North Lake Line

The North Lake Line was a local Pacific Electric Railway route serving Pasadena until 1941.

North Lake
Overview
Status	Defunct
Owner	Pacific Electric
Locale	Southern California
Termini	Downtown Pasadena Altadena
Stations	21
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Pacific Electric
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
History
Opened	Unknown
Closed	January 19, 1941
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map   Mount Lowe Railway Altadena Country Club Park Mendocino Street Branch Lake and Mendocino Lake and Calaveras Lake and Alameda Lake and Morada Lake and New York Lake and Woodbury Lake and Atchison Lake and Elizabeth Lake and Howard Lake and Rio Grande Lake and Washington Lake and Claremont Lake and Belvidere Lake and Mountain Lake and Boylston Lake and Orange Grove Lake and Santa Barbara Lake and Villa Lake and Maple Santa Fe RR Lake and Hull ↑ Lamanda Park Pasadena via Oak Knoll → Colorado and Lake Colorado and Hudson Colorado and Oak Knoll Colorado and El Molino Colorado and Madison Colorado and Oakland Colorado and Los Robles Colorado and Euclid Colorado and Garfield Colorado and Marengo Colorado and Arroyo Santa Fe RR Colorado and Raymond Pasadena multiple lines

History

By 1911, inbound cars on the line were through routed to North Orange Grove Avenue. In January 1913, the line was rerouted via Mendocino Street to Allen Avenue. Through routing was changed in July 1923 to the Altadena via North Fair Oaks Ave. Line, almost forming a loop service. The line north and east of Woodbury and Lake was abandoned on April 3, 1932, and the last car ran on the line on January 19, 1941.[1]

Route

The North Lake Locals ran from Altadena to Pasadena via Lake Street and Colorado Boulevard. The branch to Country Club Park on Mendocino Street became the outer terminus in 1913.[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). p. 46. Retrieved 19 September 2020.