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Title. Bus Maintenance Supervisor. Spouse (s) Frances Smith (1925–1989, her death; 4 children) Arthur Winston (March 22, 1906 – April 13, 2006) was a Los Angeles Metro employee for 76 years. He is best known for being honored as the "Employee of the Century" by the U.S. Department of Labor for his unparalleled reliability.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the third-largest public transportation system in the United States by ridership with a 1,433 mi 2 (3,711 km 2) operating area and 2,000 peak hour buses on the street any given business day. Metro also operates 109 miles (175 km) of urban rail service. [1]
Track gauge. 4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) The Southern California Rapid Transit District (almost always referred to as RTD or rarely as SCRTD) was a public transportation agency established in 1964 to serve the Greater Los Angeles area. It was the successor to the original Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).
Richard Alatorre addresses fellow Los Angeles City Council members in 1986. The Eastside native, who became a political powerhouse in Sacramento and L.A. during a 28-year career, died Tuesday at 81.
The 92-year-old was the youngest person ever elected to the Los Angeles City Council when she was elected in 1953 at 22-years-old. News | Sep 2022 Pharoah Sanders, Legendary Jazz Saxophonist, Dies ...
Bus driver Brandi Donaldson describes the early days of the pandemic as living under a dark cloud. Week after week, the 38-year-old AC Transit employee wondered when – not if – she would get ...
The Los Angeles Times obituary went on the front page, headlined "Gen. Phineas Banning - Death of a Pioneer of Los Angeles County." The City of Banning incorporated in 1913. This year's Phineas ...
Predecessors. LACMTA is the product of the merger of two previous agencies: the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD or more often, RTD) and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC). RTD was during the 1960s and 1980s (until the LACTC was created) the "800 pound gorilla" in bus transportation in Southern California.