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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2014

Home movie of 1939 Union Station opening in L.A. unveiled

The silent 6-minute color film clip features train engines, vintage cars and spectators from the opening day parade. The home movie was shot by legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball, creator of numerous classic Disney characters including Jiminy Cricket in “Pinocchio.”

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2014

Turbine generates energy from L.A. Metro subway airflow

It is projected that the 10-foot airflow equipment could generate more than 28,000 kWh per year – enough to power about 12 homes in California for one year, or turn out approximately $6,000 per year in electrical production.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2014

New Flyer opens new Calif. facility

The facility will accommodate work for both New Flyer and NABI Bus products, with its major business at this time being the final assembly of the L.A. Metro’s New Flyer Xcelsior bus order.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2014

Free L.A. art tours also teach lessons on using rail

Tour leaders offer instruction in using TAP fare cards, turnstiles and train travel etiquette.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2014

L.A. Metro taps Graffiti Shield for rail station protection

Company will install and maintain patent-pending protective films covering approximately 900,000 square feet of stainless steel per year in an effort to minimize graffiti damage and improve the appearance and comfort within rail stations throughout Los Angeles over the next five years.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2014

L.A. breaks ground on $2B rail line to airport

The Crenshaw/LAX transit corridor project consists of a new 8.5-mile light rail line, eight new transit stations, and three park and ride facilities. TIFIA provided a $545.9 million loan and the project also is expected to receive approximately $130 million in other federal funds.

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ArticlesNovember 18, 2013

How sustainability can save transit agencies money, build community support

Making more sustainable choices for fuel, power and water can save big money.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2013

Transportation infrastructure: Making a federal case for local power

From the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor project to the Regional Connector Transit Corridor to a 10-mile P3 tunnel through the Sepulveda Pass, the force behind these projects is local.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2013

Cost of L.A. streetcar could delay project

The price of the project is increasing from last year’s estimate of about $125 million due in part to relocating utility lines. Construction was initially scheduled to start next year, but will have to be pushed back to 2015 or 2016 because of the funding problems.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2013

City Hall kept quiet on higher L.A. streetcar project estimates

Staff members were reluctant to incorporate higher estimates — which have more than doubled to as much as $327.8 million — into public discussions, partly because of concerns they could slow the streetcar's progress, the report said.

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