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A Watts Line car at Slauson Junction, c. 1902. The local service operated between 1904 [dubious – discuss] [citation needed] and November 2, 1959. [2] The line was quadruple-tracked in 1907. [3] [4] During the 1910s, its service was combined with the South Pasadena Line of the Northern District.
Watts Station was built on the site in 1904, serving for more than 50 years as a major railway depot and stop for the Pacific Electric's "Red Car" service between Los Angeles and Long Beach. It was located at a major junction, where lines to San Pedro and Santa Ana branched off from the main line to Long Beach.
Two additional tracks joined in the private way from Pacific Electric's 8th Street Yard. This was the start of the four track system to Watts. The line was within a private right of way from Olympic Boulevard to Willow Street in Long Beach. The four track system went to Watts Junction (103rd street).
In 1904, it was reported that Watts was named after Pasadena businessman Charles H. Watts, who was found dead by suicide in the St. Elmo Hotel, Los Angeles, on August 23 of that year. The Los Angeles Times said: "Watts at one time conducted a livery stable on North Main Street and another at Pasadena and was a man of considerable means. ...
The line was within private right of way for the entire route. The segment between Watts Junction and South Los Angeles (Broadway at 117th Street) was double track, though the double tracking has been reduced to a siding in modern times. The remainder of the line to El Segundo is single track.
It was the junction where the Santa Monica Air Line split off from the Watts, Long Beach, and other Southern District Lines. [5] [6] It was one of several points at which a tower crossed the quadruple tracks between Downtown Los Angeles and Watts. [7] Although Amoco was designated as a junction, many lines did not stop here. It was served only ...
The Long Beach Line was established between Los Angeles and Long Beach in 1902 as the city's first interurban electric railway. Local service was established over the route as far north as the junction with the Newport Beach Line and designated the American Avenue Line (the name of Long Beach Boulevard at the time).
Watts: 7.45 Balboa, Hawthorne–El Segundo, Long Beach, Redondo Beach via Gardena, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana: 1902 1961 Compton: 10.92 Long Beach, Balboa: 1905 1961 Compton: Dominguez Junction 13.31 Long Beach, Balboa: 1905 1961 Rancho Dominguez: Watson 17.19 Wilmington Park 18.84 1961 Wilmington: Wilmington 20.06 Long Beach–San Pedro ...