Congratulations to Miguel Del Mundo, winner of TransportiCA’s July book club contest featuring my book Railtown.  To win, Miguel had to answer three questions based on the book, which covered the history of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.  Answers in bold:

1) With the defeat of Measure A in 1974, Mayor Bradley explained residents received this item in the mail the weekend before the election, which had a major effect on the outcome: property tax assessment.

2) When Tom Bradley was first elected Mayor of Los Angeles in 1973, he made a promise that he would have a rapid-transit system in construction how many months after taking office? 18.

3) LA County Supervisor Baxter Ward created what transit proposal, later defeated by county voters, and modified later under a new name and scale?  Sunset Coast Line (1976), later Sunset Coast Limited (1978); both were defeated.

For his efforts, he won a signed copy from me.  Here’s a picture of Miguel enjoying the book in an appropriate location:

I’m honored to see that the on-line TransportiCA has launched a new book club contest with my book Railtown.  The club will include a contest to win an autographed copy of the book.  You just need to answer three questions on L.A. rail history correctly and submit it to the site.  More details can be found here.

Check back in on the site for more details, and thanks to TransportiCA for the selection.