Whittier (Pacific Electric)
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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 Boulevard.
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...
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 Boulevard.
Mileages
| station | Mi. EB | Mi. WB | Time EB | Time WB |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 0.00 | 17.35 |
| 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:... |
4.27 | 13.08 |
| Huntington Park Huntington Park -In the United States:* Huntington Park, California* Huntington Park , a park in Newport News, Virginia* Huntington Park , a minor league baseball stadium in Columbus, Ohio... |
5.42 | 11.93 |
| Bell (Maywood Ave.) Bell, California Bell is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Its population was 35,477 at the 2010 census, down from 36,664 in the 2000 census. Bell is located on the west bank of the Los Angeles River and is a suburb of the city of Los Angeles... |
6.73 | 10.62 |
| Bell (Gifford Ave) Bell, California Bell is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Its population was 35,477 at the 2010 census, down from 36,664 in the 2000 census. Bell is located on the west bank of the Los Angeles River and is a suburb of the city of Los Angeles... |
7.20 | 10.15 |
| Edgewater Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is a river that starts in the San Fernando Valley, in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly southeast to its mouth in Long Beach... |
9.20 | 8.15 |
| Laguna Commerce, California Commerce is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 12,823 at the 2010 census, up from 12,568 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Vernon on the west, Los Angeles on the northwest, East Los Angeles on the north, Montebello on the east, Downey... |
10.28 | 7.07 |
| Rio Hondo Rio Hondo Río Hondo or Hondo River may refer to:*Río Hondo, Zacapa, a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa*Rio Hondo , a river which forms much of the border between Belize and Mexico... |
11.40 | 5.95 |
| Rivera Pico Rivera, California Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is situated approximately 11 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the San Gabriel Valley... |
12.58 | 4.77 |
| Los Nietos | 14.50 | 2.85 |
| State School | 16.71 | 0.94 |
| Whittier Whittier, California Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. The city had a population of 85,331 at the 2010 census, up from 83,680 as of the 2000 census, and encompasses 14.7 square miles . Like nearby Montebello, the city constitutes part of the Gateway Cities... |
17.35 | 0.00 |