Transit-er

Made this account for local stuff (Covina and West Covina mostly) and transit to/from LA. I'm just a regular citizen, not affiliated with city government.

[Transit-er @covina05]

(For the record, I'm still so happy we have phase 1 open. Any issues with the LA Metro D line extension are minor and not even very frequent. Ride the D line. Yay public transit.)

[Transit-er @covina05]

The purple D line tunnel lights are on so the moving train causes an eerie strobe effect. Not enough that I get a headache, but enough to be unsettling. It feels very horror movie, even though nothing is actually wrong. Train speed and people are normal.

[Transit-er @covina05]

The LA Metro Purple/D line is haunted is what I'm saying.

[Transit-er @covina05]

@lishh87 @metrolaalerts Is it an issue with the divergence of the B and D lines? I saw 3 B lines leave Union Station before a D line. One of the B lines was switched D-to-B last minute. Does it have anything to do with the issues last night around Pershing Square?

[Transit-er @covina05]

@FoothillTransit When are you going to fix awful connection times between line 281 and line 490 at the Covina Transit Center? It's a bad transit experience. It's also not optimized for Metrolink train connections. It would be nice if wait times were 10-20 min instead of 30+ min.

[Transit-er @covina05]

Los Angeles Metro station Vermont/Beverly has a free throne bathroom as of fall 2025. B line.

[Transit-er @covina05]

Purple line extension, purple line extension, purple line extension! Come on, D line phase 1. No more delays. Sending good wishes @metrolosangeles

[Transit-er @covina05]

@metrolaalerts Any chance this was coodinated arson? SF BART also had a fire in Civic Center Station leading into downtown. A foreign object apparently flew into the 3rd rail.

[BART @SFBART]

Here are new details about what led up to the blown insulator:

There was a foreign object spotted in the trackway and wind blew it into the third rail. There was no train in the trackway at the time.

[LA Metro Rider Alerts @metrolaalerts]

B/D LINES: 7th/Metro and Westlake/MacArthur stations closing due to fire department activity.

Trains turning back to NoHo or Wilshire/Western at Wilshire/Vermont and turning back to Union Station at Pershing Square.

[Transit-er @covina05]

The new(ish) @Metrolink ticket machine menu is still confusing for people who don't ride often. You need to make a prominent "one way ticket" option on the main screen as the first option. I helped someone buy a ticket today. They could not figure out where to start.

[Transit-er @covina05]

@IWillRide @metrolosangeles @FoothillTransit @Metrolink Since the Montclair extension isn't happening, any plans to extend the A line to the Claremont colleges? There's so many students there.

[Metro Los Angeles @metrolosangeles]

The first ever train-banner encounter to take place east of the 57 has occurred!!!

A Line to Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne & Pomona opens at noon!!! 🎉

Be there or be a ▪️

[Foothill Transit @FoothillTransit]

Silver Streak detours daily until further notice.

Closed:
Union Station 2591 and 2818
LA Gen. Med. Ctr 2593 and 2594
CSULA 896 and 897

Use:
Patsaouras Transit Plaza Bay 3
Marengo at Brittania EB and at Cummings WB
CSULA Upper Level

[LA Metro Rider Alerts @metrolaalerts]

A and B LINES: Union Station closing for both lines due to demonstration.

A LINE: trains turning back north at Chinatown and south at 7th/Metro. Bus shuttles replaces trains btwn Chinatown and 7th/Metro.

B LINE: trains running Civic Center/Grand Park to NoHo.

[LAPD Central Division @LAPDCentral]

⚠️Traffic Advisory⚠️

The following streets and highways are closed in the Civic Center area of DTLA.

101 freeway
Alameda
Los Angeles St
Spring St
Main St
Aliso St
Commercial St
Temple Ave
1st St
Arcadia St

An UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY has been declared.

[Foothill Transit @FoothillTransit]

Silver Streak service stops at El Monte Station due to Los Angeles closures until further notice on Sunday, June 8.

All stops west of El Monte Station are closed.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Transit-er @covina05]

Stayed at 86% whole time when normally it would drop a few %. I was browsing internet, no video or calls, dark mode on to conserve some energy. Phone recognized it was connected (charging icon visible). Could likely get % to go up if I turned it off and just let it charge.

[Transit-er @covina05]

New LA Metro D/Purple Line trains: I tested a USB charge port from Union Station to Wilshire/Western using a fast charging cable. Conclusion: USB ports work. They are slow and won't top off your phone, but will keep the percent from dropping while you use it.