Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles: Gold Line Testing Begins Sunday (Source: Eastern Group Publications)

Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles

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Friday, October 2, 2009

Gold Line Testing Begins Sunday (Source: Eastern Group Publications)

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Gold Line Testing Begins Sunday

By EGP News Service

Metro will begin the pre-revenue testing phase before the opening of the six-mile extension of the Metro Gold Line to East Los Angeles, which is expected this fall.

The pre-revenue light rail train testing is designed to simulate revenue service operations on the new segment, synchronizing it with the service already provided between Union Station and Sierra Madre Villa Station in East Pasadena.

The purpose of pre-revenue testing, which could last more than a month, is to familiarize Metro train operators and train control staff with simulated service. Since there will be many more test trains on the new alignment, stretching from Union Station through Little Tokyo and the downtown Arts District, Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles, Metro officials are urging the public to be alert and obey all safety warning devices and signage.