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Member Back to Top Post by Gokhan on Eastbound trains make a full stop at Menlo Avenue for the station and also usually for the Menlo Avenue light, which is right at the east end of the platform; so, usually the station dwell is increased by that light. They make about 25 MPH by the time they reach Watt Way and then increase to about 35 MPH before starting to slow down for Trousdale Parkway. Watt Way turns green at the same time as Menlo Avenue. It's hard to understand how any car can get into the path of the train here but it's likely that he/she was using his/her smartphone.



There are so many areas along the fence of the Expo Line where there are holes -- result of the drivers going off the road while staring at their smartphones -- that I lost count. Someone even took out a reinforced concrete pylon of the USC fence at Vermont Avenue with their car. Smartphone usage while driving is an epidemic that is taking many lives.

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Here is the dynamic link for the Google Street View. Keep clicking on the road ahead past the eastbound Vermont Ave platform. First light is Bill Robertson Lane (Menlo Avenue) and the second light is the accident location Watt Way.



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It's impossible to understand how this accident happened in such a clearly signaled crossing. It appears that either he and the train started moving from Bill Robertson Lane green-light change at the same time or he was already waiting at Watt Way and he lost patience at the red arrow and turned. I suspect smartphone use.



Suicide attempt is also a possibility. He was reportedly an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran. He could be suffering from PTSD. The driver was a 21-year-old male USC film student.Here is the dynamic link for the Google Street View. Keep clicking on the road ahead past the eastbound Vermont Ave platform. First light is Bill Robertson Lane (Menlo Avenue) and the second light is the accident location Watt Way.It's impossible to understand how this accident happened in such a clearly signaled crossing. It appears that either he and the train started moving from Bill Robertson Lane green-light change at the same time or he was already waiting at Watt Way and he lost patience at the red arrow and turned. I suspect smartphone use.Suicide attempt is also a possibility. He was reportedly an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran. He could be suffering from PTSD.

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He caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, injured one person seriously and also injured 20 others. He should go to jail, given his reckless driving and lack of proper insurance and registration. He knew very well that you don't run red lights just because you feel like it.



www.neontommy.com/news/2015/03/usc-student-and-driver-identified







The USC School of Cinematic Arts released a statement Saturday to the program that identified Jacob Fadley as the driver of the car that collided with a Metro Rail Train on Saturday.



The USC student directory lists Fadley as an MFA student in the cinematic arts, film and television production program. On Fadley's Facebook page is a post from 2014 that ilustrates what appears to be his letter of acceptance, marked to an Ohio address. The silver Hyundai Sonata involved in Saturday's crash has an Ohio license plate FGV7189.



There are no Facebook posts on his wall about the incident. A LinkedIn accout under the name Jacob Hadley has Hilliard, Ohio as the location - the same location as the photo of the admission letter. The LinkedIn profile states Hadley has been a photo journalist in the United States Army since April 2008. Prior to working for the Army, the account says he worked for the United States Navy for five years beginning in June 2002. The same account says he attened Ohio Univeristy, and enrolled at USC in 2014.



There is an IMDb account associated with Jacob Fadley, but Neon Tommy cannot verify that this is the same Jacob Fadley.



The statement from the school does not provide an age of the student, however, according to Sgt. Hendley Hawkins of the LAPD South Traffic division, the driver involved in the crash is 31-years-old.



The following is the statement from Dean Elizabeth M. Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts:



As many of you have already heard, one of our graduate production students, Jacob Fadley, was seriously injured in a collision with a [Metro Rail] train Saturday morning. We have been following his condition closely in tandem with the USC Office of Student Affairs and have been in touch with his family. While Jacob was very seriously injured he is currently in stable condition. We are hopeful that he will recover and be able to continue pursuing his dream of becoming a filmmaker. We will keep the SCA community posted on his condition as we learn more. I know you join me in sending him and his family our very best wishes.



We encourage anyone in need of support to contact your advisor in Student Services or the counselors in Student Counseling Services or the Center for Work and Family Life. The driver was driving an illegally registered car. California law (and many other states) -- requires that all cars must be registered with California DMV within 30 days of moving to California. Obviously, he was trying to get around the California insurance premiums and registration fees.He caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, injured one person seriously and also injured 20 others. He should go to jail, given his reckless driving and lack of proper insurance and registration. He knew very well that you don't run red lights just because you feel like it.The USC School of Cinematic Arts released a statement Saturday to the program that identified Jacob Fadley as the driver of the car that collided with a Metro Rail Train on Saturday.The USC student directory lists Fadley as an MFA student in the cinematic arts, film and television production program. On Fadley's Facebook page is a post from 2014 that ilustrates what appears to be his letter of acceptance, marked to an Ohio address. The silver Hyundai Sonata involved in Saturday's crash has an Ohio license plate FGV7189.There are no Facebook posts on his wall about the incident. A LinkedIn accout under the name Jacob Hadley has Hilliard, Ohio as the location - the same location as the photo of the admission letter. The LinkedIn profile states Hadley has been a photo journalist in the United States Army since April 2008. Prior to working for the Army, the account says he worked for the United States Navy for five years beginning in June 2002. The same account says he attened Ohio Univeristy, and enrolled at USC in 2014.There is an IMDb account associated with Jacob Fadley, but Neon Tommy cannot verify that this is the same Jacob Fadley.The statement from the school does not provide an age of the student, however, according to Sgt. Hendley Hawkins of the LAPD South Traffic division, the driver involved in the crash is 31-years-old.The following is the statement from Dean Elizabeth M. Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts:As many of you have already heard, one of our graduate production students, Jacob Fadley, was seriously injured in a collision with a [Metro Rail] train Saturday morning. We have been following his condition closely in tandem with the USC Office of Student Affairs and have been in touch with his family. While Jacob was very seriously injured he is currently in stable condition. We are hopeful that he will recover and be able to continue pursuing his dream of becoming a filmmaker. We will keep the SCA community posted on his condition as we learn more. I know you join me in sending him and his family our very best wishes.We encourage anyone in need of support to contact your advisor in Student Services or the counselors in Student Counseling Services or the Center for Work and Family Life.

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The distance between the Bill Robertson Lane (Menlo Avenue) and Watt Way crossings is exactly one-train length (270 ft). This westbound train stopped at the Bill Robertson Lane light appears to overflow into the Watt Way crossing:







It looks like this was a really bad driver -- gravely negligent and probably gravely distracted as well. Drivers like this usually end up hurting others.



By the way, this morning I saw at least a couple of passengers on the train wearing neck braces -- likely some of the almost two dozen injured. Here is the accident aftermath. The car got wedged at the first OCS pole at the east edge of the crossing and the train derailed into the fence immediately, as it couldn't stay on the track with the car wedged at the pole. The tracks didn't suffer damage since they are embedded in reinforced concrete in this section:The distance between the Bill Robertson Lane (Menlo Avenue) and Watt Way crossings is exactly one-train length (270 ft). This westbound train stopped at the Bill Robertson Lane light appears to overflow into the Watt Way crossing:It looks like this was a really bad driver -- gravely negligent and probably gravely distracted as well. Drivers like this usually end up hurting others.By the way, this morning I saw at least a couple of passengers on the train wearing neck braces -- likely some of the almost two dozen injured.

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Member Back to Top Post by jamesinclair on Gokhan said:

There are so many areas along the fence of the Expo Line where there are holes -- result of the drivers going off the road while staring at their smartphones -- that I lost count. Someone even took out a reinforced concrete pylon of the USC fence at Vermont Avenue with their car. Smartphone usage while driving is an epidemic that is taking many lives. There are so many areas along the fence of the Expo Line where there are holes -- result of the drivers going off the road while staring at their smartphones -- that I lost count. Someone even took out a reinforced concrete pylon of the USC fence at Vermont Avenue with their car. Smartphone usage while driving is an epidemic that is taking many lives.



Thats why I was so distressed that the Expo Station design leads pedestrians straight down a ramp into a roadbed with zero protection from these dangerous drivers. No bollards or even basic concrete, just the Metro attitude that once you step off the train youre not their concern. There's no excuse from that negligence, and one day there will be a group of riders waiting to cross the street when an out of control SUV comes their way. Thats why I was so distressed that the Expo Station design leads pedestrians straight down a ramp into a roadbed with zero protection from these dangerous drivers. No bollards or even basic concrete, just the Metro attitude that once you step off the train youre not their concern. There's no excuse from that negligence, and one day there will be a group of riders waiting to cross the street when an out of control SUV comes their way.

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$11,500,000 to be distributed for the Metro Blue Line Track & System Refurbishment Project (CP 205115);

$5,100,000 to be distributed for Expo project close-out items; and

$200,000,000 distributed to the Metro Westside Purple Line Project, Section 2



metro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3553214&GUID=B90DF312-4432-4FB0-915A-288717FFB8D1&Options=ID%7CText%7CAttachments%7C&Search=&FullText=1 Metro plans to officially close out the Expo Line project, shut down the Expo Line Construction Authority, and transfer unspent funds as follows:$11,500,000 to be distributed for the Metro Blue Line Track & System Refurbishment Project (CP 205115);$5,100,000 to be distributed for Expo project close-out items; and$200,000,000 distributed to the Metro Westside Purple Line Project, Section 2

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Member Back to Top Post by expo on WHAT?? There are over $200,000,000 of funds left in the Expo Line account and they're going to transfer it to the Purple Line??? Why were those funds not used for grade separations? They could easily grade separate Crenshaw, Arlington, Western, and Normandie for that, which would go a long way to making the line faster and more reliable. Or they could dedicate 100% of it to grade separating Flower/the Washington Junction (wouldn't cover all of that but would pay for a chunk). Or they could finish the Bikeway which they were supposed to years ago!! This insane. Metro is such a terrible organization, it just makes me angry.

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Member Back to Top Post by numble on tramfan said: The Expo line has had two car trains lately in the rush hour schedule. Trains to Santa Monica had standing room only. Is there a shortage on the train fleet? It seems rather odd with the Blueline limited service.

My understanding is that the North Blue Line trains are stranded from the Blue Line maintenance yard in the south, so they need to use the Expo Line maintenance yard. When they take trips to the Expo yard, they run as an extra Expo Line trip.







My understanding is that the North Blue Line trains are stranded from the Blue Line maintenance yard in the south, so they need to use the Expo Line maintenance yard. When they take trips to the Expo yard, they run as an extra Expo Line trip.

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Member Back to Top Post by metrocenter on numble said: tramfan said: The Expo line has had two car trains lately in the rush hour schedule. Trains to Santa Monica had standing room only. Is there a shortage on the train fleet? It seems rather odd with the Blueline limited service. My understanding is that the North Blue Line trains are stranded from the Blue Line maintenance yard in the south, so they need to use the Expo Line maintenance yard. When they take trips to the Expo yard, they run as an extra Expo Line trip.



The maintenance yard only comes into play before/after rush hours, when trains are being put into service or taken out of service.



Those "extra Expo Line trips" to/from the Expo yard shouldn't affect the length of the trains. The Blue Line is running three-car trains through both rush hours. The maintenance yard only comes into play before/after rush hours, when trains are being put into service or taken out of service.Those "extra Expo Line trips" to/from the Expo yard shouldn't affect the length of the trains. The Blue Line is running three-car trains through both rush hours.

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Member Back to Top Post by numble on metrocenter said: numble said: My understanding is that the North Blue Line trains are stranded from the Blue Line maintenance yard in the south, so they need to use the Expo Line maintenance yard. When they take trips to the Expo yard, they run as an extra Expo Line trip.



Those "extra Expo Line trips" to/from the Expo yard shouldn't affect the length of the trains. The Blue Line is running three-car trains through both rush hours. The maintenance yard only comes into play before/after rush hours, when trains are being put into service or taken out of service.Those "extra Expo Line trips" to/from the Expo yard shouldn't affect the length of the trains. The Blue Line is running three-car trains through both rush hours.

The maintenance yard trips are on the schedule (the trains that end at Bundy):

media.metro.net/documents/ab0e991c-13e2-47ad-99ee-470f88e49255.pdf



They occur at 6:42 pm, 6:54 pm, 7:19 pm and 8:19 pm.



I think this is the schedule from before, which does not have these extra trips in the schedule:

media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/806.pdf



It looks like from 2:30 to 4 pm, extra Expo Line trips are coming out of the yard (these trains start out of Bundy). I guess that is to provide trains to run the Blue Line rush hour trips. The maintenance yard trips are on the schedule (the trains that end at Bundy):They occur at 6:42 pm, 6:54 pm, 7:19 pm and 8:19 pm.I think this is the schedule from before, which does not have these extra trips in the schedule:It looks like from 2:30 to 4 pm, extra Expo Line trips are coming out of the yard (these trains start out of Bundy). I guess that is to provide trains to run the Blue Line rush hour trips.