Los Angeles Metro

Los Angeles Metro
Description	Map of the Los Angeles Metro network
Country	USA
Time period	2019
Train Operating Company	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
Simulation difficulty
Author	Matt Burb
Website	Los Angeles Metro
Route map APU/Citrus College Azusa Downtown Irwindale Duarte/City of Hope North Hollywood Monrovia Universal City Arcadia Hollywood/Highland Sierra Madre Villa Hollywood/Vine Allen Hollywood/Western Lake Vermont/Sunset Memorial Park Vermont/Santa Monica Del Mar Wilshire/Western Fillmore Vermont/Beverley South Pasadena Wilshire/Normandie Highland Park Wilshire/Vermont Southwest Museum Westlake/MacArthur Park Heritage Square 7th Street/Metro Center Lincoln/Cypress Pershing Square Pico Chinatown Civic Center/Grand Park Union Station Grand/LATTC Little Tokyo/Arts District LATTC/Ortho Institute Division 20 San Pedro Street Pico/Aliso Jefferson/USC Mariachi Plaza/Boyle Heights Expo Park/USC Soto Washington Indiana Expo/Vermont Maravilla Vernon East LA Civic Center Expo/Western Atlantic Slauson Expo/Crenshaw Florence Farmdale Norwalk Martin Luther King Jr Firestone Expo/Le Brea/Ethel Bradley Lakewood Boulevard Leimert Park Watts Towers/103rd Street Le Cienega/Jefferson Long Beach Boulevard Hyde Park Culver City Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Fairview Heights Avalon Palms Compton Downtown Inglewood Harbor Freeway Westwood/Rancho Park Artesia Westchester/Veterans Vermont/Athens Expo/Sepulveda Del Amo Aviation/Century Crenshaw Expo/Bundy Wardlow Bergamot/26th Street Hawthorne/Lennox SMC/17th Willow Street Downtown Santa Monica Aviation/LAX Pacific Coast Highway Anaheim Street Mariposa El Segundo Long Beach/5th Street Douglas Pacific Avenue Redondo Beach Long Beach/1st Street Downtown Long Beach

A complete rendition of the Los Angeles subway/tram system, known locally as Metro Rail. All six major lines are included with all stations and all divisions, with a bonus seventh line and yard which are not yet in service IRL but have been included. This is a semi-advanced simulation, so it is not intended for those who are just getting started with Railway. Even though most of the route has been automated, there are switches and junctions that still need manual setting, which helps make this hard!

Network Information

Line	Type	Route
Red Line		North Hollywood to Union Station
Purple Line		Wilshire/Western to Union Station
Green Line		Redondo Beach to Norwalk
Gold Line		APU/Citrus College to Atlantic
A Line		Metro Center/7th Street to Downtown Long Beach
E Line		Metro Center/7th Street to Santa Monica

This information is duplicated within the simulation.

Service Details

● A Line

The A Line or the Blue Line operates from the nearby city of Long Beach north to Metro Center/7th Street in the downtown district. A Line trains pass through downtown Long Beach in a clockwise loop, crossing over from right-hand running to left-hand running at a diamond crossing at Anaheim Street. In downtown Los Angeles, the A Line shares two stations with the E Line before diverging east. Four A Line trains, prefixed ’11’, begin at Division 11 and deadhead south to Downtown Long Beach as non-revenue trains (or empty stock trains in British English). These trains require manual switch setting to avoid derailments! A Line trains in the simulation are prefixed ’01’.

● E Line

The E Line or Expo Line operates from the western suburb of Santa Monica east to Metro Center/7th Street in the downtown district. Unlike all other terminus stations on the system, Downtown Santa Monica has three tracks and two platforms. In the downtown district, the E Line shares two stations with the A Line before diverging south. Five A Line trains, prefixed ’14’, begin at Division 14 and deadhead east to Expo/Bundy as non-revenue trains (or empty stock trains in British English). These trains require manual switch setting to avoid derailments! E Line trains in the simulation are prefixed ’06’.

● Gold Line

The Gold Line operates from Atlantic east of the city into the downtown area before turning northeast towards APU/Citrus College. This line is almost entirely automated, with the only routing needed being done at the termini stations. Gold Line trains in the simulation are prefixed ’04’.

● Green Line

The Green Line operates from Redondo Beach in the west to Norwalk in the east. Unlike the other routes, this one does not serve downtown Los Angeles. This line is also almost entirely automated, with the only routing needed being done, again, at the termini stations. Green Line trains in the simulation are prefixed ’03’.

● Purple Line

The Purple Line operates from Union Station to Wilshire/Western. All but two of it’s stations are shared with the Red Line, diverging from that route at Wilshire/Vermont heading west. One Purple Line train, labeled ‘2001’, begins at Division 20 and heads north to Union Station as a non-revenue train (or empty stock train in British English). Purple Line trains in the simulation are prefixed ’05’.

● Red Line

The Red Line operates from Union Station to North Hollywood. After sharing several stations with the Purple Line, it diverges onto it’s own solo trackage at Wilshire/Vermont heading north. One Red Line train, labeled ‘2002’, begins at Division 20 right behind Purple Line non-revenue train ‘2001’ and heads north to Union Station as a non-revenue train (or empty stock train in British English). Red Line trains in the simulation are prefixed ’02’.

Timetable

The included timetable runs from 6 AM to just past 7 AM, with all of the services that run within this time span. They are based off of real-world LACMTA timetables, though I may have gotten a small fraction of it fictitious. The included session has automatic signal routes set over all crossovers, not only to better identify where services run, but so that you not need to constantly click on the Actions Due window.

Operating Tips

It is recommended that you open the Actions Due and Service Information windows, and set Train Information to be on as well, as they will be important in routing services onto the appropriate tracks!