Fullerton Line

The Fullerton Line was an interurban route of the Pacific Electric Railway. It ran between Downtown Los Angeles and Fullerton, California.

Fullerton
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles, the Gateway Cities and Orange County
TerminiDowntown Los Angeles
Fullerton, California
Stations40
Service
TypeLight rail
System Pacific Electric
Operator(s) Pacific Electric
Rolling stockPE 220 Class (last used)
Ridership100,105 (1926)
History
Opened1917
ClosedJanuary 22, 1938 (passenger)
late 1940s (freight)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC Overhead lines
Route map

 B   F   G   O 
Pacific Electric Building
Edendale Local
 H   J   R   S 
 B   F   G   O 
multiple
lines
 U 
Amoco
Vernon Avenue
 V 
Slauson Junction
multiple
lines
Dozier
Huntington Park
 J 
Miles
Fruitland
Bell
Greening
Baker
Walker
Laguna
Gage
Rio Hondo
McCampbell
Downey Road
Rivera
Burke
Guirado
Los Nietos
Valla
Hazzard
Walnut Avenue
Adams
Bethel
Colima
Scott
Leffingwell
Toler
Des Moines
Leuhm
La Habra
Loan Junction
Alta Mar
North Bastanchury
Bastanchury
South Bastanchury
Spadra Road
Harvard Avenue
Fullerton

History

The line, a later addition to the system, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Orange was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service in 1917.[1][2] In 1935, PE reported losses on the line of $1610 for travel in the previous year (equivalent to $30,770 in 2019).[3] PE discontinued passenger service on the line on January 22, 1938.[4][5] Landowners along the line petitioned for its closure in 1939,[6] but freight traffic on the line continued until the late 1940s.[7]

One of the more prominent landmarks on the line was a concrete arch bridge over Harbor Boulevard that was emblazoned with a message welcoming visitors to Fullerton. The bridge was razed in 1964 to ease clearances for trucks.[8]

Part of the former line became a section of the Juanita Cooke Greenbelt & Trail.[1] The West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor light rail project is expected to use a section of the line between Slauson and the former Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad right of way.

List of major stations

Station Major Connections Date Opened Date Closed City
Pacific Electric Building Alhambra–San Gabriel, Annandale, Balboa, Hawthorne–El Segundo, La Habra–Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Redlands, Redondo Beach via Gardena, Riverside–Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Upland–San Bernardino, Whittier
Los Angeles Railway B, H, J, R, 7, and 8
1905 1961 Los Angeles
Amoco Balboa, Hawthorne–El Segundo, La Habra–Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Redondo Beach via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Soldiers' Home, Whittier 1902 1961
Slauson Junction Balboa, Hawthorne–El Segundo, La Habra–Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Redondo Beach via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Whittier 1902 1961
Los Nietos La Habra–Yorba Linda, Whittier 1903 1941 Santa Fe Springs
La Habra La Habra–Yorba Linda 1911 1938 La Habra
Fullerton Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad 1917 1938 Fullerton

References

  1. Yanity, Brian (May 16, 2019). "Fullerton, Rail Town: The Pacific Electric Railway". Fullerton Observer. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  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). pp. 28, 29. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. "Curtailment Of P. E. Service To Brea Requested". Santa Ana Register. May 24, 1935. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "La Habra-Yorba Linda-Fullerton Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. "Pacific Electric Railway: "Comfort, Speed, Safety"". American-rails.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. "Fullerton May Lose Rail Line". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1939. p. 52 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pacific Electric Depot, 1918 - Il Ghiotto Restaurant". City of Fullerton. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. "Still intersecting FJC was "Boxcar Avenue," the Pacific Electric Railway's right-of-way through the campus". Fullerton College Library. 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2020.


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