The history of the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway system begins in the early 1970s, when the traffic-choked region began planning a rapid transit system. The first dedicated busway …

Jul 14, 2015 · After dismantling its rail system in the middle century, L.A., as many of us know, was without any subway or light rail service for most of the 1960s, and the entirety of the '70s …

Mar 15, 2021 · This bright yellow Union Pacific train carriage was hauled across the city by husband-and-wife duo John and Pat Wolfe and stationed at a prime spot overlooking the …

Jan 31, 2017 · In the 1970s, rail development became an attractive proposition for municipalities because the federal government granted 80 percent of the funds needed to construct a new …

Jan 17, 2013 · These train depots, long since vanished, provided tourists' and emigrants' first introduction to Los Angeles, helping shape their ideas about the city.

5 days ago · It’s an interactive experience that lets you touch, play, and immerse yourself in the past. You can sit in a classic car, pretend you’re a DJ at a ’70s radio station, or challenge your …

The Los Angeles Conservancy presents The ’70s Turn 50, an initiative exploring the 1970s’ lasting imprint on L.A. County’s built environment.. The fifty-year mark is significant when it …

Its 126-mile (203-kilometer) route ran from Los Angeles, California, south to San Diego. It was assigned train Nos. 70–79 (Nos. 80–83 were added in 1952 when RDCs began operating on …

Oct 4, 2024 · A visit to Southern Pacific’s Taylor Yard in Los Angeles always included a run by of its diesel locomotive paint track. It was the one place that the usual combined with the …

Los Angeles Union Station is the main train station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest passenger rail terminal in the Western United States. [7] It opened in May 1939 as the Los …