Los Angeles – The laughter of children and a hearty “Ho, ho, ho,” will be heard aboard trains as Metrolink offers the Holiday Express Train for a family-friendly seasonal-themed experience on three Sundays in December. Metrolink’s Holiday Express Train is an interactive special train experience featuring carolers, holiday characters and a visit from Santa and […]
Stadler signed the first ever contract to supply a hydrogen-powered train, to run in the United States. SBCTA awarded the contract with an option to order four more vehicles in the future. The train of the FLIRT H2 type is planned for passenger service in 2024. A contract signing yesterday between Stadler U.S. and the […]
SBCTA has launched an updated version of the agency website, goSBCTA.com. The new site features cleaner, engaging, and more intuitive website navigation for the latest project updates, Board Meeting information, commuter options in San Bernardino County, transportation planning documents, spending forecasts, and more. Focusing on providing a positive user experience to the community of visitors […]
On October 29th, SBCTA hosted their 7th annual Business 2 Business (B2B) Expo at the Ontario Convention Center. The B2B Expo is an outreach opportunity for the contracting community of Southern California. The expo connects prime and subcontractors, enhances awareness of local labor, and educates prospective bidders on what makes for an effective proposal. This […]
San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG) presented the San Bernardino Countywide Zero Emission Vehicle Readiness and Implementation Plan at this month’s Board of Directors meeting. The plan, funded through a grant awarded to SBCOG from the California Energy Commission (CEC), was based on Governor Brown’s Executive order to support benchmarks to bring 1.5 million zero […]
At the November SBCTA Board of Directors meeting, Executive Director Dr. Ray Wolfe outlined plans to provide increased service frequency along the Metrolink San Bernardino Line between the cities of Rancho Cucamonga and Pomona. It was shown that by using the same type of hybrid-rail trains that will be used on the Redlands Passenger Rail […]
Commuters in the eastern San Bernardino Valley can look forward to some traffic relief on the horizon. On November 6th, the SBCTA Board of Directors approved the construction contract for the State Route 210 (SR-210) lane addition and Base Line interchange project. The contract was awarded to Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLP for just over […]
Join the San Bernardino Regional Energy Partnership (SBREP) at a local community event to exchange your old incandescent holiday lights for energy efficient LED holiday lights and receive a COMPLIMENTARY energy efficiency starter kit. See below flyer for event dates and locations.
As part of the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) grant sponsored by SBCTA, Victor Valley Transit Authority will be offering free bus rides on all routes on Veterans Day!
The Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) is hosting the 2019 Southern California Alt Car Conference, Expo and Ride & Drive event on October 16th at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California. SBCTA has been actively engaging in zero emission vehicle (ZEV) technologies and planning efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality […]
