Union Station Waiting Room Gallery
A Line
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F rom its Pomona North Station to the Long Beach Station , LA Metro’s A Line is one long ride. At 57.6 miles, the A Line is the longest light rail line in the world, with a travel time of 2 hours and 11 minutes. From the Pomona North Station to Union Station in Los Angeles, the travel time is 1 hour and 6 minutes. For the estimated 33,000 residents in and around Montclair, Upland, Ontario and Chino that work in A Line-corridor cities along the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley, and the 24,000 residents living in those foothill cities that work in and around Montclair, Upland, Ontario and Chino an A Line extension to Montclair would represent a tremendous, inexpensive opportunity to commute by rail to work. For the day adventurer, however, a trip on the A Line between the Pomona North Station and Union Station offers a lot to see, do and enjoy. The trip to Long Beach, and the station stops in between, also offer many sights. Here is a day tour of adventures from Union Station to Pomona: Union Station. Use Union Station as your platform to discover the heart of Los Angeles. From here you can use Metro’s subway system to explore all that makes Los Angeles a world-class city. Union Station (800 North Alameda St.) itself offers a multitude of treats. The iconic 1930 landmark serves as a vibrant symbol of the downtown area. Conceived on a “grand scale,” Union Station is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States, and is often regarded as the “Last of the Great Railway Stations” built in the U.S. The structure, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, combines Art Deco, Mission Revival, and Streamline
Moderne style. Today, Union Station is Southern California’s major transportation hub, serving approximately 110,000 passengers each day — making it the busiest railroad station in the Western U.S. Union Station hosts a rotating collection of unique events, cutting-edge performances, concerts, art exhibitions, and thought- provoking cultural programming showcasing the diversity of entertainers, artists and innovators in the Los Angeles region. Union Station events include the Rare Books LA Antiquarian Book Fair ; the Annual Boonion Station! (a family friendly Halloween Haunt); THE MAZE Halloween (where you lose yourself in a labyrinth of sound, shadows, and surprise twists); LA on the Move Exhibit (brings attention to the region’s remarkable biodiversity and the role urban species play in maintaining balance; e.g., this year’s exhibit in the Waiting Room Gallery spotlights five wildlife species — the coyote, mountain lion, red-tailed hawk, monarch butterfly and California kingsnake as they navigate neighborhoods in search of food, shelter and safety). Journeys Continued is another Union Station exhibit that features local artists. The exhibit sees L.A. communities Through the Eyes of Artists — the exhibition focuses on neighborhoods and cities in Los Angeles County). Local artists capture the look and feel of each community featured, highlighting special and surprising or lesser-known facets of their subject community. The artworks are part of an award-winning series presented originally as posters of communities served by Metro. The artwork series started in 2003, rotates year-to-year, and is on exhibit in the Union Station Passageway . The full online gallery can be viewed on the Metro Art website .
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