All Aboard!

"Why don't they have a subway in LA?" You ask.
Well they do! It's just not entirely done yet!

This week they completed the Gold Line extension from Downtown to East LA. As part of celebration they let everyone ride the new line for free on the first day.

Everyone else must have gotten word of the special because there was a loooooooong line to catch the new subway at Union Station. We waited 40 minutes.

And I thought LA traffic was limited to driving a car!

Enjoying the ride!

Technically it's not a true "subway" because it surfaces and travels at ground level for a couple miles. It's still pretty cool though.

Partying with the mariachi band at the East LA Civic Center!

Now they just need to extend the subway westward so we can ride. The current projected completion date for that end is 2030, so we might be waiting a while.