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Annandale (Pacific Electric)
The Annandale Line was an interurban route operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928. Route 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 the town of Annandale, Pasadena, California, Annandale (later annexed by Pasadena, California, Pasadena). 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, California, Downtown Pasadena by way of West California Boulevard (where a local line was already running). Connections between Los Angeles and Pasadena, California, Pasadena were limited by topography, and the three existing lines were all very heavily used. History Through service to Downtown Los Angeles was discontinued on May 5, 1911 and the line became a shuttle service between Avenue 64 and Annandale. After November 13, 1926, Pacific Electric records s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interurban
The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 and 1925 and were used primarily for passenger travel between cities and their surrounding suburban and rural communities. The concept spread to countries such as Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy and Poland. Interurban as a term encompassed the companies, their infrastructure, their cars that ran on the rails, and their service. In the United States, the early 1900s interurban was a valuable economic institution. Most roads between towns and many town streets were unpaved. Transportation and haulage was by horse-drawn carriages and carts. The interurban provided reliable transportation, particularly in winter weather, between the town and countryside. In 1915, of interurban railways were operating in the United States an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
