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Metro unveils new Kinkisharyo pilot rail car

Click to view slideshow. Metro unveiled the first of 78 Kinkisharyo P3010 rail cars this morning. The first pilot car will be used for testing to ensure it is fully compatible with Metro’s system and...

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Transportation headlines, Thursday, Oct. 23

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.   Going off the rails on Metro’s rail...

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Transportation headlines, November 4, 2014

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. It’s Election Day! Remember to vote! If...

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Kinkisharyo agrees to continue work on new Metro light rail vehicles in Palmdale

A light rail car being assembled in Palmdale in September at Kinkisharyo’s facility. Photo by Metro. Quick background: In 2012, Metro awarded a contract to Kinkisharyo for a base order of 78 new light...

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Officials laud agreement to create light rail manufacturing jobs in L.A. County

From left: Palmdale James Ledford, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, Kinkisharyo’s Donald Boss and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor’s Maria Elena Durazo. Photo: Luis...

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Photos: new light rail vehicle leaving the High Desert

Photos by F. Andres Di Zitti/Metro You may have seen our post Wednesday about the second new light rail vehicle manufactured by Kinkisharyo being delivered to Metro’s Division 22 in Lawndale that...

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Pics: New Kinkisharyo light rail vehicle goes for a clearance test

Photos by Fernando Andres Di Zitti/Metro Earlier this month, Metro staff took a new P3010 light rail vehicle manufactured by Kinkisharyo for a clearance test on both the Blue Line (from 7th/Metro to...

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Sustainability features of new Gold Line Maintenance Campus in Monrovia

Some of the many sustainability features included in the new and nearly complete Gold Line Maintenance Campus in Monrovia were on display this morning at a media event hosted by the Gold Line Foothill...

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Highlight reel from Metro Board meeting

Some actions of note at today’s Metro Board meeting: •Item 77. The Board approved a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich to use funds that Metro provides to Metrolink for a 25 percent fare...

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Infographic: Foothill Operations Campus by the numbers

Quick reminder: there is a public open house and dedication tomorrow for the new Foothill Gold Line Operations Campus in Monrovia. In the meantime, some relevant numbers above. And the invitation to...

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How We Roll, August 4: Expo Line news, transit and the Olympics

The Santa Monica Freeway as seen from the Expo Line. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. Expo Line and Gold Line update: We’re well aware of some of the crowding that riders have experienced in recent weeks on...

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Expo Line trains now running every six minutes on weekdays

Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. The Metro Expo Line will begin running every six minutes for the majority of the day starting Monday, Oct. 24. Trains until now have run every 12 minutes; the service...

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Metro receives 50th new light rail vehicle from Kinkisharyo

The full press release is below. In three bullet points, here’s the news: •This is the 50th new light rail vehicle of the base order 0f 78 of the P-3010 light rail vehicles manufactured by...

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New Kinkisharyo rail cars roll on to the Blue Line

In the Blue Line yards on Friday, a new Kinkisharyo train (at left) sits next to a train made up of the Nippon Sharyo P865 cars. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. A Kinkisharyo P3010 vehicle. Interior of...

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Grand opening: New rail yard that will serve Crenshaw/LAX and Green Lines!

Metro and local officials today celebrated the grand opening of the $172-million Southwestern Yard, a rail maintenance facility next to LAX that will serve the future Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line....

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Metro receives final P3010 light rail vehicle

With Metro’s light rail system expanding, Metro in 2012 ordered new P3010 light rail vehicles (LRV) from Kinkisharyo International. On Jan. 7, 2021 Metro received the final rail car of the order at...

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