Photo essay: Expo Line cars reach Washington Bl.

Last September,  took a trip along the under-construction Expo Line, between Downtown LA and Culver City.

Now there are test trains running, but up until about a week ago, the trains ran along the Exposition Bl. segment of the route, where I rarely go anymore.

Last week, however, I started seeing Expo Line cars (similar to the Gold Line vehicles) on Flower St,  just south of the junction at Washington Bl.

Enjoy the pictures, and I hope to see the Expo Line cars testing at 7th/Metro Station real soon….

 

Looking south on Flower, two Expo Line trains in distance

Along Flower headed south. One set of three cars and one set of two cars

Looking northward along Flower. Downtown in background

Looking northward on Flower towards Washington (and Downtown). A Blue Line Train can be seen in the background.

 

2 Comments to "Photo essay: Expo Line cars reach Washington Bl."

  1. Bob Davis's Gravatar Bob Davis
    July 31, 2011 - 11:32 pm | Permalink

    Those ARE the Gold Line LRV’s in the Expo test trains–the Gold Line trains are now almost entirely Breda units (700-class) now. We are approaching the 7th anniversary of the first Siemens LRV (238) arriving on the Gold Line to start track testing in August 2002. My wife and I and two friends stayed up until 3 AM to watch the unloading in South Pasadena.

  2. EXPOLINE's Gravatar EXPOLINE
    August 1, 2011 - 7:02 pm | Permalink

    Thay Have Been Testing Since April
    HAVE TESTED FROM PICO to LA CIENEGA/JEFFERSON STATION

    EXPO LINE TRAIN TESTING
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFX4D-m3Yf4

    EXPO LINE TESTING ON FLOWER
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9moKNFRmgI

    EXPO LINE, TESTING STREET SIGNAL LIGHTS
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPrcnnE_snk

    First Running of Expo Line 2-Trains Side By Side
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hX3I9tB2LY

    EXPO LINE TESTING
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGLYAXkhVU

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