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May
2018
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04:19 AM
America/Los_Angeles

Local Students Celebrate National Space Day

Summary
Today, fifth graders from Castelar Elementary School in Chinatown learned how Metrolink is harnessing space age technology to make its trains safer here on earth.

May the 4th be with you!

Today, fifth graders from Castelar Elementary School in Chinatown learned how Metrolink is harnessing space age technology to make its trains safer here on earth. On National Space Day students learned about Metrolink’s Positive Train Control (PTC) system that uses satellite guided GPS to help prevent train collisions and other incidents.

Students were given a hands-on demonstration of PTC on simulators used to train Metrolink train engineers.

In June 2015, Metrolink became the first railroad in the nation to have PTC operational on all its trains throughout its six-county territory.

For information on PTC, click here.

For additional information about Metrolink, go to www.metrolinktrains.com.

ABOUT METROLINK (www.metrolinktrains.com)

Metrolink is Southern California's regional commuter rail service in its 25thyear of operation. Metrolink is governed by The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. Metrolink operates seven routes through a six-county, 538 route-mile network. Metrolink’s passengers travel approximately 441 million miles each year, making Metrolink the second busiest public transportation provider in Southern California. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the eighth largest based on annual ridership.

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