Monrovia–Glendora Line

Monrovia–Glendora
	Myrtle Avenue in Monrovia, 1903
Overview
Owner	Pacific Electric
Locale	Southern California
Termini	6th & Main Terminal; Glendora
Stations	39
Service
Type	Interurban
System	Pacific Electric
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Rolling stock	varied
History
Opened	1902
Closed	September 30, 1951
Technical
Number of tracks	varied
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route map
	Alhambra–San Gabriel
	Shorb

The Monrovia–Glendora Line was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway serving the San Gabriel Valley. It ran from 1902 to 1951, supporting nearby real estate development.

History

A proposed four-mile (6.4 km) extension of the line from Glendora to Lone Hill was denied by the Railroad Commission of the State of California in March 1918, citing wartime conditions.[1]

The final cars ran over the line on September 30, 1951.[2]

Route

1926 Monrovia train station serviced by the Santa Fe Railway until 1972, just east of the current L Line stop

The Monrovia–Glendora route ran from the 6th & Main Terminal in Downtown Los Angeles — through:

A long section of the route was along present-day Huntington Drive. The Arcadia train station was the route's San Gabriel Valley transfer point for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway passenger trains.

References

""P. E. EXTENSIONS DENIED"". XLIII (114) (Night ed.). Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Evening Herald. 14 March 1918. p. 3.
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). Retrieved 19 September 2020.

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[1] ""P. E. EXTENSIONS DENIED"". XLIII (114) (Night ed.). Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Evening Herald. 14 March 1918. p. 3.

[1958History-2] 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). Retrieved 19 September 2020.