Metrolink is set to host a virtual meeting Thursday to discuss improvements to the Antelope Valley Line (AVL) through the Santa Clarita Valley, — which could once again increase train service in and out of the Valley. The City of Santa Clarita is working with Metrolink to enhance the AVL, which connects Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster and passes ...
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Deputies Investigating Robbery At Newhall Metrolink Station
Deputies are investigating after a person was robbed at the Newhall Metrolink Station Wednesday. Around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies received reports of a robbery at the Newhall Metrolink Station on Railroad Avenue, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The victim had his cell phone stolen from him, Borbon confirmed. The suspect fled the location ...
Read More »Metrolink Train Evacuated After Small Fire In Locomotive In Santa Clarita
A reported fire on a Metrolink train at the Santa Clarita station prompted a response from firefighters Monday morning. Around 10:25 a.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a Metrolink train fire at the Santa Clarita Station in the 22000 block of Soledad Canyon Road, said Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire was ...
Read More »Metrolink Announces Weekend Antelope Valley Line Track Closure
Metrolink is scheduled to temporarily close the Antelope Valley line due to maintenance this month. On Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, Metrolink is scheduled to complete a maintenance and rehabilitation project along the Antelope Valley Line. This project is set to result in a full closure of the line during the work window, according to Metrolink officials. Be ...
Read More »Small Canyon Country Brush Fire Halts Antelope Valley Line Railroad Traffic
A small brush fire in Canyon Country has shutdown the railroad tracks on the Antelope Valley Line Wednesday afternoon. Around 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a brush fire near Canyon Park Boulevard and Jason Drive in Canyon Country, said Geovanni Sanchez a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD). As of 3:20 p.m., the brush ...
Read More »Metrolink Train Strikes Car On Tracks In Newhall
A Metrolink train struck a vehicle left on the tracks in Newhall Sunday night. A northbound Metrolink train struck an SUV left on the tracks at Newhall and Railroad Avenues at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday night, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “We had a train that struck a non-occupied vehicle, no injuries or ...
Read More »Metrolink Conductor Pepper-Sprayed, Suspect Arrested
A man was arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed a train conductor at the Vista Canyon Metrolink Station Thursday. Around 8 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a person being pepper sprayed at the Vista Canyon Metrolink Station in Canyon Country, said Sgt. Nelson Rios with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “A Metrolink conductor was pepper sprayed on the ...
Read More »Metrolink To Close Post-Christmas Due To Maintenance
Metrolink is scheduled to halt all trains after Christmas Day for maintenance work. Metrolink and Arrow trains are set to be out of service for four days from Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Dec. 29. Metrolink is scheduled to resume its regularly scheduled train service on Saturday, Dec. 30, according to officials. Metrolink is making the most of the closure ...
Read More »Metrolink To Suspend Service Between Christmas, New Year
The Metrolink is scheduled to suspend its services for three days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve in order to complete a project. Metrolink is scheduled to suspend service on all lines from Tuesday Dec. 26 to Friday, Dec. 29 in order to complete the final phase of a three-year modernization project. “When we temporarily pause our service in late ...
Read More »City Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Celebrate Santa Clarita’s Newest Metrolink Station
The City of Santa Clarita held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday to celebrate the opening of the Vista Canyon Multi-Modal Center, the city’s newest Metrolink station. The Vista Canyon Multi-Modal Center is the city’s fourth Metrolink Station north of the Via Princessa Station, serving the Antelope Valley line between Lancaster and Los Angeles Union Station. “This is about creating a ...
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