In what could be a signal that a daily commuter train is only a few years away on the route, Metrolink's first Rose Parade express made a trial run Thursday from Claremont to Arcadia, and seats are selling fast for the New Year's Day rail ride.
As the 130-ton locomotive and three double-decker cars pulled into a temporary station in Arcadia on Thursday, where passengers on Jan. 1 will board shuttle buses to the parade, Metrolink officials said fewer than 200 of 1,000 tickets available for the express remain.
