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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/20 19:40 by F40PHR231.

Really interesting. Thank you.

Nice post. Thanks for sharing.

Always love your photo essays, great job Chris.

Wonderful post. Thank you.

Happily or sadly, I am old enough to remember Pacific Electric and it's great to see these vibrant projects to recreate its convenience.

I hope that Metro Rail adopts the concept of both express and local trains on some longer routes. If it expects travelers from downtown to use the planned LAX one, limited stops will be essential. Otherwise, I for one will still use the Flyaway buses which, if you don't know, utilize bus lanes much of the way in order to avoid traffic congestion.

To do express service right, though, you really need (at least) a third track. Metro experimented with "express" service
(skip-stop, really) on the Pasadena Gold Line a few years back, and it really wasn't worth the trouble (it only saved about
10 minutes per trip, and reduced the level of service to a number of intermediate stops that were skipped).

Very enjoyable! What an interesting cross-section one sees of L.A. when taking such modes of transportation. Also, surprisingly little graffiti in all the photos.