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Metrolink CEO Brief – September 13, 2019

Metrolink Hosts Rail Safety Summit

Brian Humphrey, Jennifer Homendy, Stephanie Wiggins and event emcee NBC4 Chief Political Reporter Conan Nolan

 

Yesterday, Metrolink hosted the Metrolink Safety Summit, which is the centerpiece of our September Rail Safety Month campaign. More than 200 leaders in safety and transportation convened with us to engage in an important conversation about ensuring rail safety. 

The Honorable Jennifer Homendy, 44th member of the National Transportation Safety Board, delivered an inspirational keynote address challenging us all to choose safety and strive for zero incidents, zero injuries and zero rules violations. 

Jennifer Homendy

Chair, Vice Chair, Supervisor Barger, Directors Martinez, Paul Marquez, Art Brown, Pam O'Connor and Walt Allen as well as former board members participated in the Summit and/or the PTC recognition dinner the night before.  

After the Summit, eight media outlets joined us for the press conference headlined by Chair Humphrey, Operation Lifesaver and LA County Sheriff Villanueva. 

 

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

As a leader in rail safety, we wanted to have this event to bring together the best minds to share information to solve issues and enhance safety here and throughout the country. Click here to see video.

Guest Train Conductor Announcements on AV, SB and OC Lines

L.A. County Supervisor and Metrolink Director Kathryn Barger

A new set of Guest Train Conductor announcements are playing on trains across our system featuring L.A. County Supervisor and Metrolink Director Kathryn Barger, State Senator Connie Leyva and Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva. 

The messages will play along the routes where their districts are drawn and are activated by a GPS signal from our Positive Train Control technology.

 
Supervisor Barger will be heard at all stations on the Antelope Valley Line with a message about safety and security, to coincide with our Rail Safety Month campaign.

State Senator Connie Leyva

State Senator Connie Leyva recorded a message encouraging parents and teachers to take advantage of Metrolink’s discount for school trips. She will be heard on the San Bernardino Line at the San Bernardino-Downtown, San Bernardino Depot, Rialto, Fontana and Pomona-North Stations.

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva’s message is about the ease and convenience of Metrolink’s mobile app. She is being heard on the Orange County Line between the Fullerton and Buena Park stations.

 

Metrolink Kicks Off Special Service to Rams Home Games 

On Sunday, Metrolink begins our 4th season offering special trains to the L.A. Rams games at the Coliseum, helping fans avoid traffic and parking fees.

The Metrolink $10 Football Train Ticket is available for select gameday service on the Antelope Valley, Orange County, San Bernardino and 91/Perris Valley lines.

Additional trains are scheduled to arrive at Union Station between 10:40 a.m. and 11:35 a.m. and depart between 6 p.m. and 7:12 p.m., allowing fans time to travel back to Union Station for the return trip home. The Metrolink $10 Football Train Ticket includes free transfers to the Metro Rail system for the short connection to the Coliseum.

Metrolink will offer service to the following Rams games this season:

  • Sunday, Sept. 15, 1:25 p.m. vs the New Orleans Saints
  • Sunday, Sept. 29, 1:05 p.m. vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Sunday, Oct. 13, 1:05 p.m. vs. the San Francisco 49ers
  • Sunday, Dec. 29, 1:25 p.m. vs. the Phoenix Cardinals

Ventura County Line Service Interruption on Monday, Sept. 16

As part of the Van Nuys Station renovation and to complete needed track work on the Ventura County Line there will be some disruptions on Monday, Sept. 16. 

The full-service interruption includes some train cancellations, and delays of up to 60 minutes for riders traveling between the Burbank Airport-South and Burbank-Downtown stations, for whom we will provide free alternate transportation to complete their trip. 

We will have extra customer relations representatives and ambassadors at the Burbank stations to assist our riders, and we are sharing information about the interruption through flyers on seats, conductor announcements, notifications on our mobile app, email blasts, and a website landing page for riders to get train specific information and make their travel  -- www.metrolinktrains.com/vcline.

LA County Fair Fun Begins with a Ride on Metrolink 

 
We are entering the third weekend of Metrolink service to the LA County Fair. After a slow start, we had the best ridership of the season last Sunday with a 123% increase over last year with 591 riders. It undoubtedly helped that on the Wednesday before we held our annual Petting Farm event at Union Station, which helped us get the word out about this special train service.
 
Metrolink San Bernardino Line Saturday and Sunday trains make a special stop at the Fairplex Station after 10 a.m. Metrolink also has an evening train departing the Fairplex for Union Station at 8:30 p.m. The LA County Fair and Metrolink special service are two great late summer tradition.

Doing Buisness with Metrolink: Procurement Update

Metrolink currently has the following procurements on our vendor portal (PlanetBids):

  • Cash Collection County Services (SP504R-20) – proposals due on September 19 (2:00PM PT)
  • On-Call Professional Engineering Design Services (E745-20) – proposals due on October 3 (2:00PM PT)
  • Rail Operations, Maintenance, and Support Services Procurement (MSOP150-20) – proposals due on October 11 (2:00 PM PT) 

An up-to-date list of open and upcoming procurements can be viewed here.

 Social Media Spotlight 

One of the cutest moments was caught on camera, tagging the Metrolink Instagram account. This young child was heading to San Juan Capistrano from Santa Ana for a sleepover with his grandparents, a sight that makes your heart melt!