2 (Los Angeles Railway)

2 was a designation given to several streetcar lines in Los Angeles, California. Operated by the Los Angeles Railway, the last version of the line ran until 1941.

2
Overview
LocaleLos Angeles
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemLos Angeles Railway
History
Opened1930 (1930)
ClosedOctober 5, 1941 (1941-10-05)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification600 V DC overhead line
Route map

1932–1939
Griffin and Montecito
Griffin and Avenue 26
Avenue 26 and Pasadena
Pasadena and San Fernando
 5   W 
Pasadena and Broadway
 10 
Broadway and Solano
Broadway and Alpine
Broadway and Sunset
Broadway and Temple
 A 
Broadway and 1st
 P 
Hill and 1st
Hill and 2nd
Hill and 3rd
Hill and 4th
Hill and 5th
 A   D   U   3 
5th and Olive
5th and Grand
5th and Flower
 D   U   3 
Flower and 4th
Flower and 3rd
3rd and Figueroa
3rd and Beaudry
3rd and Loma
Loma and Beverly
Belmont and Temple

other lines

History

West 7th Line

The first incarnation of the 2 was assembled from existing trackage on 7th Street and Vermont Avenue. It ran during peak periods and lasted from 1930 to June 1931.

Second version

The new 2 line has a more continuous history. It began service on June 13, 1932 as a combination of two former routes: A-2 West Adams and Griffith Avenue Line and C Crown Hill and Temple Street Line. It ran from Montecito and Griffin in the east to Belmont and Temple where connections were avainable to the L car.[1] Pacific Electric's construction in the Hill Street Tunnel in 1939 forced the line to be diverted to Temple Street and Hill Street; the former route was never reinstated. In 1939, the Griffith Avenue section was converted to bus service and the line was routed to 5th Street, which was already in service under the D, U, and V lines. The line ceased servivce on October 5, 1941 with the closure of the Crown Hill branch, and was thereupon converted to trolley bus service.[2]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. Walker, Jim (2007). Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars. Arcadia Pub. p. 115.


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