METRO’S BLUE LINE WILLOW St. STATION IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Posted on February 20, 2015 by THE OLD MACHINIST

My wife has breast cancer and is receiving chemotherapy at the Todd Cancer center in Long Beach. The Metro blue line runs nearby and I walked over to the Willow St. station to check it out. I spent a little time there and, since I had my camera with me, I put some “bits” to work. These images are from my time at Willow St. station.

: LONG BEACH TODD CENTER

: LOOKING NORTH TOWARD LOS ANGELES

: LEAVING FOR LOS ANGELES

: LOOKING SOUTH TOWARD LONG BEACH BLVD. AND STREET RUNNING

: SOUTH TOWARDS OCEAN BLVD.

: PANTOGRAPH

: ELECTRICIAN’S NIGHTMARE

: FIGURE THIS OUT!

: PACIFIC ELECTRIC CARS FORMERLY OPERATED ON LONG BEACH BLVD.

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I am 89 years old and was married for 66 years. My wife passed away in 2016. I am a retired engineer and spent 35 years developing INS gyroscopes. I was a High School mentor in physics, a mountaineer, a model builder, a machinist and I have a degree in Physics. My interests include railroad history and photography, science history, cosmology, interesting people, and old engineering drawings. I place a high value on my friendships. I enjoying my life and I try look forward with a sense of anticipation and curiosity about what my future has in store for me.

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