Annandale Line

The Annandale Line was an interurban route operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928.

Annandale
Overview
Owner	Southern Pacific Railroad
Locale	Southern California
Termini	Pacific Electric Building Annandale, Pasadena, California
Stations	8
Service
Type	Interurban
System	Pacific Electric
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Rolling stock	Birney 300 Class (last used)
History
Opened	1902
Closed	1928
Technical
Number of tracks	1-2
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	600 V DC Overhead lines
Route map Annandale Church of the Angels South Pasadena Local  W   W  Santa Fe RR Arroyo Seco  3   9   O  Southern Pacific RR multiple lines Echandia Junction  B  Santa Fe RR Los Angeles River Santa Fe RR  P   B  P   U   3   7   8   F   D   U   3   B   7   8  6th/Main Terminal

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 Pasadena).[1] It split from the South Pasadena Local line at Roble Avenue and Avenue 64.

There was an early plan to extend the line to Downtown Pasadena by way of West California Boulevard (where a local line was already running). Connections between Los Angeles and Pasadena were limited by topography, and the three existing lines were all very heavily used.

History

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 full line was formally abandoned on April 3, 1928.[1]

References

1. Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). LACMTA (Report). Retrieved 19 September 2020.