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Post by Gokhan on Mar 28, 2016 17:36:31 GMT -8
It looks like Kinki Sharyos currently on Expo are 1001, 1002, 1004, and 1018 - 1023. That makes three three-car trains. I saw 1021 and 1022 today.
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Post by roadtrainer on Mar 29, 2016 10:23:37 GMT -8
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Post by Gokhan on Mar 29, 2016 12:58:46 GMT -8
The kitties are there.
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Post by davebowman on Apr 4, 2016 9:53:16 GMT -8
Every weeknight on the drive home I take 26th street north through Olympic Boulevard, and my impression during pre-revenue testing is that Expo Line trains are definitely getting priority over the NB cars waiting for a green light. A couple times recently it seemed that the traffic lights went through a couple cycles for the EB/WB Olympic traffic and SB 26th St. traffic before trains came through and the NB cars could finally go. One time recently I saw three trains go through while the gates were down--a single car EB I assume was a new car being broken in, than an EB multicar train a minute or so later, and then a WB train shortly thereafter.
I'm not complaining. I plan to take the train to work (at USC) when Phase 2 opens, and I know it's important that the Expo Line be as fast as possible to attract ridership. And I've been preparing to argue with my friends who might complain about trains causing traffic delays that there will be a lot more passengers on any given train than people sitting in their cars waiting for a green light. But I do think people may adjust their driving patterns to avoid train crossings. If I had to take 26th S. NB every day after Phase 2 opens I think I would stay on Cloverfield until I'm past Olympic and then cut over to 26th St. a block or two later. But would the time saved make up for the additional left-hand turn? It will be interesting to see how the trains affect traffic patterns.
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Post by roadtrainer on Apr 6, 2016 7:17:39 GMT -8
The kitties are there. thank you for the kitties photo!!!
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Post by Gokhan on Apr 6, 2016 13:36:40 GMT -8
I hear that the kitties have been avoiding the trains well. They can hear the vibrations tracks make when trains approaching.
I did see a young kitty running along the rail and playing last week late at night under the track lights. They certainly love playing on the tracks.
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Post by Gokhan on Apr 21, 2016 23:33:47 GMT -8
Due to the inauguration ceremony earlier, the first revenue train will run around noon on Friday, May 20, 2016 -- for your information just in case you want to be on the maiden voyage. The rides will be free.
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Post by Gokhan on May 2, 2016 14:17:00 GMT -8
I saw the finished Santa Monica Station for the first time last weekend. Wow, what a majestic station! I was very impressed.
I will do a prerevenue ride and hopefully some cab video and pics soon and later be at the opening ceremony.
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Post by RMoses on May 2, 2016 18:37:27 GMT -8
I saw the finished Santa Monica Station for the first time last weekend. Wow, what a majestic station! I was very impressed. I will do a prerevenue ride and hopefully some cab video and pics soon and later be at the opening ceremony. When is the PR?
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Post by Gokhan on May 3, 2016 8:31:25 GMT -8
I saw the finished Santa Monica Station for the first time last weekend. Wow, what a majestic station! I was very impressed. I will do a prerevenue ride and hopefully some cab video and pics soon and later be at the opening ceremony. When is the PR? Sorry, it's by invitation only, not open to general public. You can try contacting Metro if you are really interested.
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Post by masonite on May 4, 2016 11:28:09 GMT -8
Expo timetables are up on Metro's site and it looks like the 46 minutes is a pipedream. 50 minutes Westbound and 47 minutes Eastbound unfortunately.
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Post by Gokhan on May 4, 2016 14:48:10 GMT -8
Expo timetables are up on Metro's site and it looks like the 46 minutes is a pipedream. 50 minutes Westbound and 47 minutes Eastbound unfortunately. That's because they made a mistake in the timetable. Three minutes extra in the westbound direction is only during prereveneue operation to allow the operator to walk through the train at the Culver City Station to clear all passengers before proceeding. During revenue operation, the train will dwell for about 20 seconds at the Culver City Station as usual. I will contact Metro to have the timetable corrected. The trip time is 47 minutes in both directions. Note that this is the same timetable I posted at the beginning of the prerevenue operation in the Expo Line Operations thread.
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Post by thanks4goingmetro on May 4, 2016 15:05:51 GMT -8
Expo timetables are up on Metro's site and it looks like the 46 minutes is a pipedream. 50 minutes Westbound and 47 minutes Eastbound unfortunately. I've been promoting the petition to LADOT to give Expo trains preemption on Flower on Twitter, Reddit, and a few newspapers and it's reached to over 1000 as of yesterday. Mayor Garcetti said last week of the the petition (in LA Weekly) that he's not opposed to it if if doesn't effect safety. Please sign it if you have not: Signal Preemption for EXPO
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Post by jamesinclair on May 12, 2016 6:55:38 GMT -8
I didnt realize there would be fare gates in Santa Monica
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Post by RMoses on May 12, 2016 12:55:19 GMT -8
Metro Train Crashes into Car in Santa MonicaInteresting reports: "The driver was not injured in the collision, Skoghi said. No one was on the rain except for the operator and he was not injured. It was not clear if the intersection has safety gates installed, he said. The investigation was ongoing Ubaldo said. The driver was not cited nor arrested, Skoghi said."
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Post by culvercitylocke on May 12, 2016 16:27:07 GMT -8
Does expo open this weekend?
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Post by gatewaygent on May 12, 2016 18:24:34 GMT -8
Does expo open this weekend? It opens on Friday, 20 May 2016. While on the topic, does anyone know off hand what time the inaugural train leaves 7th/Metro to Santa Monica or is it at 4:54 a.m. as the timetable states?
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Post by bzcat on May 13, 2016 10:15:55 GMT -8
Metro Train Crashes into Car in Santa MonicaInteresting reports: "The driver was not injured in the collision, Skoghi said. No one was on the rain except for the operator and he was not injured. It was not clear if the intersection has safety gates installed, he said. The investigation was ongoing Ubaldo said. The driver was not cited nor arrested, Skoghi said." It's always interesting choice of words when reading about car-train collision. Always the train "crashes into car" but in reality, it's almost certainly the other way around. Train doesn't jump off the track to chase down a car in order to crash into it. This is very disturbing:
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Post by Gokhan on May 13, 2016 16:08:45 GMT -8
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Post by RMoses on May 14, 2016 9:06:15 GMT -8
Any word on opening the tunnel under 4th St?
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Post by Gokhan on May 14, 2016 15:09:03 GMT -8
I like to see all pedestrian bridges and tunnels open. I am guessing this one has been fenced due to security concerns. From what I can see, it doesn't seem to be very useful -- it's leading to the Sears parking lot from the far corner of the kiss-and-ride. Who would need to use it?
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Post by transituser23 on May 15, 2016 13:06:46 GMT -8
Will the opening of the line on May 20 affect any of the east bound trains from Culver City to Downtown? I need to be in downtown L.A. before 1pm on that day. The Palms station is closest to my location but I'm not sure if it's likely that I can count on boarding an eastbound train around 12:15pm because of the opening ceremonies. Perhaps my best bet would be to board an eastbound train at the Culver City station.
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Post by Gokhan on May 15, 2016 23:30:41 GMT -8
Will the opening of the line on May 20 affect any of the east bound trains from Culver City to Downtown? I need to be in downtown L.A. before 1pm on that day. The Palms station is closest to my location but I'm not sure if it's likely that I can count on boarding an eastbound train around 12:15pm because of the opening ceremonies. Perhaps my best bet would be to board an eastbound train at the Culver City station. Before noon, unlike during prerevenue but like before prerevenue, trains will turn back at Culver City, meaning no trains running in the Phase 2 section. First eastbound train at Palms Station should be at 12:22 pm, arriving DTLA at 12:53 pm, but if you want to be on the safe side, board the 11:59 am or 12:12 pm train at Culver City.
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Post by Gokhan on May 16, 2016 16:00:15 GMT -8
Will the opening of the line on May 20 affect any of the east bound trains from Culver City to Downtown? I need to be in downtown L.A. before 1pm on that day. The Palms station is closest to my location but I'm not sure if it's likely that I can count on boarding an eastbound train around 12:15pm because of the opening ceremonies. Perhaps my best bet would be to board an eastbound train at the Culver City station. Before noon, unlike during prerevenue but like before prerevenue, trains will turn back at Culver City, meaning no trains running in the Phase 2 section. First eastbound train at Palms Station should be at 12:22 pm, arriving DTLA at 12:53 pm, but if you want to be on the safe side, board the 11:59 am or 12:12 pm train at Culver City. If the deadline is strict, don't take chances and board the 12:12 pm or earlier train at Culver City.
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Post by Gokhan on May 16, 2016 23:34:41 GMT -8
Expo Line Maiden Voyage will depart 7th/Metro Station at 8:45 am and after picking the dignitaries and opening-ceremony attendees at Culver City (9:21 am), Sepulveda (9:32 am), and Bundy (9:36 am) Stations, will arrive at Downtown Santa Monica at 9:43 am for the 10:00 am ceremony. Note that the event is by invitation only.
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Post by thanks4goingmetro on May 18, 2016 12:06:52 GMT -8
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Post by bluelineshawn on May 18, 2016 16:17:59 GMT -8
Metro Train Crashes into Car in Santa MonicaInteresting reports: "The driver was not injured in the collision, Skoghi said. No one was on the rain except for the operator and he was not injured. It was not clear if the intersection has safety gates installed, he said. The investigation was ongoing Ubaldo said. The driver was not cited nor arrested, Skoghi said." It's always interesting choice of words when reading about car-train collision. Always the train "crashes into car" but in reality, it's almost certainly the other way around. Train doesn't jump off the track to chase down a car in order to crash into it. This is very disturbing: They say that the investigation is ongoing. Train operators can make mistakes too. For example I've seen blue line trains run red lights on Washington several times. Do you know for sure that something similar didn't happen in this instance?
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Post by theloop on May 18, 2016 18:33:20 GMT -8
Expo Line Maiden Voyage will depart 7th/Metro Station at 8:45 am and after picking the dignitaries and opening-ceremony attendees at Culver City (9:21 am), Sepulveda (9:32 am), and Bundy (9:36 am) Stations, will arrive at Downtown Santa Monica at 9:43 am for the 10:00 am ceremony. Note that the event is by invitation only. Is this a public train all the way to Santa Monica or just public to Culver City? Trying to figure out the first WB train to hop on.
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Post by Gokhan on May 18, 2016 20:26:32 GMT -8
Expo Line Maiden Voyage will depart 7th/Metro Station at 8:45 am and after picking the dignitaries and opening-ceremony attendees at Culver City (9:21 am), Sepulveda (9:32 am), and Bundy (9:36 am) Stations, will arrive at Downtown Santa Monica at 9:43 am for the 10:00 am ceremony. Note that the event is by invitation only. Is this a public train all the way to Santa Monica or just public to Culver City? Trying to figure out the first WB train to hop on. This maiden voyage is not a public train. It's a VIP train from DTLA to DTSM with the stops mentioned above. First Phase 2 public trains should depart CC and DTSM around noon.
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Post by joshuanickel on May 19, 2016 8:54:43 GMT -8
It's always interesting choice of words when reading about car-train collision. Always the train "crashes into car" but in reality, it's almost certainly the other way around. Train doesn't jump off the track to chase down a car in order to crash into it. This is very disturbing: They say that the investigation is ongoing. Train operators can make mistakes too. For example I've seen blue line trains run red lights on Washington several times. Do you know for sure that something similar didn't happen in this instance? According to this article in the Santa Monica Daily Press the driver was arrested for possession of cocaine: Second crash on Expo line - Santa Monica Daily Press
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