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Libros Schmibros founder David Kipen on Expo and Metro's light rail history
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May 1, 2012
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Libros Schmibros founder David Kipen on Expo and Metro's light rail history
Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson ran into self-described "rail geek" David Kipen at La Cienega and Jefferson on the Expo Line's inaugural day.
The station at La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards in Culver City is the last westbound stop for now on the Expo Line. Another station will open in Culver City in the summer.
The station at La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards in Culver City is the last westbound stop for now on the Expo Line. Another station will open in Culver City in the summer.
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The window to Libros Schmibros, a lending library on the western edge of Boyle Heights.
The window to Libros Schmibros, a lending library on the western edge of Boyle Heights.
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Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson ran into self-described "rail geek" David Kipen at La Cienega and Jefferson on the Expo Line's inaugural day.

Last weekend saw the opening of the Expo line: Los Angeles County's newest light rail train. Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson was at the opening and rode the line all the way to its current western terminus at La Cienega and Jefferson. There, he ran into David Kipen--the frequent KPCC guest and founder of Boyle Heights lending library Libros Schmibros. During his free time, Kipen says, he's also a proud rail geek.