A Los Angeles federal judge has thrown out a case challenging Metrolink’s right to install cameras to monitor its train engineers. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against Metrolink by a union representing locomotive engineers. Go here to read the rest:  Judge...

Irvine leaders are laying the financial groundwork for an ambitious city-run, communitywide transportation system that would connect neighborhoods, job-rich districts and local landmarks such as the Great Park and the Spectrum Center. Long-range… See the original post:  State funds fuel Irvine’s...

Medics are so concerned by the dangers at events such as the Electric Daisy Read the original:  Doctors Outraged Over ‘Government-Encouraged Drug Fest’

Metrolink service reductions that took effect Monday left some commuters in Ventura County waiting and confused when they arrived for their regularly scheduled trains. Teresa Domingo and her husband, Raynaldo, regularly took the 11:05 train from Moorpark to Pomona, the closest stop to their home in Chino...

Driving under the influence in California is often referred to a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI (Driving While Intoxicated). DUI has been described as “drunk driving” which can be misleading. You do not have to be drunk to be legally impaired. In the state of California if a person has...

Common sex crimes in Oklahoma need criminal defense attorneys who can defended those who have been falsely accused of any sex crime. Oklahoma sex crimes attorney Comments Here is the original post:  Sex Crimes Defense Lawyer | Oklahoma Attorney for Criminal Sex Defense

The huge oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana is far much more severe than the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. This spill will most likely cause damage to residential, commercial and recreational facilities. The difference between this spill and the Exxon Valdez is that more states will suffer...

Kevin Roderick: Bill Boyarsky picked up the Online Journalist of the Year trophy at Sunday’s awards dinner for the Los Angeles Press Club. It’s for Bill’s columns at Truthdig, but we think his columns for LA Observed are pretty swell too More: Boyarsky honored by Press Club *

Amtrak crews taking over Metrolink operations Read more from the original source: New Conductors

LOS ANGELES New conductors are at the controls of Southern California’s Metrolink commuter trains. Crews from Amtrak are taking over train operations Saturday in one of a series of moves the rail agency has made in the wake of a crash in 2008 that killed 25 people. View original post here:  Amtrak...

Metrolinks Board of Directors gave its final approval Friday to fare hikes thatll go into effect July 1. On Saturday, the engineers and crews operating Metrolink trains become employees of Amtrak. Read the original post: Metrolink shifts train operations to Amtrak

The Obama administration, working to get high-speed passenger rail service running in the U.S., is facing passenger advocates that want dedicated tracks and freight railroads wary of sharing their lines. Read the original here:  High-speed train plan faces tension

The Obama administration, working to get high-speed passenger rail service running in the U.S., is facing passenger advocates that want dedicated tracks and freight railroads wary of sharing their lines. See the rest here: Obama’s High-Speed Train Plan Faces Freight Railroads, Passenger Tension

June 18 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration, working to get high-speed passenger rail service running in the U.S., is facing passenger advocates that want dedicated tracks and freight railroads wary of sharing their lines. Here is the original: Obamas High-Speed Train Plan Faces Freight, Passenger...

METRO’s annual Top Rail Projects has a new No. 1 for the second straight year, with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) jumping all the way up from the No. 15 position in 2009 to take the top slot with $14 billion in projects. More: Top Rail Projects Exceed $80 Billion