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Mission

(also called South Pasadena, its the one stop in that city) is a Gold Line Station on the former ATSF ROW that Amtrak's Southwest Chief (also called the Southwest Limited and Super Chief at times) ran over until January 14, 1994. It is on the former location of the South Pasadena station but this was closed long before the Amtrak era.

The station is located between the grade crossings (with bells and lights) of El Centro Street (where Glendon Way intersects it) and Mission Street (where it is intersected by Meridan Avenue). The station has two side platforms that have a single canopy in their midsections and Astride-Aside by Michael Stutz for artwork that I completely missed. Entrances are slightly complicated because of the diagonal nature of the grade crossings at either end of the station. The El Centro Street end has a ramp to the Los Angeles-bound platform, just stairs to the Pasadena-bound platform, the reverse is true at the Mission Street end.
Photos 1-11 on 14 April, 2006 and Photos 12-19 taken on 19 March, 2010

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The canopy on the center of the southbound platform at Mission
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A lamppost with a platform sign at Mission
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An old Metro station pillar
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Looking down the tracks towards the station platforms at Mission
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TVMs
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Looking down the staggered station
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Looking across the tracks to the northbound platform at Mission
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P2000 #231 bound for Union Station approaches a grade crossing to enter Mission
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P2000 LRV #231 goes across the grade crossing at Mission
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P2000 LRV #231 about to enter Mission
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P2000 LRV #244, the last Car of a Gold Line train bound for Union Station at Mission
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One station entrance
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The southern end of the platforms
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The little staircase to the LA-bound platform
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