SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES, Calif— The plan to offer a morning Metrolink train northbound and an afternoon return trip southbound on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner has been years in the making.
“The voters voted for this in 2008 and passed measure A, in part because they wanted to see the train in addition to the lane. It’s one thing to have a H-O-V carpool lane. That is great. We’re looking forward to that. But we also want options for people who maybe don’t want to drive or who would rather sit back and cruise past the traffic while they’re on the train,” said SBCAG Multimodal Programs Director Aaron Bonfilio.
The new offering was originally scheduled to launch in October, but now officials are targeting January at the earliest…