Pasadena Short Line

The Pasadena Short Line was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1902 until 1951, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California. The route went through Eastside Los Angeles along the foot of the eastern San Rafael Hills to the western San Gabriel Valley.[1][2]

Pasadena Short Line
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleSouthern California
TerminiPacific Electric Building
Downtown Pasadena
Stations14
Service
TypeLight rail
System Pacific Electric
Operator(s) Pacific Electric
Rolling stockPE 5050 Class PCC cars (last used)
Daily ridership7,693 (last counting)
History
Opened1894 (Pasadena & Los Angeles Electric Railway)
1902 (Pacific Electric)
ClosedSeptember 30, 1951
Technical
Line length11.6 mi (18.7 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Old gaugenarrow gauge
Electrification600 V DC Overhead lines
Route map

Pasadena
Raymond Hill
South Pasadena
Oneonta Park
La Cresta
Sierra Vista
Newton
Titus
Happy Valley
Soto Street Viaduct
El Sereno
Lincoln Park
Charlotte Street
Marengo Street
Valley Junction
State Street
Echandia
Brooklyn Avenue
 P 
Southern Division
6th/Main Terminal
 F 

History

Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena looking south from Colorado Boulevard, horsecar approaching at center frame, c.1889.

The route began as a horsecar line. In 1894, the Pasadena & Los Angeles Electric Railway purchased, re-gauged, electrified, and double-tracked a section of the line for streetcar service. Pacific Electric acquired the route around 1902, and the line was again rebuilt to standard gauge. Upon opening on November 9, 1902, service ran between the Raymond Hotel and the junction with the Alhambra Line. Negotiations to cross the existing roads — the Santa Fe Railway, Terminal Railway, and California Cycleway — led Pacific Electric to build a bridge over the right of ways shortly after their service commenced. In 1908, double tracking was completed throughout. Service was replaced by buses after September 30, 1951.[3]

List of major stations

Station Major Connections Date Opened Date Closed City
Pasadena Short Line
Pasadena East California, East Orange Grove, East Washington, Lamanda Park, Lincoln, Mount Lowe, North Fair Oaks, North Lake, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, South Pasadena Local, West California, West Colorado and Orange Grove 1902 1951 Pasadena
South Pasadena Mount Lowe Railway, South Pasadena Local 1902 1951 South Pasadena
Oneonta Park Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Shorb, Sierra Madre 1901 1951
Sierra Vista Alhambra–San Gabriel, Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Shorb, Sierra Madre 1901 1951 Alhambra
Covina Junction [4] Alhambra–San Gabriel, Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Riverside–Rialto, Sierra Madre, Upland–San Bernardino 1901 1951 Los Angeles
Echandia Junction Alhambra–San Gabriel, Annandale, Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Riverside–Rialto, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena Local, Upland–San Bernardino 1895 1951
Pacific Electric Building Alhambra–San Gabriel, Annandale, Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne–El Segundo, La Habra–Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Riverside–Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Whittier
Los Angeles Railway B, H, J, R, 7, and 8
1905 1961

References

  1. Bigmapblog.com: "Map of Los Angeles, California Rail Systems (1906)", Archived 2016-08-25 at the Wayback Machine with Pasadena Short Line labeled.
  2. "Bigmapblog.com: "Pacific Electric map of Los Angeles (1920)"". Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  3. "Pasadena Short Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. California Appellate Decisions, Volume 34; ppg 306-307; by California. District Courts of Appeal; Civil Case No. 3652 (1921), with Covina Junction description.
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