Gold Line Foothill Extension

Metro workers perform a stress test on the new 11.5-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension, which will begin carrying passengers between Pasadena and Azusa in the spring.

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Oct. 22, 2015 7:10 PM PT

Train operator Carlos Martinez checks the controls while performing a stress test on the Foothill Extension. The travel time from Union Station to a new terminus near Azusa Pacific University is expected to be about 48 minutes.

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Los Angeles County residents are just a few months away from riding Gold Line trains through the San Gabriel Valley.

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The Gold Line Foothill Extension has stops at six stations in Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa.

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Metro workers take a break from performing a stress test on the new 11.5-mile Foothill Extension, which is set to open in March 2016.

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A passenger casts a shadow at the Sierra Madre Villa Station in Pasadena.

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Metro train workers arrive at the Arcadia station while performing a stress test on the Gold Line Foothill Extension, which is expected to open in March 2016.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)