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Gate locking test today at Wilshire/Normandie station
In order to prepare for the upcoming locking of gates at subway stations, the turnstiles have been locked until 8 p.m. today at the Purple Line’s Wilshire/Normandie station (photos above and below)....
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Metro converting ticket machines to TAP only
As some Purple and Red Line riders have noticed in recent days, Metro is in the process of converting ticket machines at stations to TAP only. That means that all paper tickets will disappear except...
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The latest on getting Metrolink into the TAP system
20121115 e Mac Item 64 Many of you have been following this issue. A short recap: in order to lock the gates at Metro Rail stations — expected to happen in mid-2013 — Metro needs Metrolink customers to...
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Results of gate latching at Metro Red and Purple Line stations: many more...
Here is some interesting data gathered from recent testing of gate latching at the Normandie, North Hollywood and Western stations on the Red/Purple Line subway. The takeaways: 1) one-way fares, stored...
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Gate latching tests to continue at some Metro Rail stations
As many Source readers are keenly aware, Metro is preparing to latch the gates at Red and Purple Line stations this summer. In the meantime, you may encounter testing of latched gates at some station...
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Transportation headlines, Monday, May 6
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email...
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Metrolink posts details on TAP-enabled tickets for its customers
As has been discussed previously on The Source, Metro is preparing to begin latching gates at Red and Purple Line subway stations beginning this summer, with gates at other Metro Rail stations to be...
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@Metrolosangeles Twitter Tuesday, June 18 edition
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, our roundup of the latest Metro related tweets. To get our attention, add the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets and subscribe to our feed if you haven’t already. For...
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Gates to be latched full-time at Union Station subway entrances beginning...
Patrons at the Union Station Red/Purple Line station last week. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. On Wednesday, the gates will be latched at all times at the two entrances of the Red/Purple Line subway at...
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Notes from this morning’s gate latching press conference
Click to view slideshow. Photos: Steve Hymon/Metro It has been a long time coming: The gates are now latched full-time at both entrances to the Red/Purple Line at Union Station. In order to get through...
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Metro Rail gate latching proceeding faster than expected; five Gold Line...
Latching of gates on the Metro Red/Purple Lines was completed August 5, 2013, three weeks ahead of schedule, meaning latching can proceed on the Metro Gold Line without delay. The first gates were...
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Transportation headlines, Monday, December 2
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Roundup of Thursday’s Metro Board of Directors meeting
A few items of interest tackled by the Metro Board at today’s monthly meeting: •The Board approved Item 16 to provide $1.3 million for improvements to the Branford Street railroad crossing of Metrolink...
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Metro Rail gate latching continues this week
Gate latching on the Metro Rail system continues this week as the Mariposa, Aviation and Hawthorne stations on the Green Line are schedule to be latched on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 6 a.m. Los...
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Gate latching begins this week on the Green Line
The next step to secure gates on the Metro Rail system begins this week at the Green Line’s Crenshaw, Vermont/Athens and Harbor Freeway stations with gates scheduled to be latched Wednesday, April 9....
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Gates to be latched on Wednesday at Green Line’s Avalon station
On Wednesday May 7, 2014, at 6 a.m., Metro will latch the Avalon station of the Metro Green Line. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) will provide advance notification and customer...
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Transportation headlines, Monday, July 28
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Transportation headlines, Thursday, July 31
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Transportation headlines, Friday, August 22
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Transportation headlines, Friday, October 9
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Art of...
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