Fullerton (Pacific Electric)
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Fullerton was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway
. The route, a later addition to the system, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Orange
was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service and closed down in 1938 due to low ridership.
Pacific Electric Railway
The Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses...
. The route, a later addition to the system, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Orange
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service and closed down in 1938 due to low ridership.
List of Major Stations
| Station | Major Connections | Date Opened | Date Closed | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton | ||||
| Pacific Electric Building Pacific Electric Building The Pacific Electric Building opened in 1905 as the terminal for the Pacific Electric Red Car Lines running east and south of downtown Los Angeles, as well as the company's main headquarters building. It was designed by architect Thornton Fitzhugh... |
Alhambra-San Gabriel Alhambra-San Gabriel (Pacific Electric) Alhambra-San Gabriel was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1901 to 1941, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Temple City.-List of Major Stations:-Sources:... , Annandale Annandale (Pacific Electric) Annandale was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928. The line from the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles to the town of Annandale , specifically at the intersection of Avenue 64 and La Loma Street.There was an early plan to extend... , Balboa Balboa (Pacific Electric) Balboa was the southernmost route of the Pacific Electric Railway, running between Downtown Los Angeles and the Balboa Peninsula in Orange County by way of Long Beach, though the route was later cut back to the Newport Dock. Though ridership early on was very high, it slowly dwindled to 55,390 in... , Hawthorne-El Segundo Hawthorne-El Segundo (Pacific Electric) Hawthorne-El Segundo was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1914. El Segundo began as a company town for Standard Oil, and was primarily used to deliver gasoline to the Southern Pacific main line. Due to low passenger usage, revenue service ended in 1935, but freight service... , La Habra-Yorba Linda La Habra-Yorba Linda (Pacific Electric) La Habra-Yorba Linda was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. The route, passing through one of the most sparsely populated areas of Greater Los Angeles, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Corona was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service... , Long Beach Long Beach (Pacific Electric) Long Beach was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1902. It was the first line planned by Pacific Electric and the last to shut down in 1961. By that time, the route was operated by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. The Metro Blue Line was built along most of the... , Monrovia-Glendora Monrovia-Glendora (Pacific Electric) Monrovia-Glendora was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway until 1950. A long stretch of the route was down present-day Huntington Drive.... , Mount Lowe Mount Lowe Railway The Mount Lowe Railway was the third in a series of scenic mountain railroads in America created as a tourist attraction on Echo Mountain and Mount Lowe, north of Los Angeles, California. The railway, originally incorporated by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railroad Co... , Pasadena Short Line Pasadena Short Line (Pacific Electric) The Pasadena Short Line was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1902 until 1951, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California.-List of Major Stations:... , Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pasadena via Oak Knoll (Pacific Electric) Pasadena via Oak Knoll was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1906 until 1950, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California, with additional service to Altadena during rush hour.... , Pomona, Redlands, Redondo via Gardena Redondo via Gardena (Pacific Electric) Redondo via Gardena was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. One of two routes to Redondo Beach, this one was faster than Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey as a result of its routing along the Watts 4-track main line.-List of Major Stations:... , Riverside-Rialto Riverside-Rialto (Pacific Electric) Riverside-Rialto was a line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1914 to 1940, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Riverside. This was the longest line in the Pacific Electric, and the only line to have exclusive trackage owned by the Union Pacific instead of the Southern Pacific... , San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Dominguez (Pacific Electric) -List of Major Stations:... , San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (Pacific Electric) San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (also known as San Pedro via Torrance was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. This was the original route to San Pedro, built by the Los Angeles Interurban Railway in 1903 and Pacific Electric assumed control in 1911. The line... , Santa Ana Santa Ana (Pacific Electric) Santa Ana was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1905 and bought by Pacific Electric in 1911, running from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to the Southern Pacific depot in Santa Ana, California. Santa Ana's location as the premier city of Orange County allowed the... , Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre Sierra Madre (Pacific Electric) The Sierra Madre was a Pacific Electric interurban line which ran from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to Sierra Madre. The line opened to Pasadena on March 19, 1904, and was extended to Sierra Madre in 1906; it closed on October 6, 1950.... , Soldiers' Home Soldiers' Home The Soldiers' Home is an Italianate style house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Soldiers' House is located at 739 E. 35th St. The house was built in a series of phases from 1864 to 1923 by William W. Boyington and other various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16,... , South Pasadena Local South Pasadena Local (Pacific Electric) South Pasadena Local was an interurban line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California by way of the Arroyo Seco Route. This line was originally built in 1895 as the Pasadena and Los Angeles Railway. In 1928 this line, as well as the... , Upland-San Bernardino Upland-San Bernardino (Pacific Electric) Upland-San Bernardino was an interurban line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway between Downtown Los Angeles and San Bernardino, California. This line also had shorter service that terminated before the end of the line at Baldwin Park, Covina, and San Dimas... , Whittier Whittier (Pacific Electric) The Whittier line was a line on the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between 1904 and 1935. The line served Downtown Los Angeles and Whittier via Huntington Park, Rivera, and Los Nietos. Due to its roundabout route, the line quickly lost out to bus and automobile service along Whittier... , LAR Routes B, H, J, R, 7, and 8 Los Angeles Railway The Los Angeles Railway was a system of streetcars that operated in central Los Angeles, California and the immediate surrounding neighborhoods between from 1901 and 1963. Except for two short funicular railways it operated on tracks... |
1905 | 1961 | Los Angeles |
| Amoco | Balboa Balboa (Pacific Electric) Balboa was the southernmost route of the Pacific Electric Railway, running between Downtown Los Angeles and the Balboa Peninsula in Orange County by way of Long Beach, though the route was later cut back to the Newport Dock. Though ridership early on was very high, it slowly dwindled to 55,390 in... , Hawthorne-El Segundo Hawthorne-El Segundo (Pacific Electric) Hawthorne-El Segundo was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1914. El Segundo began as a company town for Standard Oil, and was primarily used to deliver gasoline to the Southern Pacific main line. Due to low passenger usage, revenue service ended in 1935, but freight service... , La Habra-Yorba Linda La Habra-Yorba Linda (Pacific Electric) La Habra-Yorba Linda was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. The route, passing through one of the most sparsely populated areas of Greater Los Angeles, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Corona was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service... , Long Beach Long Beach (Pacific Electric) Long Beach was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1902. It was the first line planned by Pacific Electric and the last to shut down in 1961. By that time, the route was operated by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. The Metro Blue Line was built along most of the... , Redondo via Gardena Redondo via Gardena (Pacific Electric) Redondo via Gardena was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. One of two routes to Redondo Beach, this one was faster than Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey as a result of its routing along the Watts 4-track main line.-List of Major Stations:... , San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Dominguez (Pacific Electric) -List of Major Stations:... , San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (Pacific Electric) San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (also known as San Pedro via Torrance was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. This was the original route to San Pedro, built by the Los Angeles Interurban Railway in 1903 and Pacific Electric assumed control in 1911. The line... , Santa Ana Santa Ana (Pacific Electric) Santa Ana was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1905 and bought by Pacific Electric in 1911, running from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to the Southern Pacific depot in Santa Ana, California. Santa Ana's location as the premier city of Orange County allowed the... , Santa Monica Air Line, Soldiers' Home Soldiers' Home The Soldiers' Home is an Italianate style house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Soldiers' House is located at 739 E. 35th St. The house was built in a series of phases from 1864 to 1923 by William W. Boyington and other various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on April 16,... , Whittier Whittier (Pacific Electric) The Whittier line was a line on the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between 1904 and 1935. The line served Downtown Los Angeles and Whittier via Huntington Park, Rivera, and Los Nietos. Due to its roundabout route, the line quickly lost out to bus and automobile service along Whittier... |
1902 | 1961 | |
| Slauson Junction Slauson (LACMTA Station) Slauson is a station on the Los Angeles County Metro Blue Line. It consists of one island platform on the elevated Blue Line right-of-way over Slauson Avenue in the unincorporated community of Florence.-Metro Rail service:... |
Balboa Balboa (Pacific Electric) Balboa was the southernmost route of the Pacific Electric Railway, running between Downtown Los Angeles and the Balboa Peninsula in Orange County by way of Long Beach, though the route was later cut back to the Newport Dock. Though ridership early on was very high, it slowly dwindled to 55,390 in... , Hawthorne-El Segundo Hawthorne-El Segundo (Pacific Electric) Hawthorne-El Segundo was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1914. El Segundo began as a company town for Standard Oil, and was primarily used to deliver gasoline to the Southern Pacific main line. Due to low passenger usage, revenue service ended in 1935, but freight service... , La Habra-Yorba Linda La Habra-Yorba Linda (Pacific Electric) La Habra-Yorba Linda was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. The route, passing through one of the most sparsely populated areas of Greater Los Angeles, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Corona was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service... , Long Beach Long Beach (Pacific Electric) Long Beach was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1902. It was the first line planned by Pacific Electric and the last to shut down in 1961. By that time, the route was operated by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. The Metro Blue Line was built along most of the... , Redondo via Gardena Redondo via Gardena (Pacific Electric) Redondo via Gardena was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. One of two routes to Redondo Beach, this one was faster than Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey as a result of its routing along the Watts 4-track main line.-List of Major Stations:... , San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Dominguez (Pacific Electric) -List of Major Stations:... , San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (Pacific Electric) San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena San Pedro via Gardena (also known as San Pedro via Torrance was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. This was the original route to San Pedro, built by the Los Angeles Interurban Railway in 1903 and Pacific Electric assumed control in 1911. The line... , Santa Ana Santa Ana (Pacific Electric) Santa Ana was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway, constructed in 1905 and bought by Pacific Electric in 1911, running from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to the Southern Pacific depot in Santa Ana, California. Santa Ana's location as the premier city of Orange County allowed the... , Whittier Whittier (Pacific Electric) The Whittier line was a line on the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between 1904 and 1935. The line served Downtown Los Angeles and Whittier via Huntington Park, Rivera, and Los Nietos. Due to its roundabout route, the line quickly lost out to bus and automobile service along Whittier... |
1902 | 1961 | |
| Los Nietos | La Habra-Yorba Linda La Habra-Yorba Linda (Pacific Electric) La Habra-Yorba Linda was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. The route, passing through one of the most sparsely populated areas of Greater Los Angeles, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Corona was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service... , Whittier Whittier (Pacific Electric) The Whittier line was a line on the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between 1904 and 1935. The line served Downtown Los Angeles and Whittier via Huntington Park, Rivera, and Los Nietos. Due to its roundabout route, the line quickly lost out to bus and automobile service along Whittier... |
1903 | 1941 | Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, California Santa Fe Springs is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The population was 16,223 at the 2010 census, down from 17,438 at the 2000 census.... |
| La Habra | La Habra-Yorba Linda La Habra-Yorba Linda (Pacific Electric) La Habra-Yorba Linda was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. The route, passing through one of the most sparsely populated areas of Greater Los Angeles, was not originally intended for passenger service unless a connection to Corona was completed. Despite this, the route was opened for service... |
1911 | 1938 | La Habra La Habra, California La Habra is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County, California. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,239. Its related city, La Habra Heights is located to the north of La Habra, and is in Los Angeles County.-Origin of name:... |
| Fullerton | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad | 1917 | 1938 | Fullerton Fullerton, California Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway... |