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Brush Canyon
Overview
OwnerPacific Electric Pacific Electric
LocaleLos Angeles
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemPacific Electric Pacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric Pacific Electric
History
Opened1908
ClosedAugust 6, 1918
Technical
Line length1.56 mi (2.51 km)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Old gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification600 V DC Overhead lines
Route map

Brush Canyon
Franklin & Bronson

The Brush Canyon Line was a short-lived Pacific Electric interurban branch line in Los Angeles.

Route

The line branched from the Western & Franklin Ave. Line at Franklin & Bronson Avenue to travel north on Bronson to a rock quarry. Roughly an additional mile of track extended into the quarry site.[1]

History

The line was built by the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad in 1908 as a single-track narrow gauge branch — it was converted to standard gauge later the same year. Service was abandoned on August 6, 1918.[1][2]

While passenger service was provided, this branch line was primarily used for freight to carry rocks used to pave Sunset Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Adams Boulevard, West 6th Street, and Wilshire Boulevard in addition to track ballast for most Western District lines.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Western and Franklin Avenue Line". Electric Railway Historical Association. Electric Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ Walker, Jim (January 1, 1976). Lines of Pacific Electric: Southern & Western Districts (Special 60) (Second Printing ed.). Glendale, California: Interurban Press. p. 26.