The Shorb Line is a former

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line in

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. Unlike most of the company's services, trains did not travel to

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and instead provided a suburban service between

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and the transcontinental

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railway at

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History

Opened as the Dolgeville freight branch in 1904, the rails from the

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to Shorb were built to serve

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factory. Passenger service to Shorb station began on May 1, 1912, with cars running to Pasadena's Southern Pacific depot. The route was abandoned after April 16, 1924 and was replaced with bus service. Freight customers along the

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kept rails in service until 1951, whereupon the tracks were transferred to Southern Pacific.

Route

The Shorb Line connected to the rest of the Pacific Electric via the

at West Alhambra. The

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ran south via Palm Avenue.

References

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Pacific Electric routes Alhambra, California San Gabriel, California Railway lines opened in 1912 1912 establishments in California Railway services discontinued in 1924 Railway lines closed in 1951 1951 disestablishments in California Closed railway lines in the United States {{California-transport-stub