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Metrolink Guardian cars on "whistle stop"
Author: Dave Frevele
Date: 12-06-2010 - 12:53

Metrolink is calling its new stainless steel fleet of crash technology cars the Guardian Fleet. No additional stations are scheduled for a brief, three day public tour of them, locations noted below. Today's consist, all in the new paint scheme: 879, 876 (facing forward), 214, 212, and 638, left Track 3's bumper post promptly at 9:10 am with VIPs only. The plan once all cars are delivered is to place one of each type (cab/straight coach) at each end of every consist.

The long-idled New Jersey Transit cars have finally entered Metrolink revenue and work is nearly complete on a layover Keller [St.] Yard on the west bank immediately south of Mission Tower.

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[snip] as a response to the deadly Metrolink crash of Sept. 2008, the agency recently awarded a contract to implement a positive train control system that uses GPS technology to monitor of trains across the five-county Metrolink system and to keep them at safe distances from one another.

Metrolink is taking its new rail cars on a “whistle stop” tour this week. After the jump are the dates and times you can see them at cities around the region. Metro is one of the five county transit agencies in Southern California that helps fund the commuter rail agency.

Monday, Dec. 6:
Moorpark – 11:00 am, 300 High Street, Moorpark, 93021
Glendale – 2:00 pm, 400 W. Cerritos Ave., Glendale, 91204
Los Angeles Union Station Open House, 3:30 – 6:00 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 8:
San Bernardino – 8:30 am, 1204 W. 3rd St., San Bernardino, 92410
Riverside, Downtown – 11:30 am, 4066 Vine St, Riverside, 92507

Thursday, Dec. 9:
Irvine – 11:45 am, 15215 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, 92618
Santa Ana – 1:45 pm, 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, 92701

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  Metrolink Guardian cars on "whistle stop" Dave Frevele 12-06-2010 - 12:53
  Re: Metrolink Guardian cars on "whistle stop" Freericks 12-06-2010 - 17:17
  Re: Metrolink Guardian cars on "whistle stop" AmtrakFan454 12-07-2010 - 21:22
  Re: Metrolink Guardian Cars In Action AmtrakFan454 02-07-2011 - 09:16


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