Watts (Pacific Electric)
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The Watts Line performed local service along the route of the Long Beach Line from 6th & Main Station to Watts, 7.45 miles.
WThis local service was established at an unknown date, probably 1904. It was the primary local district service for the Southern District, which also included the Long Beach
, San Pedro
, Santa Ana
and Whittier
lines. Upon the completion of the Four Tracks, local cars used the outside, or local, tracks between 9th & Hooper and Watts. At various times this line was through routed with certain Northern District lines. From 1938 to 1950, the line was combined with the Sierra Vista Line
, which was the main local line in the Northern District.
As of 1927, 35 cars of the 600 Class were required by this line. These cars were stored at Watts Carhouse.
WThis local service was established at an unknown date, probably 1904. It was the primary local district service for the Southern District, which also included the 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...
, San Pedro
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...
and 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...
lines. Upon the completion of the Four Tracks, local cars used the outside, or local, tracks between 9th & Hooper and Watts. At various times this line was through routed with certain Northern District lines. From 1938 to 1950, the line was combined with the Sierra Vista Line
Sierra Vista (Pacific Electric)
The Sierra Vista Line was a route of the Pacific Electric Railway in the Northern District. It ran from Downtown Los Angeles to the Sierra Vista Junction, at the corner of Huntington Drive and Main Street in Alhambra. From 1938 until its demise in 1950, it was multiplexed with the Southern...
, which was the main local line in the Northern District.
As of 1927, 35 cars of the 600 Class were required by this line. These cars were stored at Watts Carhouse.