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Detail of rail and fastening system used on the Metro Rail system in Long Beach, Calif., 1988

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Title: Detail of rail and fastening system used on the Metro Rail system in Long Beach, Calif., 1988
Contributor: Meyer, Rick
Date Created and/or Issued: January 12, 1988
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-3469
Description: The county's 150-mile light-rail system went a little further down the line Monday as the first length of track was laid out in a ceremony in Long Beach. The system, which is to begin operating from Long Beach to L.A. in 1990, will feature rails held together by clips, rather than spikes. The rails will sit atop rubber pads, above that in turn will rest on concrete ties.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3873_306309
ark:/21198/zz0002q8tv
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Local transit--California--Los Angeles County
Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles County--Design and construction
Railroad rails
Rail fastenings
Transportation
Metro Rail (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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