Category Archives: Transit History
El Monte Station: Past, Present and Future
The old El Monte Bus Station, which used to resonate with the roar of buses, is now eerily quiet. Instead, the buses have moved to a temporary bus terminal in one of the station’s former parking lots. There are two bus islands; one for MTA buses, the other for Foothill. On days when the weather […]
From the Venice Short Line to Rapid Bus #733: A History of Transit Service on Venice Boulevard.
In honor of Metro’s new Venice Bl. Rapid Bus (#733), I will describe the history of public transportation on Venice Boulevard. It Began With A Rail Line…. The story starts in 1897 when the Pasadena and Pacific Railway, one of Los Angeles’ early streetcar companies, built a line along 16th Street (later renamed Venice Boulevard) […]
From Los Angeles to the Inland Empire: A History of RTD Line #496
It used to be a lot easier to get from Los Angeles to Riverside or San Bernardino than it is now. RTD #496, and its predecessor #60 connected Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley with the Inland Empire. Just hop on the bus, and within a couple of hours, you’d be some sixty miles […]
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