For real! It's 2023, and to be honest, this staion is not that dirty. The one that's very dirty, and smelly and full of transients, is Westlake/MacArthur Park station!
@@joelpaniagua2024 Did you know that Los Angeles first subway is located on Hill Street and 4th?? It was operated by Pacific Electric Red Cars from 1925 until 1955.
@SuperheroJunior It wasn't a subway. It was a single dead-end tunnel for the trollies to get into the Terminal Building in DTLA. It wasn't that long, either. The entrance was off of Sunset.
This is so cool to see. I always enjoy watching footage of LA from previous decades to see how it looked then vs. how it looks now. Most of the time things look nearly identical, like large buildings and freeways, it's just the people's style and technology that reflect the time. The area around Pico station on Flower looks nothing like that today, being heavily developed since then. It's also hard to ignore the lack of homelessness present on the train, stations, and surrounding streets when they're visible. It really highlights the stark difference that is today's reality using LA's public transit, especially using the A / B / D Lines.
19:37 - crossing the old SP Santa Monica Branch line (which probably didn't go very far anyway from this point west), this junction/crossing got removed shortly after, good thing you got this. As a kid, I vividly remember crossing that junction when I rode the Blue Line.
3 years before I got hired, train still had the non standard AAR Guage (note the smooth ride with no lateral movement), the old Air Horns and Data Head Communications system which was a maintenance nightmare. Miss those trains, I worked on them for 27 years.
@@stevenparker1063I rode these trains trains as a kid but I do remember when the door closed the air mechanism had a chirp sound to it and I can’t find any videos of the nippon sharyo doors having it
@@Lucrativecris Yup the Air doors were made by the Vapor Corporation they were used on a lot of 80s trains and busses. Only problem is when you parked the train all the air leaked out (as the trains aged) and you would have to pull the T-handle to get in! Other than that they it was a flawless door operating system that was very easy to maintain.
Back then, the Metro Blue Line (now the A Line since 2020) was a lot different than today. 1. All light rail trains were Nippon Sharyo P865's with original LACTC red and blue stripes livery. All P865's had airhorns at that time before getting the electronic Nathan K5LA horns and gong bells. Since 2018, all P865's have been retired in favor of modern Kinkisharyo P3010's. The Blue Line also runs Siemens P2000 and AnsaldoBreda P2550 light rail trains from the Gold Line (now L Line since 2020). 2. All stations had shorter platforms due to the Blue Line running two car trains at that time. Since 2001, all Blue Line station platforms have been lengthened to accommodate three car trains. 3. All railroad crossing signals on the Blue Line used to have mechanical bells and incandescent warning lights. Today, since 2005, all crossings on the Blue Line have LED warning lights and electronic bells. 4. All stations' signage used to be formatted in gray with white Helvetica Bold text and blue stripes. Today since 2019, all signs have been replaced with newer white Scala Sans and DIN Bold text on black format. 5. Also, back then, 7th Street/Metro Center station didn't have the overhead illuminated station signage, due to Red Line (now B Line since 2020) construction at that time.
El Pollo Loco has been the longest restaurant to keep business open. It's 2024, and it's still there on Washington Blvd between San Pedro & Grand Station.✊💯
They had to be removed because the Rich people in Bixby Knolls were complaining they were too loud, that is also why they built the sound wall by the LA River crossing.
My beautiful Long Beach has changed tremendously growing up in the mid 80’s through the 90’s 😢 gentrification killed downtown! 🖕Corporate greed obliterated old buildings with beautiful architecture and charm!
El Pollo Loco has been the longest restaurant to keep business open. It's 2024, and it's still there on Washington Blvd between San Pedro & Grand Station.✊💯
![[HD] Metro A Line (Blue) - P2000 Full Cab Ride from Downtown Long Beach to 7th Street/Metro Center](/img/1.gif)
Great throwback video! Pretty rare to see a 90s video of the golden age of the Metro Blue Line.
And we've never seen 7th & Metro so clean ever again.
For real! It's 2023, and to be honest, this staion is not that dirty. The one that's very dirty, and smelly and full of transients, is Westlake/MacArthur Park station!
Not a Zombie in sight
@@joelpaniagua2024 Did you know that Los Angeles first subway is located on Hill Street and 4th?? It was operated by Pacific Electric Red Cars from 1925 until 1955.
@SuperheroJunior It wasn't a subway. It was a single dead-end tunnel for the trollies to get into the Terminal Building in DTLA. It wasn't that long, either. The entrance was off of Sunset.
@@joelpaniagua2024The Westlake station has gotten a lot better in the last 10 months.
The good ol' days! when it was safe and clean!
Great upload , LA great place to visit, greeting from Texas 😊full supported 57:19
This is so cool to see. I always enjoy watching footage of LA from previous decades to see how it looked then vs. how it looks now. Most of the time things look nearly identical, like large buildings and freeways, it's just the people's style and technology that reflect the time. The area around Pico station on Flower looks nothing like that today, being heavily developed since then. It's also hard to ignore the lack of homelessness present on the train, stations, and surrounding streets when they're visible. It really highlights the stark difference that is today's reality using LA's public transit, especially using the A / B / D Lines.
19:36 SP ex-PE Santa Monica Air Line - Amoco Diamond crossing
That was the best part!
19:37 - crossing the old SP Santa Monica Branch line (which probably didn't go very far anyway from this point west), this junction/crossing got removed shortly after, good thing you got this. As a kid, I vividly remember crossing that junction when I rode the Blue Line.
That thing was still their in the mid 2000s even I remember it
3 years before I got hired, train still had the non standard AAR Guage (note the smooth ride with no lateral movement), the old Air Horns and Data Head Communications system which was a maintenance nightmare. Miss those trains, I worked on them for 27 years.
They’re better than the Siemens P2000 those trains are garbage
@@Lucrativecris even after the Mid-Life overhaul.
@@stevenparker1063I rode these trains trains as a kid but I do remember when the door closed the air mechanism had a chirp sound to it and I can’t find any videos of the nippon sharyo doors having it
@@Lucrativecris Yup the Air doors were made by the Vapor Corporation they were used on a lot of 80s trains and busses. Only problem is when you parked the train all the air leaked out (as the trains aged) and you would have to pull the T-handle to get in! Other than that they it was a flawless door operating system that was very easy to maintain.
I remember back in the day you could open the windows on the Blue Line.
we used metal Tie wraps to seal them shut because cars were flooding in the car wash after the roof gutters were removed.
Back then, the Metro Blue Line (now the A Line since 2020) was a lot different than today.
1. All light rail trains were Nippon Sharyo P865's with original LACTC red and blue stripes livery. All P865's had airhorns at that time before getting the electronic Nathan K5LA horns and gong bells. Since 2018, all P865's have been retired in favor of modern Kinkisharyo P3010's. The Blue Line also runs Siemens P2000 and AnsaldoBreda P2550 light rail trains from the Gold Line (now L Line since 2020).
2. All stations had shorter platforms due to the Blue Line running two car trains at that time. Since 2001, all Blue Line station platforms have been lengthened to accommodate three car trains.
3. All railroad crossing signals on the Blue Line used to have mechanical bells and incandescent warning lights. Today, since 2005, all crossings on the Blue Line have LED warning lights and electronic bells.
4. All stations' signage used to be formatted in gray with white Helvetica Bold text and blue stripes. Today since 2019, all signs have been replaced with newer white Scala Sans and DIN Bold text on black format.
5. Also, back then, 7th Street/Metro Center station didn't have the overhead illuminated station signage, due to Red Line (now B Line since 2020) construction at that time.
Also I heard no announcements. When did that start? I'm guessing around when the P2000s came in.
@@QuarioQuario54321 The driver can be heard briefly announcing most of the station names.
@@NHGMitchell but no auto announcement. When did that start?
@@QuarioQuario54321the first line to have it was the green line I remember the Siemens only having it the rest of fleet was manual
@@QuarioQuario54321 mid 2000s, like 2005-ish
The horns on this train sound like a screeching elephant
Now it's a rolling mentality I'll unit
El Pollo Loco has been the longest restaurant to keep business open. It's 2024, and it's still there on Washington Blvd between San Pedro & Grand Station.✊💯
At one point, the LA streets were actually clean?
Sort of.
Yup till like 2012-2014
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The same areas still look relatively clean.
not really, this is just a low def video.
@@fobikloko6368 Sounds about right from what I remember.
I prefer the air horns to the electronic ones.
I'd hope on the newer cars they'd dual or triple mounted air horns operated by a lanyard.
They had to be removed because the Rich people in Bixby Knolls were complaining they were too loud, that is also why they built the sound wall by the LA River crossing.
Blue line has horizontal traffic lights in Long Beach
My beautiful Long Beach has changed tremendously growing up in the mid 80’s through the 90’s 😢 gentrification killed downtown! 🖕Corporate greed obliterated old buildings with beautiful architecture and charm!
Red line has horizontal traffic lights .
These trains just don't have traffic signal priority.
El Pollo Loco has been the longest restaurant to keep business open. It's 2024, and it's still there on Washington Blvd between San Pedro & Grand Station.✊💯
Must be from the 80s