Sierra Vista Line

The Sierra Vista Line was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway from 1895 to September 30, 1951,[1][2] first in the Northern District and later the Southern District.[3][4]

Sierra Vista
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleSouthern California
TerminiPacific Electric Building,
Downtown Los Angeles
Sierra Vista,
El Sereno,
Eastside Los Angeles
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
History
Opened1895 (1895)
Closed1951 (1951)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

multiple lines
Sierra Vista
Newton
Titus
Happy Valley
Soto Street Viaduct
El Sereno
Lincoln Park
Charlotte Street
Marengo Street
Valley Junction
State Street
Echandia
Brooklyn Avenue
 P 
Southern Division
6th/Main Terminal
 F 

Route

The line ran from Downtown Los Angeles to the Sierra Vista Junction, at the corner of Huntington Drive and Main Street in the El Sereno community of Eastside Los Angeles.

It was part of the Northern District from 1895 to 1938. Beginning in 1938 the service was multiplexed with the Southern District Watts Line. This ended on December 28, 1950.[1]

See also

References

  1. 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. pp. 83–85. ASIN B0007F8D84.
  2. "PE Trolley Lines Yielded to Buses". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved 23 February 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Map of Los Angeles, California Rail Systems" (Map). Bigmapblog.com. 1906. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. with Pasadena Short Line labeled
  4. "Pacific Electric map of Los Angeles" (Map). Bigmapblog.com. 1920.


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