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Post by bzcat on Jan 13, 2015 15:43:06 GMT -8
That section of Expo line is pretty well fenced so the pedestrian had to have entered the tracks from an intersection at least several hundred yards away. He or she knew exactly what was going to happen - yea... I'm saying it is probably a suicide attempt again.
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Post by Gokhan on Jan 14, 2015 13:48:02 GMT -8
Well, the dog was still there. There is also what appears to be an opossum nearby between the fence and track. Unfortunately Metro doesn't remove them until well after they turn into skeletons.
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Post by Gokhan on Jan 20, 2015 10:07:17 GMT -8
This morning and idiot knocked down the entire grade-crossing-arm motor pole at Arlington Avenue. Let's see how quickly Metro can replace it.
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 28, 2015 10:43:28 GMT -8
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 28, 2015 10:45:57 GMT -8
Oh, my, horrific derailment:
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 28, 2015 11:28:24 GMT -8
Ground view:
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 28, 2015 11:35:26 GMT -8
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Post by coasterfreak18 on Mar 28, 2015 14:51:13 GMT -8
The collision was at Exposition Boulevard and Watt Way. An "improper turn" was made by the car. I believe that all intersections that interact with car traffic need the double gates.
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Post by darrell on Mar 28, 2015 17:09:28 GMT -8
Here's a Google Streetview of the left turn from Exposition Blvd. onto Watt Way. The train would have been moving slowly in this short stretch between two stations with two signal-controlled grade crossings on the south side of USC. The driver must have darted into a left turn despite a red light and LED sign (left of the red left-turn arrow).
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 28, 2015 18:32:47 GMT -8
Eastbound trains make a full stop at Menlo Avenue for the station and also usually for the Menlo Avenue light, which is right at the east end of the platform; so, usually the station dwell is increased by that light. They make about 25 MPH by the time they reach Watt Way and then increase to about 35 MPH before starting to slow down for Trousdale Parkway. Watt Way turns green at the same time as Menlo Avenue. It's hard to understand how any car can get into the path of the train here but it's likely that he/she was using his/her smartphone.
There are so many areas along the fence of the Expo Line where there are holes -- result of the drivers going off the road while staring at their smartphones -- that I lost count. Someone even took out a reinforced concrete pylon of the USC fence at Vermont Avenue with their car. Smartphone usage while driving is an epidemic that is taking many lives.
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 29, 2015 12:46:43 GMT -8
The driver was a 21-year-old male USC film student. Here is the dynamic link for the Google Street View. Keep clicking on the road ahead past the eastbound Vermont Ave platform. First light is Bill Robertson Lane (Menlo Avenue) and the second light is the accident location Watt Way. LinkIt's impossible to understand how this accident happened in such a clearly signaled crossing. It appears that either he and the train started moving from Bill Robertson Lane green-light change at the same time or he was already waiting at Watt Way and he lost patience at the red arrow and turned. I suspect smartphone use. Suicide attempt is also a possibility. He was reportedly an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran. He could be suffering from PTSD.
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 30, 2015 11:05:00 GMT -8
The driver was driving an illegally registered car. California law (and many other states) -- requires that all cars must be registered with California DMV within 30 days of moving to California. Obviously, he was trying to get around the California insurance premiums and registration fees. He caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, injured one person seriously and also injured 20 others. He should go to jail, given his reckless driving and lack of proper insurance and registration. He knew very well that you don't run red lights just because you feel like it. www.neontommy.com/news/2015/03/usc-student-and-driver-identifiedThe USC School of Cinematic Arts released a statement Saturday to the program that identified Jacob Fadley as the driver of the car that collided with a Metro Rail Train on Saturday. The USC student directory lists Fadley as an MFA student in the cinematic arts, film and television production program. On Fadley's Facebook page is a post from 2014 that ilustrates what appears to be his letter of acceptance, marked to an Ohio address. The silver Hyundai Sonata involved in Saturday's crash has an Ohio license plate FGV7189. There are no Facebook posts on his wall about the incident. A LinkedIn accout under the name Jacob Hadley has Hilliard, Ohio as the location - the same location as the photo of the admission letter. The LinkedIn profile states Hadley has been a photo journalist in the United States Army since April 2008. Prior to working for the Army, the account says he worked for the United States Navy for five years beginning in June 2002. The same account says he attened Ohio Univeristy, and enrolled at USC in 2014. There is an IMDb account associated with Jacob Fadley, but Neon Tommy cannot verify that this is the same Jacob Fadley. The statement from the school does not provide an age of the student, however, according to Sgt. Hendley Hawkins of the LAPD South Traffic division, the driver involved in the crash is 31-years-old. The following is the statement from Dean Elizabeth M. Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts: As many of you have already heard, one of our graduate production students, Jacob Fadley, was seriously injured in a collision with a [Metro Rail] train Saturday morning. We have been following his condition closely in tandem with the USC Office of Student Affairs and have been in touch with his family. While Jacob was very seriously injured he is currently in stable condition. We are hopeful that he will recover and be able to continue pursuing his dream of becoming a filmmaker. We will keep the SCA community posted on his condition as we learn more. I know you join me in sending him and his family our very best wishes. We encourage anyone in need of support to contact your advisor in Student Services or the counselors in Student Counseling Services or the Center for Work and Family Life.
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 30, 2015 11:16:18 GMT -8
Here is the accident aftermath. The car got wedged at the first OCS pole at the east edge of the crossing and the train derailed into the fence immediately, as it couldn't stay on the track with the car wedged at the pole. The tracks didn't suffer damage since they are embedded in reinforced concrete in this section: The distance between the Bill Robertson Lane (Menlo Avenue) and Watt Way crossings is exactly one-train length (270 ft). This westbound train stopped at the Bill Robertson Lane light appears to overflow into the Watt Way crossing: It looks like this was a really bad driver -- gravely negligent and probably gravely distracted as well. Drivers like this usually end up hurting others. By the way, this morning I saw at least a couple of passengers on the train wearing neck braces -- likely some of the almost two dozen injured.
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Post by jamesinclair on Apr 1, 2015 12:31:32 GMT -8
There are so many areas along the fence of the Expo Line where there are holes -- result of the drivers going off the road while staring at their smartphones -- that I lost count. Someone even took out a reinforced concrete pylon of the USC fence at Vermont Avenue with their car. Smartphone usage while driving is an epidemic that is taking many lives. Thats why I was so distressed that the Expo Station design leads pedestrians straight down a ramp into a roadbed with zero protection from these dangerous drivers. No bollards or even basic concrete, just the Metro attitude that once you step off the train youre not their concern. There's no excuse from that negligence, and one day there will be a group of riders waiting to cross the street when an out of control SUV comes their way.
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Post by Gokhan on Oct 31, 2016 15:02:08 GMT -8
This is a very sad tragedy. I was driving to the grocery store last night and saw the Metro No. 800 bus shuttle at the Palms Station. I noticed flashing lights at the Bagley Avenue at-grade crossing. It turned out that a 19-year-old girl of wealthy parents was hit and killed by the train. This is the second Expo Line pedestrian fatality in less than two weeks, the other one being a man at the Arlington Ave at-grade crossing. It's not known what caused last night's accident. Expo Line train strikes, kills 19-year-old in Palms
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Post by Gokhan on Nov 4, 2016 16:47:34 GMT -8
According some news sources, there was a witness report that this was a suicide. It's very sad and tragic. Sometimes kids of wealthy parents feel under pressure and unsuccessful.
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Post by metrocenter on Jun 27, 2018 7:50:04 GMT -8
Curbed LA reports that the City of Los Angeles is considering changes to the neighborhoods surrounding five of its Expo Line stations.
These changes could include: rezoning of industrial zones to residential, upzoning boulevards to allow more multi-family housing, removal of stringent parking requirements, and transit-oriented streetscape improvements.
The Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan would affect the neighborhoods around the following stations:
- Bundy
- Sepulveda
- Westwood
- Palms
- Culver City (Venice Blvd)
(I am listening for the inevitable howl from our friends in Cheviot Hills!)
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Post by RMoses on Jun 28, 2018 9:08:04 GMT -8
It is about time, not too late but why did this take so long?
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Post by fissure on Jun 30, 2018 19:09:36 GMT -8
It is about time, not too late but why did this take so long? Koretz needed time to water it down properly. I'm only half joking.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jul 5, 2018 13:45:42 GMT -8
The community plan got full council approval
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Post by numble on Jul 5, 2018 16:43:02 GMT -8
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Post by bzcat on Jul 6, 2018 14:13:42 GMT -8
That is a pretty bizarre unhinged article from someone who was instrumental for getting Expo line built.
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Post by bluelineshawn on Jul 6, 2018 18:20:51 GMT -8
That is a pretty bizarre unhinged article from someone who was instrumental for getting Expo line built. Going by that article, he’s not the same person that used to post here.
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Post by numble on Jul 13, 2018 12:46:10 GMT -8
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Post by expo on Jul 13, 2018 15:38:50 GMT -8
WHAT?? There are over $200,000,000 of funds left in the Expo Line account and they're going to transfer it to the Purple Line??? Why were those funds not used for grade separations? They could easily grade separate Crenshaw, Arlington, Western, and Normandie for that, which would go a long way to making the line faster and more reliable. Or they could dedicate 100% of it to grade separating Flower/the Washington Junction (wouldn't cover all of that but would pay for a chunk). Or they could finish the Bikeway which they were supposed to years ago!! This insane. Metro is such a terrible organization, it just makes me angry.
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Post by tramfan on Mar 4, 2019 14:22:07 GMT -8
The Expo line has had two car trains lately in the rush hour schedule. Trains to Santa Monica had standing room only. Is there a shortage on the train fleet? It seems rather odd with the Blueline limited service.
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Post by numble on Mar 4, 2019 20:36:49 GMT -8
The Expo line has had two car trains lately in the rush hour schedule. Trains to Santa Monica had standing room only. Is there a shortage on the train fleet? It seems rather odd with the Blueline limited service. My understanding is that the North Blue Line trains are stranded from the Blue Line maintenance yard in the south, so they need to use the Expo Line maintenance yard. When they take trips to the Expo yard, they run as an extra Expo Line trip.
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Post by metrocenter on Mar 5, 2019 10:39:57 GMT -8
The Expo line has had two car trains lately in the rush hour schedule. Trains to Santa Monica had standing room only. Is there a shortage on the train fleet? It seems rather odd with the Blueline limited service. My understanding is that the North Blue Line trains are stranded from the Blue Line maintenance yard in the south, so they need to use the Expo Line maintenance yard. When they take trips to the Expo yard, they run as an extra Expo Line trip. The maintenance yard only comes into play before/after rush hours, when trains are being put into service or taken out of service. Those "extra Expo Line trips" to/from the Expo yard shouldn't affect the length of the trains. The Blue Line is running three-car trains through both rush hours.
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Post by numble on Mar 5, 2019 18:57:47 GMT -8
My understanding is that the North Blue Line trains are stranded from the Blue Line maintenance yard in the south, so they need to use the Expo Line maintenance yard. When they take trips to the Expo yard, they run as an extra Expo Line trip. The maintenance yard only comes into play before/after rush hours, when trains are being put into service or taken out of service. Those "extra Expo Line trips" to/from the Expo yard shouldn't affect the length of the trains. The Blue Line is running three-car trains through both rush hours. The maintenance yard trips are on the schedule (the trains that end at Bundy): media.metro.net/documents/ab0e991c-13e2-47ad-99ee-470f88e49255.pdfThey occur at 6:42 pm, 6:54 pm, 7:19 pm and 8:19 pm. I think this is the schedule from before, which does not have these extra trips in the schedule: media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/806.pdfIt looks like from 2:30 to 4 pm, extra Expo Line trips are coming out of the yard (these trains start out of Bundy). I guess that is to provide trains to run the Blue Line rush hour trips.
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Post by numble on Mar 7, 2019 20:48:41 GMT -8
The maintenance yard only comes into play before/after rush hours, when trains are being put into service or taken out of service. Those "extra Expo Line trips" to/from the Expo yard shouldn't affect the length of the trains. The Blue Line is running three-car trains through both rush hours. The maintenance yard trips are on the schedule (the trains that end at Bundy): media.metro.net/documents/ab0e991c-13e2-47ad-99ee-470f88e49255.pdfThey occur at 6:42 pm, 6:54 pm, 7:19 pm and 8:19 pm. I think this is the schedule from before, which does not have these extra trips in the schedule: media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/806.pdfIt looks like from 2:30 to 4 pm, extra Expo Line trips are coming out of the yard (these trains start out of Bundy). I guess that is to provide trains to run the Blue Line rush hour trips. According to this tweet, it could be because of the Expo yard doing double-duty, but not because they are extra trips back to the yard, but because the yard doesn’t have enough capacity to handle 3-car trains for both lines?
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