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Boxer Reminds Metrolink: Train Crew Members Shouldn’t Ride Solo
The transportation spending bill passed by the Senate this week includes $50 million in rail safety grants sought in June
by environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) -- but the
bill may not become law for months, and today Boxer told California's
Metrolink commuter rail that interim safety protections would have to
stay in place.
September 21, 2009
Metrolink Board Holds Fare Increases
Trying to follow the lead given last year when Mayor Villaraigosa devised a way to hold off proposed and "needed" service cuts at Metro, the Metrolink Board of Directors voted last week to hold off on increasing fares for at least a month while it looks for other options.
April 27, 2009
Metrolink’s Problems Go Beyond an Engineer and His Cell Phone
The NTSB "Recreates" the September 12 Crash in Chatsworth
September 22, 2008
California’s Senators Want Better Signals for Rail Safety
In the wake of last week's Metrolink disaster there has been a lot of discussion about what impact more modern signals could have had in preventing the crash. Today, the Times revealed that Metrolink had been an outspoken critic of Congressional efforts to require better signalization for all train tracks.
September 17, 2008
Today’s Headlines: Friday’s Metrolink Crash
(Editor's Note: After combing through literally hundreds of articles, I decided to post the links from LAist and the Bottleneck Blog. Their combined stories cover the news from the crash completely. The stories run chronologically with the earlier stories posted first. Excellent work Steve, Zach, and the rest of the staff at LAist.)
September 15, 2008
Metrolink Sues Metrolinkrider.com for Domain Name and Loses
At a Time When Transit Agencies Are Fighting For Every Dollar, Metrolink Wastes Money Suing Bloggers
May 22, 2008