Echo Park Avenue Line
| Echo Park Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Owner |  Pacific Electric |
| Locale | Los Angeles |
| Termini |
|
| Stations | 1 |
| Service | |
| Type | Interurban |
| System | Pacific Electric |
| Operator(s) | Pacific Electric |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Closed | October 1, 1950. |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 4.56 mi |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Old gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Electrification | 600 V DC Overhead lines |
The Echo Park Avenue Line was a Pacific Electric interurban line in Los Angeles which travelled from 11th & Hill Streets in downtown Los Angeles along the Hollywood Line to Sunset Boulevard where it turned right and proceeded north along Echo Park Avenue to terminate at Cerro Gordo Street.[1][2]
See also
- Streetcar suburb
- Streetcars in North America
- List of California railroads
- History of rail transportation in California
- Union Station (Los Angeles)
- Los Angeles Motordrome
References
- ^ "Echo Park Avenue Line". Electric Railway Historical Association. Electric Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Walker, Jim (January 1, 1976). Lines of Pacific Electric: Southern & Western Districts (Special 60) (Second Printing ed.). Glendale, California: Interurban Press. p. 26.
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