IE Angels Express canceled for opening night.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

@Metrolink: Our Angels Express train from Riverside is canceled tomorrow. Can you RT our last tweet to help let Angels fans know?

In case any of the peeps here were planning on taking the IE express to opening night.

[Lou]

damn!!!

oh wait, i have a car

[JAHV76]

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/track-657141-morning-damage.html

I wonder if this is the reason

[Angel Oracle]

And Gov. Brown wants a bullet train?

[AngelsSurfer]

Well, that sucks.

I'm supposed to go to the stadium on Saturday for the 5K and the game. I really hope the trains are fully back online (regular Amtrak/Metrolink) because otherwise I'm not going to be able to get there.

[nando714]

Damn!!

Oh wait, I live 10-15 min away

[ELEVEN]

Great. Now I have to run the 5K sober.

[seenoevil]

Oh wait

[jsnpritchett]

damn!!!

oh wait, i have a car

 

Yep.  Only poor people take the train.

[AngelsSurfer]

...or those of us who have medical issues and can't drive.

[Revad]

Poor or smart.

[Brandon]

....or people that are smart about drinking and driving.

 

I'm maybe 10 minutes away from the stadium and will be looking to get a group together to train from Tustin to the hub and over to the stadium.

[Revad]

Good luck

[QuinlansMinion]

Doesnt the train station close at 10 pm?  You could end up getting stuck if its a long game.  Thats why I never take trains.

[Lou]

...or those of us who have medical issues and can't drive.

do you go alone? where do you live?

[Lou]

....or people that are smart about drinking and driving.

 

I'm maybe 10 minutes away from the stadium and will be looking to get a group together to train from Tustin to the hub and over to the stadium.

how is the walk from the station back home at night?

[AngelsSurfer]

No, the Angels Express leaves 30 minutes after the last out or at 11:30, whichever comes first. The last train of the night is an Amtrak at 11:04, aside from that. So even if a 7 o'clock game ends up going four hours, you're going to get a train.

They're generally pretty good about making sure people don't get stranded. There was one time last season where the train had an issue and wasn't going to get there. The Metrolink people went up and down the platforms to find out where everyone was going, and then they arranged for all of us to take the next Amtrak free of charge. And the Amtrak did the local stops that are usually skipped so everyone could get home.

I've never understood the aversion to mass transit. The Angels Express is smart, there's no traffic and you can drink at the game.

Edited April 11, 2015 by AngelsSurfer

[AngelsSurfer]

do you go alone? where do you live?

Los Angeles. Sometimes I'm on my own, sometimes with friends, but either way we always end up doing the train.

[red321]

And Gov. Brown wants a bullet train?

 

Why yes...let's compare Apples to Radiators

[Brandon]

how is the walk from the station back home at night?

 

Less than $5 with Uber as the station is in Old Town Tustin.

[Lou]

it's not an aversion, Surfer. It's the fact that mass transit in socal just sucks

[Brandon]

I've never really used mass transit except in big cities like Portland or SF, but I'm not opposed to it. I remember a bunch of our Del Mar trips people would group together in OC and make it down to SD having a blast.

[Lou]

Los Angeles. Sometimes I'm on my own, sometimes with friends, but either way we always end up doing the train.

oh ok. That's cool. I was thinking you were in the IE since you seemed bummed about this news. Was going to say if you were close by, and we happened to be going to the same game, i could help you out with a ride.

[Lou]

I've never really used mass transit except in big cities like Portland or SF, but I'm not opposed to it. I remember a bunch of our Del Mar trips people would group together in OC and make it down to SD having a blast.

yeah, the Del Mar trip is a blast.

I've used it a lot in SF, Chicago,etc.

what we have is much less convenient than it is in citites with real mass transit sytems

i'm getting a unicycle

[Lou]

Why yes...let's compare Apples to Radiators

i've found apples to be slightly more appetizing

Edited April 10, 2015 by Lou