8 was a

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line in

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. It was operated by the

Los Angeles Railway The Los Angeles Railway (also known as Yellow Cars, LARy and later Los Angeles Transit Lines) was a system of streetcars that operated in Central Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods between 1895 and 1963. The system provided frequent loc ...

from 1932 to 1955.

History

In 1932 the M line was split up into several distinct services — the Moneta Avenue branch became the basis of the new 8 line. The new service ran from Spring Street and Temple Street outbound to Manchester Avenue and South Broadway. LARy numbered routes

In 1934 the line was rerouted, integrating part of the former 9. The line ran from Spring and Temple Streets to 54th Street and

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, by way of Spring Street, Main Street, Broadway Place,

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, and 54th Street. Off-peak service to

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began in August 1943. Starting in 1946 the line absorbed part of the former N to Union Station, enabling full time service for the line. Tracks at Union station were transferred to the F line in 1949, with the 8 taking up former F trackage to Mission Road and Selig Place. Streetcar service ended on May 22, 1955.

Sources

External links

8 Line Archives
— Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society * Los Angeles Railway routes Railway lines opened in 1932 Railway lines closed in 1955 1932 establishments in California 1956 disestablishments in California {{California-transport-stub