Arroyo Seco

Arroyo Seco

By Brian Schmidt | November 16, 2021

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Steam locomotive with passenger train on steel viaduct

Arroyo Seco

Several miles out of Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Fe 4-8-4 3782 leads the eastbound Chief across the viaduct spanning the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Although Santa Fe abandoned this line through Pasadena, the bridge is still in use by Metrolink light rail trains. Classic Trains collection

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