The Southern Pacific's route to Los Angeles was completed in 1880, while the Santa Fe was finished 6 years later. The completion of these two railroads lead to a boom in citrus farming, tourism, and towns in the Los Angeles area.
Faced with severe traffic on the highways, Los Angeles officials had to create transport alternatives for the growing population. The Metrolink was created to "reduce congestion on highways and improve mobility throughout Southern California." Today it has 7 lines, 54 stations and 40,000 passengers daily. The L.A. County Metro Rail is another alternative as it provides 3 light rail lines, as well as 2 rapid transit subway lines which together total 73.1 miles of rail, with 62 stations, and approximately 250,000 daily weekday passengers.
Airports
The major airport in Los Angeles is the LAX, which is the fifth busiest airport in the world with 61,895,548 passengers in 2007. Other notable airports include the Long Beach Municipal Airport, and the Bob Hope Airport located in Burbank.
Ports
The two most important ports in Los Angeles are the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. Together they handle over a 1/4 of all container traffic entering the United States, making them one of the 3 largest ports in the world by shipping volume.
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