2 was a designation given to several transit lines in

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. The number was assigned to a

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route in 1930 which lasted a year, then later reassigned to a new service in 1932.

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es replaced streetcars on a 3rd line in 1948, and the line was converted to full motor coach operation in 1963.

West 7th Line

The first incarnation of the 2 was assembled from existing trackage, running from 7th Street and Central to and Vermont Avenue and 1st Street. It ran during peak periods only and lasted from 1930 to June 1931.

Second version

The new 2 line has a more continuous history. It began service on June 12, 1932, as a combination of two former routes: A-2 West Adams and Griffith Avenue Line and C Crown Hill and Temple Street Line. It ran from Montecito and Griffin in the east to Belmont and Temple where connections were available to the L car. Cars began running though the

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in July 1939 as the line was diverted to Temple Street and Hill Street. That same year, the Griffin Avenue section was converted to bus service and the line was routed to 5th Street, which was already in service under the D, U, and V lines. The line ceased service on October 5, 1941, with the closure of the Crown Hill branch, and was thereupon converted to

trolley bus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...

service.

Trolley coach and bus operation

The service was maintained and transferred to

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in 1958. The agency replaced trolley buses with SilverLiner coaches after March 31, 1963; the new service retained the number 2.

Sources

External links

2 Line Archives
— Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society * Los Angeles Railway routes Railway services introduced in 1930 Railway services introduced in 1932 1930 establishments in California 1941 disestablishments in California Trolleybus transport in the United States {{California-transport-stub