transit District
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Infrastructure

Progress made on MidAmerica St. Louis Airport MetroLink extension project

The project will extend the MetroLink light-rail system 5.2 miles from the existing Shiloh-Scott Transit Center in Shiloh, Mo., to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah.
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Rail

Metrolink, LOSSAN, Amtrak partner to establish better transit accessibility

Nov. 8, 2023
The partnership will help to expand the existing codeshare program, allowing Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner ticket holders with origin and destination stations between...
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Safety & Security

Metrolink uses earthquake detection system to participate in statewide earthquake drill

Oct. 20, 2023
Metrolink adopted the technology in March, becoming the first and only railroad in the country to integrate Positive Train Control and U.S. Geological Survey ShakeAlert early ...
L.A. Metro
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Infrastructure

L.A. Metro receives $38.3 million in funding for Doran Street Grade Separation Project

The funding comes from FRA’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant; The Doran Street crossing has one of the highest numbers of safety-related incidents involving vehicles, bicycles...