During the holiday season, Orange County is packed with festive events and distinctive shopping venues easily reached by Metrolink. Traveling by train is part of the fun and has other benefits, such as taking cars off the road and reducing traffic and harmful emissions. To encourage Metrolink travel, OCTA curates a collection of delightful weekend day trips near convenient Metrolink stations ...

There’s no reason to take the freeway to the freeway series. The Angels Express is back! Beginning April 2, fans can jump aboard this special Metrolink train and leave traffic behind to watch rivals Angels and Dodgers battle it out in Anaheim. Then on April 10, OCTA will hold a kick-off rally at Irvine Station with authentic Angels Express gear and an exclusive Angels VIP Grand Prize. The ...

The street now travels underneath the Los Angeles- San Diego- San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor. The other bridges and underpasses are being completed in Anaheim, Placentia and Fullerton. The goal of each of the projects is to enhance safety and improve commute times by eliminating the need for drivers to wait at rail crossings.

ORANGE – Southern California transportation agencies extend their appreciation to the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) and Secretary Toks Omishakin for committing to a State-led study to plan future investments for the long-term resiliency of the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor.

Committee Recommendations Direct staff to initiate design work for the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 5) project, from Avenida Pico to Pacific Coast Highway.

The San Diego Association of Governments’ express lanes project on the I-5 appears to be moving forward. This will add lanes south of the Orange County/ San Diego border, and would result in a bottleneck entering Orange County.

This article originally appeared in Metrolink Matters Mission San Juan Capistrano is a landmark and a museum. In fact, this historic destination has even been referred to as the “Birthplace of Orange County.” The mission was named after an Italian saint, San Giovanni di Capistrano, who was born in 1386, and after becoming a POW in a land conflict, began to re-think his life choices and ...

Each year in March, tiny swallows begin to arrive at San Juan Capistrano after winging hundreds of miles from Argentina. To celebrate these world-famous birds and the colorful history of the city, San Juan Capistrano rolls out the largest non-motorized parade in the nation and holds a street fair with hundreds of vendors.

The Orange County Transportation Authority (Authority) invites qualified firms to market, evaluate, negotiate and place the Authority's insurance program.

Metrolink launched the first version of its mobile ticketing app this month. It allows riders to purchase tickets on a smartphone, tablet or other mobile device and is available in both Google Play and the Apple App stores. While the app is available for download by all riders, during the month of March only Inland Empire - Orange County Line riders will be able to use the app to purchase ...