Gold Line Provides Successful Getaway

It looks like public transportation is finally getting a foothold in car-addicted Los Angeles. The L.A. Times reported this morning that two robbers who swiped a cell phone made their getaway on the Gold Line, the new Eastside leg of the Los Angeles rail system. The theft took place in a restaurant at Central Avenue and 2nd Street. From there, the thieves fled toward the Little Tokyo/Arts District where they boarded the Gold Line train heading for Union Station. They apparently made a clean getaway.  If the trains are reliable enough for robbery getaways, they can probably get people to work and back -  no problem.

In an unrelated story in this morning's Times, the City of Claremont has suspended its recently launched trolley service for lack of riders. I guess there will be no quick getaways in Claremont!