HAS REACHED OUT
TO UBER AND LYFT,
AS HAVE OTHER
TRANSIT OPERATORS,
PARTNERSHIP THAT
WOULD DELIVER RIDERS
SHORT DISTANCES TO
AND FROM METROLINK
STATIONS.
free transfers to dozens of local bus
and rail operators throughout the
region. Moreover, Metrolink monthly
pass holders along the Orange and
Ventura County corridors can travel
on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains
within the station pairs of their pass
at no additional charge.
adventures, Metrolink offers direct
service to Bob Hope Burbank Airport
and easy connections to John Wayne
Airport and LAX.
California accessible in more ways
than one. Never was that truer than
following the 1994 Northridge
earthquake, when damage to
Interstate 5and the 14 and 118
freeways isolated north Los Angeles
County and the Antelope Valley.
nimble staff mobilized makeshift train
ridership skyrocketed. The gains have
been sustained even as other local
and national public transit operators
have seen their ridership plunge,
perhaps because of competition with
ride-hailing companies like Uber
and Lyft.
an Enigma
Even the media confuses Metrolink
with Metro, which operates buses
and trains strictly within Los Angeles
County. Many confuse Metrolink
trains with Amtrak, the national rail
carrier.
riders. Nearly two thirds are ethnic
minorities.
in the past, Metrolink has made safety
its top priority, one of many ways
Metrolink stands out from the pack.
rail agency in the United States
to install and operate positive
train control (PTC) during regular
service on all hosted lines. This
GPS-based safety technology,
introduced in 2015, can stop a
train and prevent train-to-train
collisions and derailments caused
by speeding and unauthorized train
movement.
advance, Metrolink also bought
new crash energy management
passenger cars and installed
inward- and outward-facing
cameras in the cabs to monitor the
safety behavior of its engineers.
commuter rail agency in the nation
to purchase new Tier 4 clean air
operating locomotives that emit
less emissions, generate more
horsepower and are safer than
older diesel models.