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Redlands Line
The Redlands Line is a former Pacific Electric interurban railway line in the Inland Empire. The route provided suburban service between San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino and Redlands, California, Redlands. History Constructed by the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company starting in 1902, the line began regular service on March 10, 1903. Cars initially operated into San Bernardino under trackage rights via the Redlands Street Railway until the two merged in June after opening. Cars initially terminated at Urbita Springs. The San Bernardino Valley Traction Company was absorbed into Pacific Electric under the Pacific Electric#The Great Merger and the "New" Pacific Electric, Great Merger in 1911. By March 1913 the inbound terminus was changed from Urbita Hot Springs, Urbita Springs to the San Bernardino station. By January 1916 through-routing with the San Bernardino–Riverside Line had begun, forming the Redlands–Riverside Line. The line also supported heavy usa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overhead Line
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as: * Overhead catenary * Overhead contact system (OCS) * Overhead equipment (OHE) * Overhead line equipment (OLE or OHLE) * Overhead lines (OHL) * Overhead wiring (OHW) * Traction wire * Trolley wire This article follows the International Union of Railways in using the generic term ''overhead line''. An overhead line consists of one or more wires (or rails, particularly in tunnels) situated over rail tracks, raised to a high electrical potential by connection to feeder stations at regular intervals. The feeder stations are usually fed from a high-voltage electrical grid. Overview Electric trains that collect their current from overhead lines use a device such as a pantograph, bow collector or trolley pole. It presses against the underside of the lowest overhead wire, the contact wire. Current collectors ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbita Hot Springs
Urbita Hot Springs was a historic hot springs and amusement park in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Urbita Springs Park was located between E Street and Colton Street in San Bernardino where the Inland Center mall stands today. History Urbita Springs were used by indigenous people of the area. Used for recreation by settlers as early as the 1880s, the site was first known as Midway Springs, as they stood midway between San Bernardino and Colton, California, Colton. Willows and cottonwoods (likely native) grew around the lake, and other ferns and flowers were later delivered by train and added to the landscape. The name ''Urbita'' means "little city" and applied first to a nearby development established in 1899. In 1905 there was an Urbita School located at H Street and Adell Street in San Bernardino. Urbita was one of several hot springs in San Bernardino County, including Arrowhead Springs, San Bernardino, Arrowhead Hot Springs, Harlem Hot Springs, and Rab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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