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A tug-of-war between Metro, Metrolink intensifies as thousands switch to cheaper Gold Line

http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-ne...aper-gold-line

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- Thousands are switching from riding Metrolink, a commuter rail, to taking the Gold Line light rail. Both go to Los Angeles but the Gold Line is much cheaper, offers more trains more often and less waiting. Thousands are switching from riding Metrolink, a commuter rail, to taking the Gold Line light rail. Both go to Los Angeles but the Gold Line is much cheaper, offers more trains more often and less waiting. --- This rail-to-rail migration from Metrolink, a locomotive-powered heavy rail line, to Metro’s suburban-reaching light rail doesn’t remove cars from the traffic-snarled freeways nor does it reduce air pollution since these commuters weren’t driving anyway.

- Instead, it’s creating competition and causing friction between the two agencies that will only get worse once the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority builds the next leg from Glendora to Montclair, creating duplication of services at three Metrolink stations: Montclair, Pomona and Claremont. --- “We certainly find it interesting to place two public transportation options — rail and light rail — right next to each other at Pomona, Claremont and Montclair stations,” said Scott Johnson, Metrolink spokesman during an interview Friday.

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