Talk:Union Station (Los Angeles)
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The 75 trains per week seems awfully low. The San Diego Santa Fe Depot sees 150 trains per week and I'm sure LAUPT sees far more trains. MrHudson
- It is way too low. Metrolink alone has 75 daily departures.--Slightlyslack 10:36, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] LACMTA Red Line
The Union Station page is part of a larger effort to document the Red Line. It has been restored to it's original page. Pacific Coast Highway 02:10, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] merge with Union Station (LACMTA Station)?
Although I am generally an advocate of merging smaller articles into large articles, I don't think that this proposed merger serves the Wikipedia. One reason for not doing the mergier is that Union Station LA and Union Station LACMTA are really two different projects that just happen to be one on top of the other with very similar names. Another reason is that the Union Station is going to end up a big hodge-podge of info anyway once you add all the appropriate info on Amtrak and MetroRail, fill out the info on the history of the station, and then add some of the info from the To-do list such as the use of Union Station as a location in movies. BlankVerse ∅ 12:26, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
- I'm indifferent on this one. As a current non-resident, I'm inclined to combine the two articles into one, but as a former resident, I also think they should remain separate. I've only visited the station once since the Red Line opened, but I seem to remember that the two stations operate more independently than an article merge would indicate. Am I right in remembering that the entry to one is completely separate from the other? If so, then the articles should remain separate (but at least mention and link to each other). slambo 13:24, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
- Merge-Why not?! Pacific Coast Highway 13:27, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
- Merge - Conditionally; if anything, Union Station (LACMTA) should be folded into Union Station (LA) as the latter is the more significant entity.--Lordkinbote 19:21, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
- Merge - There are occasions when having separate articles serves a categorization purpose, but I can't find one here. Combining the articles will make the information more accessible to readers. -Willmcw 19:39, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] rail accidents associated with LAUPT
There are a couple of interesting accidents (and one photo!) listed at List of rail accidents. I won't get a chance to add them today, but will try to come back to this article sometime this next week. BlankVerse ∅ 13:00, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Photo swap?
I think the above photo is better, but since I took this photo, can someone else confirm that I'm not biased? --Padraic 15:08, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
- Yes to SWAP. Your photo is higher resolution, of course. Its only detraction is the nearby building peeking over Union Station's roof. Perhaps if the camera had been nearer the subject and lower to the ground the other building wouldn't appear. At any rate, I agree yours is a better composition and ought to take pride of place in this article. Binksternet (talk) 16:17, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
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- Agreed that it's not perfect, but so swapped. I encourage any LA Wikipedians to go to the station and try for a better shot - but I won't be back in LA anytime soon.--Padraic 17:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
