Metrolink CEO John Fenton speaks at a Transit Coalition Meeting at Phillippe’s in Chinatown | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist Metrolink’s new CEO , John Fenton, is not a politician. He’s a businessman to the core. And one with standards: efficiency, safety, the environment and serving people....

Planning on traveling Southern California highways this Memorial Day weekend? Get an early start. Encouraged by an improving economy, more Southern California travelers are expected to be on the road for this long holiday weekend, according to a forecast by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Read...

Metrolink banned a train engineer from operating equipment following charges he covered a safety camera. Continued here: Metrolink: Engineers tampering with cameras

LOS ANGELES — Two Metrolink engineers are accused of tampering with surveillance cameras that were installed in locomotives to improve safety. Read more:  Metrolink Engineers Accused of Tampering with Surveillance Cameras

Authorities say Metrolink engineers are tampering with new locomotive surveillance cameras designed to improve safety on the commuter line after federal investigators found an engineer’s actions contributed to the deadly 2008 Chatsworth crash. Officials say… Metrolink – Commuter rail...

A Metrolink train engineer who covered a camera aimed at him has been banned from the railroad and another is under investigation for allegedly blocking the electronic eyes put into locomotives after the deadly 2008 collision in Chatsworth, it was reported today. Go here to read the rest:  Metrolink...

One has been barred from the system, the other remains under investigation. A union says the cameras, meant to monitor engineer behavior and improve safety, also create problems. One Metrolink locomotive engineer has been barred from the regional commuter rail system and another is under investigation...

The California Transportation Commission approved $99 million in funding to equip Metrolink trains with automatic braking systems that safety experts believe could have prevented the deadly 2008 train crash in Chatsworth. View post:  Metrolink secures $99M for automatic braking systems

Railroad crew members would be forbidden to talk on cellphones or use other handheld electronic devices under regulations proposed Monday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Electronics – United States – Business – Mobile phone – Transportation View post: New rule would bar...

On Monday, U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a proposed rule to prohibit the improper use of distracting electronic devices by on-duty railroad operating employees. Read the rest here:  Feds ban use of electronic devices by on-duty rail employees

U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today continued his campaign to stop distracted driving by announcing a proposed rule to prohibit the improper use of distracting electronic devices by on-duty railroad operating employees. See the rest here: U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Proposed Regulations...

New impact-minimizing passenger cars should be carrying commuters in Southern California later this year and will one day save lives, Metrolink officials said Monday. See the original post here: Metrolink: New railcars will save lives

Less than two years after its commuter train was involved in one of the nation’s bloodiest rail disasters, Metrolink on Monday unveiled the first of a new fleet of cars officials say will be the safest in the nation. Read more from the original source:  Metrolink unveils crash-absorbing rail...

Southern California’s Metrolink is showing off new crash-resistant train cars that will replace most of its older cars. See original here:  Metrolink Unveils Safer, Crash-Resistant Cars

Metrolink rolled out its new rail cars that are designed to save lives. The cars are the first of their kind in the nation. Original post:  Metrolink unveils fleet of safer rail cars

Five years after a Metrolink crash killed 11 people, the agency today will unveil its $230 million fleet of railcars designed to crumple and protect passengers during a crash. Here is the original: Metrolink to unveil fleet of safer railcars

Metrolink today is previewing one of their new 117 Crash Energy Management (CEM)-enabled cars . After the deadly 2005 Metrolink crash in Glendale that left 11 dead, officials began looking into safer cars. The 2008 crash that left 25 dead in Chatsworth only reemphasized that need for safety. The cars...

Metrolink to unveil new, crash resistant cars at Colton facility Go here to see the original:  Crash Resistant Cars

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Southern California’s commuter rail service is preparing to show off new crash-resistant train cars that will replace most of its older cars. The cars, which feature “crush zone” technology to absorb impact in a crash, will be unveiled Monday at Metrolink’s… Read the original...

Southern California’s commuter rail service is preparing to show off new crash-resistant train cars that will replace most of its older cars. The cars, which feature “crush zone” technology to absorb impact in a crash, will be unveiled Monday at Metrolink’s… Read more from...

Southern California’s Metrolink is preparing to show off new crash-resistant train cars that will replace most of its older cars. The cars, which feature “crush zone” technology to absorb impact in a crash, will be unveiled Monday at Metrolink’s maintenance facility in Colton. View...

Southern California’s Metrolink is preparing to show off new crash-resistant train cars that will replace most of its older cars. The cars, which feature “crush zone” technology to absorb impact in a crash, will be unveiled Monday at Metrolink’s maintenance facility in Colton. More...

Associated Press – May 2, 2010 6:34 PM ET COLTON, Calif. (AP) – Southern California’s Metrolink is preparing to show off new crash-resistant train cars that will replace most of its older… See the rest here:  SoCal train line to unveil crash-resistant cars

Associated Press – May 2, 2010 6:34 PM ET COLTON, Calif. (AP) – Southern California’s Metrolink is preparing to show off new crash-resistant train cars that will replace most of its older… Excerpt from:  SoCal train line to unveil crash-resistant cars

Five years after a Metrolink crash killed 11 people, the rail agency will on Monday unveil its $230 million fleet of passenger coaches designed to crumple and protect passengers during a crash. Excerpt from: Metrolink to unveil safer passenger cars Monday

Trying to shed a record of deadly accidents, the agency takes a leap forward with the nations first commuter train cars designed to better protect riders and crews. Trying to shed a record of deadly accidents, Southern California’s Metrolink system will take a leap forward on safety this week when...