Monrovia–Glendora Line

The Monrovia–Glendora Line was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway serving the San Gabriel Valley. It ran from 1902 to 1951, supporting nearby real estate development.

Monrovia–Glendora
Myrtle Avenue in Monrovia, 1903
Overview
Owner	Pacific Electric
Locale	Southern California
Termini	6th & Main Terminal Glendora
Stations	39
Service
Type	Interurban
System	Pacific Electric
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Rolling stock	varied
History
Opened	1902
Closed	September 30, 1951
Technical
Number of tracks	varied
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route map Glendora La Fetra Citrus Avenue end of double track Azusa Puente Largo San Gabriel River Rivas Las Lomas Mount Olive East Duarte Duarte Glenney Greenwood Lexington Creek Monrovia Santa Anita Canyon Santa Fe RR Arcadia Arcadia Wash Santa Aninta Park Golden West Avenue Sunnyslope Michillinda Eaton Canyon La Presa Sunnyslope Rose Avenue Rubio Wash Sierra Madre San Marino Las Rosas El Molino San Pasqual Wash Pasqualito Fletcher Avenue Pasadena Short Line Oneonta Park La Cresta Alhambra–San Gabriel Shorb Sierra Vista Newton Titus Happy Valley Soto Street Viaduct El Sereno Lincoln Park Southern Pacific RR Charlotte Street Marengo Street Upland–San Bernardino Valley Junction State Street Echandia Brooklyn Avenue Union Pacific RR Los Angeles River Santa Fe RR  P  Southern Division 6th/Main Terminal  F

History

A proposed four-mile (6.4 km) extension of the line from Glendora to Lone Hill was denied by the Railroad Commission of the State of California in March 1918, citing wartime conditions.[1]

The final cars ran over the line on September 30, 1951.[2]

Route

1926 Monrovia train station serviced by the Santa Fe Railway until 1972, just east of the current L Line stop

The Monrovia–Glendora route ran from the 6th & Main Terminal in Downtown Los Angeles — through:

• San Marino
• Arcadia
• Monrovia
• Azusa
• to Glendora

A long section of the route was along present-day Huntington Drive. The Arcadia train station was the route's San Gabriel Valley transfer point for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway passenger trains.

References

1. ""P. E. EXTENSIONS DENIED"". XLIII (114) (Night ed.). Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Evening Herald. 14 March 1918. p. 3.
2. 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.