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When PE took over service in 1908, the line was operated by 300 class cars made into trains. 800 class cars were used in 1911 until the great merger and the line was assigned 400 class cars. [5] To expand service after 1936, Pacific Electric purchased unique double-ended PCC streetcars to run on the line. Cars were formed into trains up to ...
Four motor cars were converted to double ended motors in 1968–1970 and renumbered 470M to 473M. These were mainly used on the Hurstbridge and Alamein routes. From the mid-1970s the cost of replacing damaged glass windows was becoming prohibitive, and so one in three windows was sheeted over, with plywood on the inside and painted steel on the ...
Diagram of the South Line as originally opened in 1981. ... power lines and electrical substations. ... Double-ended articulated car, 6 axle, multiple-unit operation ...
Revenue service ended after Halloween 1930 due to low passenger usage, [5] but freight service on the line continued to be a major revenue source for Pacific Electric. Tracks in downtown El Segundo had been removed by 1981, but Southern Pacific steam and diesel locomotives continued to serve the length of the line from Watts to the Standard Oil ...
Of the 127 cars in service, 85 were converted between 1972 and 1978 into two-car trains or double-ended three-car trains. The entire fleet was withdrawn by 1984 in favor of modern rolling stock. [53] San Francisco Municipal Railway: United States: 40: 80: 120: Five double-ended non-patent cars purchased in 1939. Ten cars in 1948 and another 25 ...
The double tracks then ran on the pavement of Pacific Avenue [1] for five blocks before entering a wide private way known then as the "Trolleyway". From windward Avenue in Venice the line followed the "Trolleyway" north, past the Ocean Park Carhouse and yard, through Ocean Park to Pico Boulevard where the "Trolleyway" ended and street running ...
Double tracking on Western Avenue was completed in 1910 and the line was acquired by Pacific Electric in 1911 as part of the Great Merger. [ 1 ] Some outbound trips continued west on Hollywood Boulevard to terminate at the West Hollywood station following PE's acquisition, though this ended by 1912. [ 3 ]
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.