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List of Pacific Electric lines

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Pacific Electric lines emanating from Downtown Los Angeles, 1917

The following passenger rail lines were operated by the Pacific Electric Railway and its successors from the time of its merger in 1911 until the last line was abandoned in 1961. One count indicated that the company and its successors operated as many as 143 different routes in that time.[1]

List of lines

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There were three primary terminals in downtown Los Angeles:

  • 6th & Main Station, opened 1905 on the south side of 6th Street between Main and Los Angeles Streets; served the Northern and Southern Divisions via several approaches including an elevated line from Santa Fe Street. This elevated station was not built until about 1916.
  • Hill Street Station, opened 1908 on the west side of Hill Street between 4th and 5th Streets; moved to the south side of the Subway Terminal in 1926; served the Western Division via both directions on Hill Street
  • Subway Terminal, opened 1925 on the west side of Hill Street south of 4th Street; served the Western Division via the Hollywood Subway
Division Name Map From Via To Abandoned Post-rail history
S Walker 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street Walker (west shore of the Los Angeles River) March 6, 1938 N/A
S Whittier 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street, private ROW, Philadelphia Street Whittier September 1, 1935 (cut back to Walker) MTA Line 18, Montebello Bus Lines Line 10 (part of MTA Line 18 until 2004)
S La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street, private ROW Yorba Linda July 10, 1930 MTA Line 18, Montebello Bus Lines Line 10 (part of MTA Line 18 until 2004), Foothill Transit Line 285 (MTA Line 471 until 2004), Orange County Transportation Authority Line 29 (replacement buses only went to Brea)
S Fullerton 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street, private ROW Fullerton November 13, 1930 MTA Line 18, Montebello Bus Lines Line 10 (part of MTA Line 18 until 2004), Foothill Transit Line 285 (MTA Line 471 until 2004), Orange County Transportation Authority Lines 29, 47
S Bellflower 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Santa Ana Boulevard, private ROW Bellflower May 25, 1958 N/A
S Santa Ana enlarge… 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Santa Ana Boulevard, private ROW, Fourth Street Santa Ana July 2, 1950 (cut back to Bellflower) MTA Line 460, Orange County Transportation Authority Line 83
S Santa Ana–Orange Santa Ana Orange September 14, 1930 Orange County Transportation Authority Line 53
S Santa Ana–Huntington Beach Santa Ana Huntington Beach October 27, 1918 N/A
S Huntington Beach–La Bolsa Huntington Beach La Bolsa November 9, 1928 N/A
S Seal Beach–Huntington Beach–Newport Beach 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Electric Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway Newport Beach June 30, 1950 Orange County Transportation Authority Line 1
S Balboa enlarge… 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Electric Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Balboa Boulevard Balboa June 9, 1940 (cut back to Newport Beach) Orange County Transportation Authority Lines 1, 71
S Long Beach 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach April 9, 1961 MTA Line 60 and Blue Line
S Watts Local 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue Watts April 9, 1961 MTA Line 56 (discontinued in 2003)
S Long Beach–San Pedro Long Beach Private ROW San Pedro January 2, 1949 MTA Line 232
S Terminal Island 6th & Main; Long Beach Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Henry Ford Avenue Terminal Island September 16, 1945 N/A
S San Pedro via Dominguez enlarge… 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW San Pedro December 7, 1958 MTA Line 202
S Catalina Dock 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW Catalina Dock October 12, 1958 (also had service from Long Beach via the Long Beach-San Pedro Line until 1949-04-30) N/A
S Torrance 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, Vermont Avenue, 166th Street, Normandie Avenue, Torrance Boulevard Torrance January 14, 1940 N/A
S San Pedro via Gardena enlarge… 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, Vermont Avenue, 166th Street, Normandie Avenue, Torrance Boulevard, Cabrillo Avenue, Plaza del Amo, Normandie Avenue, Gaffey Street, private ROW San Pedro February 26, 1939 (cut back to Torrance; Carson Cutoff along Normandie Avenue had been abandoned on 1927-10-19, taking all trips through Torrance) N/A
S Redondo via Gardena 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, Athens Way, private ROW, Vermont Avenue, 166th Street, private ROW, 182nd Street, private ROW, Diamond Street, Catalina Avenue Clifton January 14, 1940 N/A
S Hawthorne–El Segundo enlarge… 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, private ROW, Grand Avenue El Segundo October 31, 1930 N/A
S Hawthorne–El Nido Hawthorne Hawthorne Boulevard El Nido October 25, 1933 N/A
N South Pasadena Local enlarge… 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Daly Street, Pasadena Avenue, Figueroa Street, Pasadena Avenue, Mission Street, Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena January 2, 1935 (remained south of Mission Road until 1942-10-17) MTA Line 176
N Annandale 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Daly Street, Pasadena Avenue, Figueroa Street, Avenue 64 Annandale April 3, 1928 (1926-11-13 north of Adelaide Place) MTA Line 256
N Pasadena Short Line 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena September 30, 1951 MTA Line 260
N Pasadena via Oak Knoll 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Oak Knoll Avenue, Lake Avenue Pasadena October 8, 1950 MTA Line 485
N Mount Lowe 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue, Colorado Boulevard, Lake Avenue, Mount Lowe Drive Rubio Canyon (connecting with the Mount Lowe Railway) September 15, 1936 N/A
N Sierra Vista Line 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive Sierra Vista September 30, 1951 MTA Lines 78 and 79
N Lamanda Park Pasadena Colorado Boulevard Lamanda Park January 19, 1941 (cut back several blocks from Lamanda Park on 1936-03-01) MTA Line 181
N Sierra Madre 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Sierra Madre Boulevard Sierra Madre October 6, 1950 MTA Line 487
N Monrovia–Glendora 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Olive Avenue, Royal Oaks Drive, private ROW, 9th Street, private ROW Glendora September 30, 1951 MTA Line 79, Foothill Transit Line 494
N Alhambra–San Gabriel 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Main Street, Las Tunas Drive; loop through San Gabriel via Mission Drive, Junipero Serra Drive Temple City November 30, 1941 MTA Line 78
N Shorb enlarge… Pasadena Fair Oaks Avenue, Huntington Drive, Main Street, Palm Avenue Shorb April 16, 1924 N/A
N El Monte–Baldwin Park 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard Baldwin Park October 15, 1950 MTA Line 490
N Covina 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard, Badillo Street Covina March 28, 1947 (cut back to Baldwin Park) MTA Line 490
N San Dimas 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard, Badillo Street Lone Hill November 1, 1941 (cut back to Covina) MTA Line 490, Foothill Transit Line 492
N San Dimas Local Lone Hill Private ROW San Dimas July 4, 1924 N/A
N Pomona 6th & Main Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard, Badillo Street, private ROW, White Avenue Pomona November 1, 1941 (cut back to Covina) MTA Line 490, Foothill Transit Line 492
N Pomona–Claremont Pomona Garey Avenue, private ROW, 1st Street Claremont January 1, 1933 Foothill Transit Line 492
N Upland–Ontario Ontario Upland October 6, 1928 Omnitrans Line 83
N Ontario–San Antonio Heights Ontario San Antonio Heights November 1, 1924 (cut back from San Antonio Heights to La Cima on 1924-07-03) N/A
N Upland–San Bernardino 6th & Main San Bernardino November 1, 1941 MTA Line 190, Foothill Transit Line 492, Omnitrans Lines 66, 14
N Redlands 6th & Main Redlands July 20, 1936 MTA Line 190, Foothill Transit Line 492, Omnitrans Lines 66, 14, 8
N Highland San Bernardino Highland September 1, 1933 (branch to Patton on 1924-06-01) N/A
N Arrowhead San Bernardino Arrowhead Springs September 1, 1932 N/A
N San Bernardino–Riverside San Bernardino Riverside February 1, 1938 Omnitrans Line 215
N Riverside–Rialto Line 6th & Main Riverside June 9, 1940 N/A
N Riverside–Arlington Riverside Arlington January 10, 1943 Riverside Transit Agency Line 1
N Arlington–Corona Arlington Corona August 11, 1931 Riverside Transit Agency Line 1
W Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey enlarge… Hill Street Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, Culver Boulevard, Vista del Mar Avenue, The Strand, Hermosa Avenue, Harbor Drive, Catalina Avenue Clifton May 12, 1940 Culver CityBus Line 7 (MTA Line 220 until 2006)
W West 16th Street Hill Street Hill Street, Venice Boulevard (16th Street), San Vicente Boulevard Vineyard (extended 1940-07-07 to Genesee Street) September 17, 1950 (Vineyard-Genesee Street shuttle remained until 1950-10-01) MTA Line 733
W Venice Short Line Hill Street Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, Pacific Avenue, Neilson Way, Ocean Avenue Santa Monica September 17, 1950 MTA Line 733
W Sawtelle Hill Street Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, San Vicente Boulevard, Burton Way, Santa Monica Boulevard Santa Monica July 7, 1940 MTA Line 4; also Line 27 (Burton Way) until 2002
W Venice–Inglewood Ocean Park Private ROW, Ballona Street Inglewood September 13, 1919 N/A
W Venice–Playa del Rey Venice Pacific Avenue Playa del Rey July 13, 1936 N/A
W Westgate Hill Street Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, San Vicente Boulevard, Burton Way, Santa Monica Boulevard, private ROW, San Vicente Boulevard, Ocean Avenue Santa Monica June 30, 1940 Big Blue Bus Line 4 (MTA Line 22 until 2003)
W Santa Monica Air Line enlarge… 6th & Main Long Beach Avenue, private ROW, Exposition Boulevard, private ROW Santa Monica November 26, 1953 Expo Line in 2016-5-20
W Beverly Hills Subway Terminal or Hill Street Glendale Boulevard or Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, Marshfield Way, private ROW, Santa Monica Boulevard Beverly Hills September 26, 1954 MTA Line 217
W Venice via Hollywood Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, Marshfield Way, private ROW, Santa Monica Boulevard, Ocean Avenue, Neilson Way, Pacific Avenue Venice August 23, 1941 N/A
W Laurel Canyon Hill Street Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, Marshfield Way, private ROW, Sunset Boulevard Laurel Canyon March 10, 1924 N/A
W Soldiers' Home Sawtelle Private ROW Soldiers' Home 1920 N/A
W Coldwater Canyon Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive Coldwater Canyon (Beverly Hills Hotel) January 15, 1923 N/A
W South Hollywood–Sherman Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Sherman May 31, 1953 MTA Line 4
W Western and Franklin Avenue Hill Street Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Western Avenue, Franklin Avenue Hollywood (Hollywood and Vine) March 17, 1940 MTA Line 26 (removed from Franklin Avenue in 2006)
W Brush Canyon Hollywood Bronson Avenue, Canyon Drive Brush Canyon August 6, 1918 N/A
W Lankershim–Van Nuys Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Hollywood Freeway, Vineland Avenue, Chandler Boulevard, Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys December 28, 1952 MTA Line 156
W Owensmouth Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Hollywood Freeway, Vineland Avenue, Chandler Boulevard, Van Nuys Boulevard, Sherman Way Canoga Park (Owensmouth) May 30, 1938 MTA Line 163
W San Fernando Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Hollywood Freeway, Vineland Avenue, Chandler Boulevard, Van Nuys Boulevard, Parthenia Street, Sepulveda Boulevard, Brand Boulevard San Fernando May 30, 1938 MTA Line 234
W Echo Park Avenue Hill Street Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park Avenue Elysian Heights October 1, 1950 Downtown Area Short Hop Pico Union/Echo Park
W Edendale Local Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard Edendale June 17, 1955 (served Arcade Station via 6th Street, Figueroa Street, 2nd Street rather than Subway Terminal until 1940-09-08) MTA Line 92
W Glendale Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Brand Boulevard North Glendale June 19, 1955 MTA Line 92
W Burbank Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Brand Boulevard, Glenoaks Boulevard Burbank June 19, 1955 (cut back from Eton Drive on 1940-11-24) MTA Line 92
W East Broadway Subway Terminal Glendale Boulevard, Brand Boulevard, Broadway Glendale December 24, 1946 N/A

Local lines

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The Los Angeles Railway operated most local lines in central Los Angeles, but the Pacific Electric had local systems in a number of other areas:

East Washington enlarge…
Long Beach
Pasadena
Pomona
Redlands
Riverside[2]
San Bernardino
San Pedro
Santa Monica

Dual gauge track

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The PE and the Los Angeles Railway shared some dual gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)/3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) track along Hawthorne Boulevard, on Main Street and on 4th Street.

References

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  1. ^ Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). LACMTA (Report). Los Angeles, California: Interurbans. p. 6. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
  2. ^ "(Pacific Electric Railway Lines in Riverside, California)" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Pacific Electric. June 20, 1911. Retrieved 19 January 2021.