It's like bringing back the old Pacific Electric routes and in segments. The cars however are unlike what Pacific Electric had and are high Tech trolleys foreign built air conditioned. The old Pacific Electrics never had air conditioning. Who says history doesn't repeat itself!?
@@albertcarello7133 There is a tunnel in the Metro 417 apartment building on Hill and 4th street where Pacific Electric operated their trains from 1925 until 1955. That building is known as the Subway Terminal Building. That was LA's first subway. The tunnel was a mile long and trains traveled from the Subway Terminal Building on 4th and Hill Street all the way to Glendale and 1st also known as the Belmont Tunnel. Now the tunnel is no longer a mile because the Bonaventure Hotel on 4th and Flower Street now blocks it.
I was on a couple of the trains you filmed, and surprisingly, I seen you almost all that day, from the Silver Line and the El Monte Busway Foothill Transit lines, to the L Line (Gold). The only thing is: YOU didn't see ME. But to be fair, I pay respects for the passengers of the Arts District. Little Tokyo/Arts District Station is one of the most fascinating stations I've ever seen. To see such a monumental station destroyed leaves me sad, but hopeful. I understand a lot of people want this connection, but the memory of the original Little Tokyo/Arts District Station will always be in our hearts, as TRUE Metro fans.
But Little Tokyo will get an even better underground station going forward. And since it will be underground, it will be passenger friendly even in bad weather.
@@theexmann This is not the first time that Los Angeles had a light rail underground subway. Pacific Electric as known as the Red cars used to run underneath the Subway Terminal Building on 4th and Hill Street all the way to Glendale and 1st also known as the Belmont tunnel from 1925 until 1955. That was a mile long tunnel. The tunnel is still underneath the Metro 417 apartment building on 4th and Hill street but it is no longer a mile anymore because the foundations of the Bonaventure Hotel now blocks it.
@@SuperheroJunior I never said it was the first time. I'm very familiar with the history of the Red and Yellow car lines. In fact, I've been on the walking tour that the LA Conservancy had years ago when the building had not yet been redeveloped into housing. There exist a couple of other underground light rail stations in East LA that are part of what was called the East LA Gold Line before they changed the naming scheme to single letters. And there will be three additional underground stations as part of the "East LA Gold Line" extension from its current terminus at Atlantic and Pomona to the city of Whittier.
End of an era. But glad to see a more rational route for the L line, as well as the rest of the system. The Regional Connector was desperately needed for a long time. In the future both the Little Tokyo Station and the Regional Connector will be forgotten and no one will remember the absurd non-connectivity of the old rail network.
Actually, the L Line will cease to exist as a distinct line proper, as the section between Union Station and the Azusa Pacific University (APU)/Citrus College terminal will become the northern section of the A Line. When the three RC stops (the new underground Little Tokyo/Arts District, Historic Broadway & Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill) officially opens this Friday at 12 Noon PST when the first trains roll through, thus linking the current A Line from 7th Street/Metro Center all the way south to Downtown Long Beach and completing the late 1990s vision of the "Pasadena Blue Line", the A Line will be the longest light rail service line in the history of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority as well as the longest line in the world, which would surpass the 42-mile (62 km) Coast Tram in Belgium. And at the same time, the eastern section of seven stops between Pico/Aliso in Boyle Heights and Atlantic in East L.A. will be taken over by the E Line, in which it will recolored from aqua to gold.
I’m very sad it’s gone! I subscribed I grew up riding the gold line by little Tokyo! Let’s see what the future Brings ahead of us with the regional connector
Thomas Busses: It's like transportation being restored that was discontinued back on April 9th 1961. The Blue Line has been brought back on approximately the same alignment which happened back in 1990. I misspelled your last name. Sorry about that. Thomas Busse I mean.
Something worth noting: The original plans for the A/Blue Line called for it to run from Long Beach and Pasadena. The reason why the original line seemed to just stop in the Financial District was because complications with the B/Red Line's construction opened a number of sinkholes, leading to a ban of new subway tunnels using the at-the-time current measure's funding. With the Regional Connector, the original vision of the Blue Line will be realized.
@Simon Hessabi There are some changes coming to the Red and Purple lines. The current Breda A650 trains will be replaced by the new CRRC HR4000 series being built in China.
And the A Line will become the longest light rail line in the world, which will surpass the 42-mile Coast Tram in Belgium. Hopefully, this revelation will make it into the Guinness World Records.
@@MicTransit Also the current trains that run on the Red and Purple line will get some new trains named the CRRC HR4000 being built in China. The Breda A650 trains that still runs on the Red and Purple lines will be replaced by the new CRRC HR4000 series very soon.
@Albert Carello We are living in the last days. Even jobs are disappearing because of this pandemic and everything is getting more and more expensive. There will be a day that we will not be able to drink, eat, or sell anything without having the Mark Of The Beast according to the book of Revelation in the Bible before Jesus (Yeshua) Christ returns to Earth to set up his Eternal Kingdom with his father God (JEHOVAH)
@@flattrain5834 Even jobs are disappearing forever too. Christ is coming back again and we are living in the last days. Here is a scripture of Revelation 13:16-17 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.
I like to think they renamed the lines because i pointed out how dumb it was. Expo and blue were both blue yet expo had a letter but none of the others did.
The Expo (E) and Blue (A) historically haven't been the longest light rail lines. The honors go to the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee, and the Chicago South Shore & South Bend which still exists as an electric-powered commuter rail line.
Tomorrow marks the last full service day of the fractured L (Gold) Line. By fractured, I mean the sections that run from Azusa to Union Station and from Pico/Aliso to Atlantic in East L.A. The Metro 1990s vision of the “Pasadena Blue Line” becomes a reality this Friday at 12 Noon PST when the A Line officially takes over the Foothill Extension, linking it to the existing line between 7th Street and Downtown Long Beach. Likewise, the E (Expo) Line will utilize the Pico/Aliso-Atlantic branch (the latter becoming the new eastern terminus).
Keep in mind that the Metro system is basically trying to recreate the old Pacific Electric routes dismantled in 1961.
It's like bringing back the old Pacific Electric routes and in segments. The cars however are unlike what Pacific Electric had and are high Tech trolleys foreign built air conditioned. The old Pacific Electrics never had air conditioning. Who says history doesn't repeat itself!?
@@albertcarello7133 There is a tunnel in the Metro 417 apartment building on Hill and 4th street where Pacific Electric operated their trains from 1925 until 1955. That building is known as the Subway Terminal Building. That was LA's first subway. The tunnel was a mile long and trains traveled from the Subway Terminal Building on 4th and Hill Street all the way to Glendale and 1st also known as the Belmont Tunnel. Now the tunnel is no longer a mile because the Bonaventure Hotel on 4th and Flower Street now blocks it.
Yes, *and* achieving the Metro’s lifelong dream of the “Pasadena Blue Line”.
I was on a couple of the trains you filmed, and surprisingly, I seen you almost all that day, from the Silver Line and the El Monte Busway Foothill Transit lines, to the L Line (Gold). The only thing is: YOU didn't see ME. But to be fair, I pay respects for the passengers of the Arts District. Little Tokyo/Arts District Station is one of the most fascinating stations I've ever seen. To see such a monumental station destroyed leaves me sad, but hopeful. I understand a lot of people want this connection, but the memory of the original Little Tokyo/Arts District Station will always be in our hearts, as TRUE Metro fans.
But Little Tokyo will get an even better underground station going forward. And since it will be underground, it will be passenger friendly even in bad weather.
@@theexmann This is not the first time that Los Angeles had a light rail underground subway. Pacific Electric as known as the Red cars used to run underneath the Subway Terminal Building on 4th and Hill Street all the way to Glendale and 1st also known as the Belmont tunnel from 1925 until 1955. That was a mile long tunnel. The tunnel is still underneath the Metro 417 apartment building on 4th and Hill street but it is no longer a mile anymore because the foundations of the Bonaventure Hotel now blocks it.
@@SuperheroJunior I never said it was the first time. I'm very familiar with the history of the Red and Yellow car lines. In fact, I've been on the walking tour that the LA Conservancy had years ago when the building had not yet been redeveloped into housing. There exist a couple of other underground light rail stations in East LA that are part of what was called the East LA Gold Line before they changed the naming scheme to single letters. And there will be three additional underground stations as part of the "East LA Gold Line" extension from its current terminus at Atlantic and Pomona to the city of Whittier.
2020 End of Era for our Childhoold Hero's:
Captain America
Iron Man
Woody
T-800
Rambo
Gold Line
Woody from battle for dream island?
End of an era. But glad to see a more rational route for the L line, as well as the rest of the system. The Regional Connector was desperately needed for a long time.
In the future both the Little Tokyo Station and the Regional Connector will be forgotten and no one will remember the absurd non-connectivity of the old rail network.
Actually, the L Line will cease to exist as a distinct line proper, as the section between Union Station and the Azusa Pacific University (APU)/Citrus College terminal will become the northern section of the A Line. When the three RC stops (the new underground Little Tokyo/Arts District, Historic Broadway & Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill) officially opens this Friday at 12 Noon PST when the first trains roll through, thus linking the current A Line from 7th Street/Metro Center all the way south to Downtown Long Beach and completing the late 1990s vision of the "Pasadena Blue Line", the A Line will be the longest light rail service line in the history of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority as well as the longest line in the world, which would surpass the 42-mile (62 km) Coast Tram in Belgium.
And at the same time, the eastern section of seven stops between Pico/Aliso in Boyle Heights and Atlantic in East L.A. will be taken over by the E Line, in which it will recolored from aqua to gold.
I’m very sad it’s gone! I subscribed I grew up riding the gold line by little Tokyo! Let’s see what the future Brings ahead of us with the regional connector
This whole system was approved by the voters the year I was born ...
Thomas Busses: It's like transportation being restored that was discontinued back on April 9th 1961. The Blue Line has been brought back on approximately the same alignment which happened back in 1990. I misspelled your last name. Sorry about that. Thomas Busse I mean.
Nice video! I was there on the last day when it was opened.
Its gonna be for the better good
F For the gold line
Something worth noting: The original plans for the A/Blue Line called for it to run from Long Beach and Pasadena. The reason why the original line seemed to just stop in the Financial District was because complications with the B/Red Line's construction opened a number of sinkholes, leading to a ban of new subway tunnels using the at-the-time current measure's funding.
With the Regional Connector, the original vision of the Blue Line will be realized.
@Simon Hessabi There are some changes coming to the Red and Purple lines. The current Breda A650 trains will be replaced by the new CRRC HR4000 series being built in China.
@@Hotters9060 Let’s see whi makes better trains China or Japan most of the metro fleet consisted of Japanese and Italian fleet
And the A Line will become the longest light rail line in the world, which will surpass the 42-mile Coast Tram in Belgium. Hopefully, this revelation will make it into the Guinness World Records.
Rip. Glad you made this video
Thanks! I felt the same😄
@@MicTransit Also the current trains that run on the Red and Purple line will get some new trains named the CRRC HR4000 being built in China. The Breda A650 trains that still runs on the Red and Purple lines will be replaced by the new CRRC HR4000 series very soon.
@Albert Carello 100% absolutely positively correct
@Albert Carello We are living in the last days. Even jobs are disappearing because of this pandemic and everything is getting more and more expensive. There will be a day that we will not be able to drink, eat, or sell anything without having the Mark Of The Beast according to the book of Revelation in the Bible before Jesus (Yeshua) Christ returns to Earth to set up his Eternal Kingdom with his father God (JEHOVAH)
@@flattrain5834 Even jobs are disappearing forever too. Christ is coming back again and we are living in the last days.
Here is a scripture of
Revelation 13:16-17
And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.
Thanks for the historic shots.
Thanks for posting this video. Well shot and edited.
I’ve liked and subscribed.
Thanks!
I like to think they renamed the lines because i pointed out how dumb it was. Expo and blue were both blue yet expo had a letter but none of the others did.
Press F to pay respect
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@@chromebomb F
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F U, oh sorry I got carried away. F
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The Expo (E) and Blue (A) historically haven't been the longest light rail lines. The honors go to the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee, and the Chicago South Shore & South Bend which still exists as an electric-powered commuter rail line.
That station is way better than Chinatown
Tomorrow marks the last full service day of the fractured L (Gold) Line. By fractured, I mean the sections that run from Azusa to Union Station and from Pico/Aliso to Atlantic in East L.A.
The Metro 1990s vision of the “Pasadena Blue Line” becomes a reality this Friday at 12 Noon PST when the A Line officially takes over the Foothill Extension, linking it to the existing line between 7th Street and Downtown Long Beach.
Likewise, the E (Expo) Line will utilize the Pico/Aliso-Atlantic branch (the latter becoming the new eastern terminus).
Interesting to see what happens?
You sure train trams aren’t longer in Europe?
2:54 Train crossing over the 101 Freeway in Downtown L.A.
Gold Line opened in 2003 from union station to Pasadena
17:42 I thought he (the operator) flipped you off at first but he's waving hi to you.
It looks like he did though
Wait, what? This was built in 2009, and now it closed down already?
Station moving underground. So not closed permanently.
@@themoviedealers they should’ve made the station underground originally