I did this same route on the Friday the Regional Connector opened, but I got off at each of the new stations to check them out. They all looked great and they're well placed in DTLA. I proceeded to take the train to Santa Monica and spent some time at the pier and beach. After I grabbed a bite to eat on the pier, I headed back to East LA without stopping. This was at 5:30pm on a Friday. It took me about an hour to get back to the Indiana station. It would have taken me 1.5 hours had I driven the same distance along the 10 and 5 fwys. I hadn't been to the pier in 20 years before my adventure on Friday. However, I plan to go to the beach much more often this Summer. It's just so much faster and convenient to make the trip now that the regional connector is open. One seat ride, no transfers needed. HELL YES!!!
So instead of actually building a subway.... you got a modern day trolley? I suppose it works... but shouldn't this thing have been grade separated? ESPECIALLY between Pico and USC?
The Santa Monica Metro E Line provides a quick and easy way to get around Santa Monica and the surrounding Los Angeles areas. The E line does stop at the Expo/USC Station for college students who are going to school or for visitors who are planning to visit the museums for educational purposes or visiting the botanical garden for pleasure. The E line ends in Downtown Santa Monica where the train drops off the passengers access the street from the shopping mall, where passengers can eat and dine out or go shopping or visit the pier for both business and leisure time. It was much cheaper building a rail line than building a subway which could have cost more to be built.
@@AlohaRobertTravelShow I love this line, but I wouldn't call it quick. It takes over an hour as your video shows. If it were a grade separated rapid transit line like the B/D lines (or BART), that route could potentially be done in 45 mins and could actually rival driving between East LA and Santa Monica. BART ranges from35-80mph, the E line averages at 19mph. Yes, it would have been more expensive, but would have been WAY more worth it in the long run if we actually want ppl out of their cars (considering how sprawling LA is). And LA Metro/Caltrans never considers price when it comes to adding a lane to a freeway or reconstructing the 10. High quality driving, but not trains
I also feel bad for the silver light rail trains that serviced the old gold line. I also wish we had some of those trains on the new gold line traveling from East LA to Santa Monica.
Well I take the A line regularly, and there were not that many problems on the Foothill section. Problems started at the 7th Street Metro Center station when random people came on and started fighting.
