Trains – September 2019

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ramps and through the historic under-the-
tracks tunnel to the main lobby and voila!
You’ve arrived.
Two cautions: Area homeless find the
station an attractive place to get out of the
elements. Management is aware of this, and
for those who sit in one of the plush waiting
area seats, uniformed security may ask the
reason for your visit or to see a train ticket.
Station platforms are also posted as being
for ticketed passengers only.
For more information, and a list of
events, go to http://www.unionstationla.com.

RADIO FREQUENCIES: Amtrak yard,
160.455; Metrolink road, 160.560 and
160.545; Metrolink maintenance, 161.355.

WHAT’S MORE: Patrons can get a shoe-
shine before boarding the nonstop
Dodger Stadium Express bus to nearby
Chavez Ravine, or, if so inclined, partake in
free monthly station tours.
An almost endless game of trivia can be
played trying to figure out all the movies,
television shows, and commercials that have
used the station and its grounds over the
decades. Among the latest flicks are some of
the outdoor shots of the fictitious Capitol
Pictures motion picture studio in “Hail,
Caesar!” released in 2016. — David Lustig

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