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Metrolink Launches 16 New Train Services
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Metrolink has launched 16 new train services to help commuters save both travel time and gas money. The express trains began operating Monday as part of a six-month pilot project....
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Metrolink Plans $6M Safety Upgrade On High-Risk Valley Crossing
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A railroad crossing in Glendale which experts have called the most dangerous in the Metrolink system is set to receive millions of dollars in safety improvements. KNX 1070′s John...
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Judge Tosses Engineers’ Lawsuit Against Metrolink Video Cameras
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by Metrolink engineers who objected to being videotaped while they work. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin issued his final...
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Car Crashes Into Train In Palmdale, 3 Injured
PALMDALE (CBS) — A car collided with a Metrolink train Wednesday morning, injuring three people. The accident happened along Sierra Highway and Barrell Springs Road in Palmdale. Authorities say the...
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Metrolink: Operator Shirking Crash Responsibility
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Metrolink officials say the agency’s train operator during 2008′s deadly commuter train crash in Los Angeles is shirking responsibility for the accident by refusing to add more money...
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Derailed Train Stalls Service From Newhall To Burbank
PACOIMA, Calif. (CBS) — A Union Pacific train derailed Tuesday morning in Pacoima. Authorities said the derailment occurred when two cars came off the track around San Fernando Road and Sheldon Street...
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Metrolink Debuts ‘Quiet Cars’ For LA Commuters
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — If you’re looking for a little peace and quiet during your morning commute, Metrolink wants to give you the silent treatment. KNX 1070′s John Brooks reports on the new “quiet cars”...
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Gold Line Officials Exempted From State’s Conflicting Offices Law
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (CBS) — California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Friday a bill that specifically exempts officials of a San Gabriel Valley light-rail project from another state law that...
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Metrolink Train Fatally Strikes Mom Pushing Stroller In Riverside
RIVERSIDE (CBS) — A woman pushing her baby stroller across some Metrolink train tracks in the area of Mary Street at the La Sierra Station in Riverside was killed Saturday when she was struck by an...
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Authorities ID Mother Fatally Struck By Riverside Train
RIVERSIDE (CBS) — Authorities Sunday were investigating a deadly railroad accident that claimed the life of a 33-year-old mother. The accident at the Mary Street/Brockton Avenue grade crossing...
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LA Metro Gets $25 Million In Grants For Natural Gas Buses
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — California transit agencies were among the top beneficiaries of a new round of federal grants totaling $928.5 million, officials announced Monday. California received more than any...
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Suspicious Package At Union Station Prompts Evacuation
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A suspicious package was found on a Red Line subway car Tuesday, prompting a partial evacuation of Union Station while the sheriff’s arson/explosive team conducted an investigation...
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Several Holiday Closures Expected Monday
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Government offices, courts, schools, libraries, banks and post offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Christmas holiday. Also, there will be no trash collection by city...
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Lancaster Commute Delayed After Man Commits Suicide On Metrolink Tracks
LANCASTER (CBS) — The Friday morning commute was delayed for dozens of Metrolink passengers after a man committed suicide by laying down on the train tracks. Engineers said they saw the man lay...
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Who’s Open, Who’s Closed On Monday?
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — It’s a holiday tomorrow — like you forgot? But who is open and who is closed? Government offices, courts, schools, libraries, banks and post offices will be closed Monday for the...
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Pedestrian Killed By Metrolink Train In Orange
ORANGE (CBS) — A pedestrian was killed Monday after being hit by a Metrolink train in the city of Orange. The collision happened at around 6:25 a.m. on Collins Avenue near Batavia Street, according to...
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Freight Train Derailment Interrupts Metrolink Service In Commerce
COMMERCE (CBS) — Riders of Metrolink trains 603, 605, 607 and 685 will not be able to stop at the Commerce station Friday morning due to a freight train derailment. The derailment, which involves at...
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Young Man Killed By Dana Point Metrolink Train In Apparent Suicide
DANA POINT (CBS) — A young man was killed Monday when he stepped in front of a Metrolink train in Dana Point, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Witnesses say the unidentified man...
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Anaheim Metrolink Death May Have Been Suicide
ANAHEIM (CBS) — A woman fatally struck by a Metrolink train in Anaheim may have committed suicide, police said Saturday. The woman was struck near East Sycamore street about 5:30 p.m. Friday, according...
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Metrolink Passengers Face Fee Hikes Up To 9 Percent
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — One of the key benefits to riding Metrolink may soon be a thing of the past. The 78 percent increase in the costs of diesel fuel is forcing Metrolink to consider hiking ticket...
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