A (Los Angeles Railway)

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Overview
Locale	Los Angeles
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Los Angeles Railway
Daily ridership	14,775 (1940)
History
Opened	May 4, 1920
Closed	June 30, 1946
Technical
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	600 V DC overhead line
Route map
Route map
	Legend
1939–1946
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A refers to several streetcar routes in Los Angeles, California. The lines were operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1920 to 1946.

History

1920–1932

Los Angeles Railway rerouted many lines in 1920, assigning them letter designations. The A line ran along Adams; Normandie; 24th; Hoover; Burlington; 16th; Hill; 1st; Spring; North Main; Sunset; North Broadway; Lincoln Park Avenue; looping back via Nort Main to Plaza; thence to west terminal over above route.^[2] In 1924, the lines was split in two. The A-2 West Adams and North Main Street Line operated on those streets as well as a portion of the former C Griffith and Griffin Avenue Line. The A-3 West Adams and Lincoln Park Line also ran on Main street. In 1926, the A-2 was rerouted to Griffin Park. The two routes were recombined in 1930 as a single A line.

1932–1939

A new A line started service on June 12, 1932. It was formed by the Adams Avenue segment of the former service and the Angeleno Heights segment of the G Griffith and Angeleno Heights Line. A branch at Edgeware Road opened in 1934, and the main service was rerouted on this line starting in 1938.^[3]

1939–46

The final and longest lived routing of the A began service on September 25, 1939. It was predominantly formed from the old A line as well as Temple Street taken from the L West 11th and West Temple Street Line. Tracks on Fountain were removed from service in 1942, and the line ceased to operate on June 30, 1955.

Sources

^ Breivogel, Milton; Bate, Stuart (1942). Mass Transiit Facilities and Master Plan of Parkways (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 29 January 2021. {{cite report}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Terrass, John (1922). Study and Plan of Relief of the Street Traffic Congestion in the City of Los Angeles, California (PDF) (Thesis). University of California. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google.

"Los Angeles Railway". Electric Rail Heritage Association.
"'A'". Electric Rail Heritage Association. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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[1] Breivogel, Milton; Bate, Stuart (1942). Mass Transiit Facilities and Master Plan of Parkways (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 29 January 2021. {{cite report}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)

[2] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Terrass, John (1922). Study and Plan of Relief of the Street Traffic Congestion in the City of Los Angeles, California (PDF) (Thesis). University of California. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[3] H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google.

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