L.A. Railroad History
“L.A. Scene” by Cecilia Rasmussen (March 28), on railroad stations in Los Angeles, is one of the best ever.
As Metrolink expands and rails become even more important to 21st Century travel in the region, a look back is important.
What Rasmussen did not chronicle was that Southern Pacific tracks on Alameda Street in front of Union Station have been removed. These rails connected the Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad to the SP’s River Station and yards on North Main and now have been severed.
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