The Annandale Line was an

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 ...

route operated by the

Pacific Electric Railway The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electric railway system ...

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 (later annexed by

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). It split from the South Pasadena Local line at Roble Avenue and Avenue 64. There was an early plan to extend the line to

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by way of West California Boulevard (where a local line was already running). Connections between Los Angeles and

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 show that service north of Adelaide Place was abandoned, and any passenger service after was likely run to satisfy franchise requirements. The line north of the South Pasadena Local was formally abandoned on April 3, 1928.

References

Pacific Electric routes History of Los Angeles History of Pasadena, California Railway lines opened in 1902 Railway lines closed in 1928 1902 establishments in California 1928 disestablishments in California Closed railway lines in the United States {{California-transport-stub