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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 ...
In 1894, the Pasadena & Los Angeles Electric Railway purchased, re-gauged, electrified, and double-tracked a section of the line for streetcar use. [4] Service began on May 6, 1895. [5] Pacific Electric acquired the route in 1898. The line was again rebuilt to standard gauge with service between Pasadena and Los Angeles beginning in December 1902.
The Pacific Electric Railway was created in 1901 by railroad executive Henry E. Huntington and banker Isaias W. Hellman. [2] As a Vice President of the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP), operated by his uncle, Collis P. Huntington , Huntington had a background in electric trolley lines in San Francisco where he oversaw SP's effort to consolidate ...
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This is a route-map template for the Pacific Electric Building, a Los Angeles, California interurban railway station.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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The line, among the electric railway's final expansions, [1] was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Orange was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service in 1917. [a] [2] [3] Pacific Electric spent $425,000 on the extension from La Habra to Fullerton ($10.1 million in 2023 adjusted for inflation ...
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