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...
View ArticleTransportation headlines, Thursday, Oct. 23
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View ArticleTransportation headlines, November 4, 2014
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View ArticleKinkisharyo 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...
View ArticleOfficials 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...
View ArticlePhotos: 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...
View ArticlePics: 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...
View ArticleSustainability 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...
View ArticleHighlight 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...
View ArticleInfographic: 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleExpo 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...
View ArticleMetro 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleGrand 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....
View ArticleMetro 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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