$10 Weekend Pass valid Thursday through Sunday

LOS ANGELES - Metrolink is offering limited service and expanding its popular $10 Weekend Pass so that families across the region have affordable public transportation options over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The $10 Weekend Pass will be available for sale the entire week before Thanksgiving Day and will be valid for travel on Thanksgiving Day through Sunday, Nov. 27 until 11:59 p.m. This is a special Thanksgiving weekend promotion only. To purchase the Weekend Pass, visit any Metrolink ticket vending machine at any Metrolink station and Union Station, select "Special Ticket Options" and then "$10 Weekend Pass."

Metrolink is offering the following service options over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Trains will operate on a modified schedule on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, on the San Bernardino and Antelope Valley lines.

* Antelope Valley Line - regular Sunday schedule. Three round-trips offered.
* San Bernardino Line - regular Sunday schedule. Seven round-trips offered.

Trains will operate on a regular schedule on Friday through Sunday after Thanksgiving. Please visit metrolinktrains.com/schedules to check the regular schedule.

The popular Rail 2 Rail partnership with Amtrak is not valid Wednesday, Nov. 23, Thursday, Nov. 24 and Sunday, Nov. 27. No Metrolink Monthly Passes will be accepted on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains on these blackout dates.