Train testing, crew training, and simulated service will continue throughout the month of October.

Each weekend in October, Amtrak will train operators using Metrolink locomotives between the San Bernardino - Downtown Station to the Redlands - Downtown Station using 7th street to turn the locomotives around during each roundtrip:

• October 1 and October 2 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
• The remaining Saturdays and Sundays in October 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day.

Beginning Monday, October 3 DMU trains will run along the corridor from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays and weekends.

Crews are scheduled to resume simulated service on Monday, October 17 through Sunday, October 23 from 4:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. During this time, two DMUs will be on the tracks and will stop at each station:

• Every 30 minutes during peak hours (5:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
• Every 60 minutes during off-peak hours (9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.)

In compliance with the FRA regulations, horns (two long, one short, one long) and bells will sound at street crossings throughout the corridor during testing, training and simulated service. Per the FRA, the horns must sound at a certain decibel. Quiet zone enhancements were included in the construction of the Redlands Passenger Rail Project. After operations begin and the FRA approves the quiet zones, the routine sounding of the train horn will no longer be required and the use of the horn will be at the discretion of the engineer and limited to safety situations that require an alert.

Please remember train testing is dynamic and the schedule may change.

See tracks, think train!

To learn more about rail safety and what to expect during train testing, click here.