Annandale Line

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Annandale

Overview

Owner

Southern Pacific Railroad

Locale

Southern California

Termini

Stations

8

Service

Type

Interurban

System

Pacific Electric

Operator(s)

Pacific Electric

Rolling stock

Birney 300 Class (last used)

History

Opened

1902

Closed

April 3, 1928 (1928年04月03日)

Technical

Number of tracks

1–2

Track gauge

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Electrification

Overhead line, 600 V DC

Route map
Legend Annandale Church of the Angels South Pasadena Local W W Santa Fe RR Arroyo Seco 3 9 O Southern Pacific RR multiple lines Echandia Junction B Santa Fe RR Los Angeles River Santa Fe RR P B P U 3 7 8 F D U 3 B 7 8 6th/Main Terminal
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The Annandale Line was an interurban route operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928.

Route

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The line ran from the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles to its terminus at the intersection of Avenue 64 and Cheviotdale in the town of Annandale (later annexed by Pasadena).^[1] It split from the South Pasadena Local line at Roble Avenue and Avenue 64.

There was an early plan to extend the line to Downtown Pasadena by way of West California Boulevard (where a local line was already running). Connections between Los Angeles and Pasadena were limited by topography, and the three existing lines were all very heavily used.

History

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Through service to Downtown Los Angeles was discontinued on May 5, 1911 and the line became a shuttle service between Avenue 64 and Annandale.^[2] After November 13, 1926, Pacific Electric records show that service north of Adelaide Place was abandoned, and any passenger service after was likely run to satisfy franchise requirements. The line north of the South Pasadena Local was formally abandoned on April 3, 1928.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b 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). Los Angeles, California: Interurbans. p. 9. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
^ "Through-Cars on Many Lines". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1911. p. 25. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon

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Routes

Northern Division	Alhambra–San Gabriel Annandale Arlington–Corona Arrowhead Colton Covina East Washington El Monte–Baldwin Park Highland Lamanda Park Monrovia–Glendora Mount Lowe North Lake Pasadena Short Line Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pasadena local lines Pomona Pomona–Claremont Pomona local lines Redlands Redlands local lines Riverside–Arlington Riverside–Rialto Riverside local lines San Bernardino–Riverside San Dimas San Dimas Local Shorb Sierra Madre Sierra Vista South Pasadena Local Upland–Ontario Upland–San Antonio Heights Upland–San Bernardino
Western Division	Brush Canyon Coldwater Canyon Echo Park Avenue Edendale Local Glendale–Burbank Hollywood Lankershim–Van Nuys Laurel Canyon Owensmouth Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey San Fernando Santa Monica Air Line Santa Monica local lines Sawtelle Soldiers' Home South Hollywood–Sherman Venice Boulevard Venice–Inglewood Venice–Playa del Rey Venice Short Line Venice via Hollywood Western & Franklin Ave. Westgate
Southern Division	American Avenue Balboa Bellflower Catalina Dock Fullerton Hawthorne–El Nido Hawthorne–El Segundo Huntington Beach–La Bolsa La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Long Beach Long Beach local lines Long Beach–San Pedro Redondo Beach via Gardena San Pedro local lines San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Gardena Santa Ana Santa Ana–Huntington Beach Santa Ana–Orange Seal Beach–Huntington Beach–Newport Beach Terminal Island Torrance Watts Whittier