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LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines |
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Posted by Easy on Sat Aug 16 00:47:55 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008. All rail lines and the Orange line BRT set all time records in July. I think that this is the first time in a while, maybe ever, that the gold line had more riders than the Orange line.The monthly ridership was: Red/Purple - 159,439 Blue - 86,596 Green - 46,527 Gold - 27,019 Orang (BRT) - 26,907 Metro |
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Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Aug 20 12:52:27 2008, in response to LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines, posted by Easy on Sat Aug 16 00:47:55 2008. Wow, the Orange Line almost beat out the Gold. Kinda a bad showing for the Gold, where a bus line (albeit with 60-foot (and one 65-foot) artics, and running like a rail line) almost beats a true rail line with 2-car trains (each of which holds more pax than an artic bus (AFAIK)). |
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Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines |
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Posted by Qveensboro_Plaza on Wed Aug 20 15:18:31 2008, in response to LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines, posted by Easy on Sat Aug 16 00:47:55 2008. This is great news - I think the Gold Line will additionally see a significant jump when the Eastside Extension opens. Now if they could only get that downtown connector built... |
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Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Aug 20 18:43:33 2008, in response to Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Aug 20 12:52:27 2008. I think this might be the first time that the gold line has had more riders than the orange line. |
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Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed Aug 20 18:47:14 2008, in response to Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines, posted by Easy on Wed Aug 20 18:43:33 2008. not wishing to rain on the parade, but. While I cheer all of the increases in transit usage, the much less pretty ## are % commuting public. I E Caltrain for instance has exceeded its WWII record, but how much has the population of commuting personsgrown in the service area? Way more. |
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Re: LACMTA does favor both Purple and Pink line subway extensions |
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Posted by Easy on Tue Sep 2 21:09:23 2008, in response to LACMTA may favor both Purple and Pink line subway extensions, posted by Easy on Sun May 18 18:59:22 2008. As Gomer would say...Surprise! Surprise!The MTA has recommended continuing studies of both the Wilshire and WeHo subway routes. No doubt that they intend to build both if the transit sales tax increase passes in November. LA Times bottleneck blog 
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 18:08:26 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008. Bump...Breda cars 710 (?) and 712 are in service on the Gold Line. I saw them twice today. |
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Re: Expo construction pics |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Sep 17 18:46:51 2008, in response to Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Sun May 4 22:34:23 2008. That used to be my old neighborhood back in the 80s and 90s. I remember walking to nearby Weemes Elementary School watching the old UP trains go by |
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Re: Expo construction pics |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Sep 17 19:14:58 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Sep 17 18:46:51 2008. I wouldn't be surprised to see the neighborhoods along Expo gentrify. That never happened on the blue line, but Expo is much better positioned. |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Sep 17 19:16:18 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 18:08:26 2008. Thanks for the update. Any idea how many cars have been accepted in total? 6? There are at least 10 or 12 in the gold line yard. |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 19:18:42 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 18:08:26 2008. 710 & 711& 706 & 709 but they only run ONE SET and only during the WEEKDAYS |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 19:19:16 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Wed Sep 17 19:16:18 2008. 710 & 711& 706 & 709 but they only run ONE SET and only during the WEEKDAYS |
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Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 19:20:45 2008, in response to Re: LA Metro sets all time ridership records on all lines, posted by Qveensboro_Plaza on Wed Aug 20 15:18:31 2008. ''Like it was ORIGINALLY planned''back when the blue line was 1st built !!!!! |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 19:33:14 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 19:19:16 2008. 708 also. |
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Re: Expo construction pics |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 19:35:32 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by Easy on Wed Sep 17 19:14:58 2008. I've noticed it to a small extent along the Gold Line, particularly in the area near Lincoln/Cypress station as well as the slow gentrification of Highland Park. |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Sep 17 19:44:40 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 19:19:16 2008. Thanks. I ride up the gold line every few weeks to see if there are any Breda's in service and I never see any. I only go on the weekend and now I know why I never see them running. |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 19:47:39 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Wed Sep 17 19:44:40 2008. There's a Breda set that seems to be always going northbound at Southwest Museum at 11:45 AM, if that helps. |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 20:03:47 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 19:47:39 2008. but the bredas run only one set and during the weekdays hours onlynever see a set at night ever if this railcar is so dammed good why does it not run on saturday and sunday ? answer they still do not trust it |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 20:05:00 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 19:33:14 2008. ok but 708 hooked up to what ?707? |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 20:23:13 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Sep 17 20:05:00 2008. I've seen 708 and 706 running together.
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Sep 17 20:56:40 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 20:23:13 2008. intresting looking bredas. I might go out and do a lil of LA Metro fanning. |
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Re: Expo construction pics |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Sep 17 22:22:30 2008, in response to Re: Expo construction pics, posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Sep 17 19:35:32 2008. True. Highland Park, Cypress, Frogtown,.. all those neighborhoods were much worse in the 90's when the gang problem was at it's worst. It's gotten better every year since about '95 and I think that the gold line has helped.The next area to watch out for is Boyle Heights. It's a very walkable neighborhood and when the east la extension opens it will be very convenient to downtown which is also rapidly gentrifying. I'd be very surprised if Boyle Heights isn't considered a pretty decent neighborhood in less than 10 years. Oh, and also watch out for the MacArthur Park neighborhood. Money is being poured into both Koreatown and downtown and people priced out of those areas will head to MacArthur Park. You weren't here so you probably can't appreciate how much safer LA is than 10 years ago. Pretty much everywhere. |
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Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last |
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Posted by Easy on Tue Sep 23 21:39:05 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008. LA Times Bottleneck blogI'm not at all surprised that the gold line is the safest. There are 2-3 times as many deputies on the gold line as there are on the blue line. I don't know why there are so many police given that it's by far the safest line and there are more problems in other places. I had heard that it was part of the MTA's desire to attract "choice" riders. The red line is the second safest and also has a large police presence. The red line rape sounds like it may not really have happened. 7th/metro is a busy station. Hard to see how a rape could happen on an escalator with no one seeing it happen. The green is next while the blue line is last. They don't show a rate, but the blue line has 4 times as many riders as the gold, so it's not quite as bad as it looks. I really don't know if these stats are good or bad, but here they are:  
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Re: Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Tue Sep 23 21:49:26 2008, in response to Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last, posted by Easy on Tue Sep 23 21:39:05 2008. There are 2-3 times as many deputies on the gold line as there are on the blue line.I can vouch for that. Every time I get off the train at Union Station, there's a pair of deputies standing at the top of the stairs doing what appears to be nothing. They're not even checking tickets. |
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Re: Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Tue Sep 23 22:06:39 2008, in response to Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last, posted by Easy on Tue Sep 23 21:39:05 2008. I'm not at all surprised that the gold line is the safest....Yes because of the high class neighborhoods of South Pasadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre. They want to attract more of the riders that live up there first. The Blue Line still needs improvement in terms of security. The line obviously goes through gang-infested neighborhoods in South LA, Watts, & Compton. I honestly avoid riding it after dark. I feel much safer riding the MTA 60 local 760 rapid than I do riding the Blue Line. Its a shame they had to cut the 60 during the daytime to Artesia Station. |
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Re: Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last |
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Posted by Easy on Tue Sep 23 22:15:51 2008, in response to Re: Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last, posted by lbt 9415 on Tue Sep 23 22:06:39 2008. Hmmm... I always feel safe riding the blue line at night and never even think about it. I would probably think differently if I had to get off and walk around Watts at night, but only once or twice have I felt unsafe on the train. And nothing happened either time.It's busier at night than it used to be. I really don't give it a second thought. |
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Re: Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Sep 23 23:43:39 2008, in response to Re: Gold line is the safest LA rail line, blue is last, posted by Easy on Tue Sep 23 22:15:51 2008. please give me a break !!now dig this folks ................. the BLUE LINE was supposed to be the GOLD and connect directly to the BLUE LINE [ originally planned ] and the BLUE is older than the gold and runs at GRADE thru many more different neighborhoods and it is a longer line and the blue line runs 3 pack trains compared to the 2 on the gold |
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LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:37:16 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008. Curbed LAChristmas Miracle: Angels Flight Track Work Begins* Thursday, October 30, 2008, by Dakota Image Gallery Rail work began this week on Angels Flight, that Downtown funicular that previously connected Bunker Hill to the Historic Core. A 2001 Angels Flight fatal accident closed down the ride, and there's been much speculation about when the 107-year-old funicular would open again. According to foreman Ken Johnson (pictured, wearing orange), the original two cars will be delivered this weekend and tested out on the tracks next week. As far as the official opening? "It could be Thanksgiving, but it's looking more like Christmas," he said. Work that took place this week involved refastening the clampings and redoing the rail splicings, he said. Meanwhile, John Welborne, president of Angels Flight Railway, referenced the forthcoming work this spring, stating that he "expects the contractors to return the two historic railway cars, Olivet and Sinai, to the tracks soon." UPDATE: Here's an email update from Welborne: "Work has been going on all year - however not on the tracks, where work is visible . . . as you noted today. As you realize (because it's posted on Curbed LA, I think!), the new Drive machinery was installed late last year. Today, the engineers were testing a cable on this new Drive. Both the restoration and the restoration fundraising have been ongoing all year. We expect to complete both soon --but we don't have a specific date yet. I'll try to keep you posted of developments and reopening projections." *Headline updated to indicate it's the track work that's going on now. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 30 22:54:46 2008, in response to LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:37:16 2008. ''Thanksgiving, but it's looking more like Christmas''which one easy ?? next week track testing ?? any dates ?? well we haerd this before '' the angels flight is coming back '' etc! i was watching the gold line today - long time etc..... ................ no bredas testing or doing nothing today !! oh well , ... !!! |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:55:46 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 30 22:54:46 2008. I don't know when, but like most estimates probably sooner than later. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:56:15 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:55:46 2008. Oops. Later rather than sooner. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 30 22:57:54 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:55:46 2008. are you gonna keep an eye on this cauz my 2000 photos are crapand i need to replace them big time |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 23:02:04 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 30 22:57:54 2008. lol :)I'll let you know if I see or hear anything, but I look at this as "I'll believe it when I see it." |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Thu Oct 30 23:19:50 2008, in response to LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:37:16 2008. That's good. |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Oct 31 08:49:50 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Mon May 5 11:52:36 2008. on .... Sat Sep 27 2008you posted these LIES ON ME but you have no proof on any of your LIES just some computer fake webpage you generated on me ---------------------------------- Re: Debate!!!! Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Sat Sep 27 01:48:06 2008, in response to Re: Debate!!!!, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Sep 27 01:40:46 2008. So if you lied about the picture I have of you NOT being you and now IT IS you how about these other little factiods: 1. You collect SSI. Is there a connection with this and the "medication" you take that prevents you from fasting. 2. You have a outstanding school loan you are desperately trying to evade paying to a Atlanta based Heavy Equipment school? 3. You were in fact homeless and thus your strong feelings about the subject? 4. Your not paying taxes on all your internet business ventures including a picture you took of Walmart used by a major media outlet? 5. What happenned at 149 St when the police arrested you for riding in the cab of a Redbird to get that great video shot? 6. What happenned on the LIRR? We want to know the details! We know your were escorted of the train by MTA police, but else happenned? Fines, inprisonment, a letter of apology to the engineer and conductor of that train? 7. Did you REALLY write a letter of apology to the train operator who got in trouble for letting you ride in his cab or was that a lie also? ----------------------------------------------------- ALL LIES ALL THE TIME FROM YOU NOTHING ELSE |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Oct 31 08:50:59 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Mon May 5 13:44:12 2008. I thought you said you were not posting here anymore !!liar !! |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Oct 31 08:52:19 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 23:02:04 2008. thankz cauz i dont want this to be like the breda car here !!delay delay delay !!! endless drama !! lol |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Sat Nov 1 15:11:10 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Oct 31 08:50:59 2008. Talk about necroposting. Took you 6 months to reply? |
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Re: LACMTA news and LA area events |
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Posted by Kriston Lewis on Sat Nov 1 16:29:23 2008, in response to Re: LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Mon May 5 11:52:36 2008. You guys need a sitcom. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Nov 2 00:44:07 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 30 22:57:54 2008.  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - On Saturday, Nov. 1, the two cars that long ran on Angels Flight were returned to the track that connects Bunker Hill and the Historic Core. The cars, named Olivet and Sinai, were brought to Hill Street Saturday morning and were lifted by a 275-ton crane over the arch at the bottom of the funicular and placed on the track. It is a significant step forward for the railway, which has been closed since a deadly accident in 2001. Last year, new drive machinery was installed, and late last week, a cable for the drive was being tested. No date has been set yet for when the railway could resume operations. "While there still are many weeks of fine-tuning and testing yet to be undertaken, we are hopeful that Angels Flight will reopen to the public late this year or early in 2009," said Dennis Luna, chairman of the Angels Flight Railway Foundation. John Welborne, president of the Foundation, has spent significant time in recent years raising money for a renovation of the railway and the new drive system. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Sun Nov 2 01:08:45 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Sun Nov 2 00:44:07 2008. Interesting. If I'm not doing anything tomorrow I may just take a trip downtown and see what it's like...(And I'm not going to park my car at the much-talked-about Fillmore station parking structure -- I'm riding my bike to Highland Park.) |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Mon Nov 3 01:53:07 2008, in response to LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:37:16 2008. At least one of the Angels Flight cars is back on the tracks. I'm assuming the other one was as well, but I couldn't stop and look as I had to pay attention to driving.The entrance on Hill Street is still blocked off, of course, but the lights were on when I passed by this evening. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by Easy on Mon Nov 3 02:27:03 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by The Port of Authority on Mon Nov 3 01:53:07 2008. Thanks. I was downtown today and thought about heading over there, but decided against it. I was headed to see a movie in Hollywood with my daughters so I was going the other way. Plus I knew that they'd be there for a while.According to blogdowntown both cars - Sinai and Olivet - are back on the tracks. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by LA Scott on Mon Nov 3 11:25:53 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Mon Nov 3 02:27:03 2008. I was downtown on Sunday, and saw both on the tracks - one was around 1/3 of the way up and the other was around 2/3. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Nov 3 12:57:15 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Mon Nov 3 02:27:03 2008. i hope to get some good new photos of thisdamnn my old photos sux |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Nov 3 12:59:09 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by The Port of Authority on Sun Nov 2 01:08:45 2008. if you dont mind paying a hefty $12.oo all day parking fee wit therisk of your car being towed away you wont park at fillmore !! park instead at del mar , much more reasonable rates for sure !! thats where i am going to go |
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LA - Angels Flight update - OLD PHOTO |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Nov 5 10:57:06 2008, in response to LA - Angels Flight update, posted by Easy on Thu Oct 30 22:37:16 2008. I found this: One of the original cars of Angels Flight being moved by crane for storage in Los Angeles, Calif., 1971 |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update - OLD PHOTO |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Nov 5 11:57:05 2008, in response to LA - Angels Flight update - OLD PHOTO, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Nov 5 10:57:06 2008. Cool! I think that the cars that we have now are still the original - Olivet and Sinai. |
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Re: LA - Angels Flight update - OLD PHOTO |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Nov 5 12:46:56 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update - OLD PHOTO, posted by Easy on Wed Nov 5 11:57:05 2008. yea i have to re photograph this
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LA Metro construction update |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Nov 9 21:12:32 2008, in response to LACMTA news and LA area events, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 27 14:21:47 2008. The gold line East LA extension is coming along nicely. Much of the track work appears finished. A few exceptions like Alameda and the 1st street bridge. They're making progress on the stations as well.The Atlantic Station has an under construction crew room at the end of the platform. At least I think that's what it is. Anyone allergic to pics through dirty windows should apply aloe generously before proceeding. Atlantic station  Rail grinder  1st street bridge  Construction on Expo is finally making its way to Flower. Tracks are being laid on various sections. Seems to be on or maybe ahead of schedule.  
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