The following excerpts appeared in Passenger Transport magazine on December 21, 2015. To read the entire article, click here.

Following Public Transportation in 2015: Openings, Ground Breakings, Improvements and Acquisitions – Passenger Transport

Public transportation agencies and businesses achieved numerous milestones during the past year, from the openings of new rail, bus and BRT lines to the beginning of high-speed rail construction in California and top-to-bottom overhauls of entire bus route systems. Here’s a month-by-month look at these events as they appeared in Passenger Transport.

[Foothill Gold Line highlights]:

May

The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority held a community open house and dedication ceremony—months ahead of schedule—for its state-of-the-art Foothill Gold Line Operations Campus in Monrovia, CA, which also includes maintenance facilities.

August

The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority in Los Angeles held a series of ceremonies to mark the substantial completion of the six stations along the 11.5-mile light rail project that ultimately will link Pasadena and Azusa.

Passenger Transport Caption: Hundreds braved the heat at the Duarte/City of Hope Station to celebrate the substantial completion of the six-station, 11.5-mile Foothill Gold Line.