This is the 50th new light rail vehicle of the base order 0f 78 of the P-3010 light rail vehicles manufactured by Kinkisharyo. The total contract — including four options — calls for 235 new light rail vehicles that will be used on Metro’s light rail lines.
The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority hosted an event to discuss the Metro Gold Line extension to Montclair – and the Los Angeles County ballot measure that would fund the project – last week in the Smith Campus Center at Pomona College.
Starting Monday, more cars will be added to accommodate growing ridership on Metro’s Expo Line, which has been embraced by commuters, beachgoers and fans attending USC and Rams football games at the Coliseum.
Measure M, the Los Angeles County Traffic Improvement Plan, will provide funding to fix potholes, repave roads, and support local transit operators. The goal, supported by Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti, is to modernize Los Angeles County’s transportation system.
Backers of the proposed extension and increase in a countywide sales tax to fund transit projects pointed Tuesday to the success of the Metro Expo Line, and its heavy use by fans attending Los Angeles Rams games, as an example of transportation improvements the levy would fund.