The Monrovia–Glendora Line was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway serving the San Gabriel Valley. It operated from 1902 to 1951, supporting nearby real estate development.
The route was established in 1902. Passenger service at Monrovia began on March 1, 1903.[1] The extension to Glendora followed in December 1907.[2][3]
The Los Angeles terminal was moved to the elevated viaduct at Main Street Station after February 11, 1917.[4] 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.[5]
Special runs to Santa Anita Race Track were offered during race days beginning in 1934. Cars were rerouted over the new Aliso Street Bridge on July 18, 1943. The last cars ran over the line in the early hours of September 30, 1951 — the final passenger run to operate over PE's Northern District.[4][6]
Routeedit
From the 6th and Main Terminal in Downtown Los Angeles, the Monrovia–Glendora Line ran on the Upland–San Bernardino Line to "Valley Junction" (near Marengo Street, west of Sota Street) where the San Bernardino Line continued east. From there, the dual tracks continued on private way, in a northeasterly direction, paralleling Soto Street on the west, crossing over Valley Boulevard and the Southern Pacific Railroad Mainline on a steel bridge and continuing northerly to reach Indian Village (in the vicinity of Soto Street and Multnomah Street). Here, a four track system began. A mile or so further north, the four tracks crossed over Mission Road on a concrete viaduct, and then continued northwesterly on private way between the dual roadways of Huntington Drive.
At Sierra Vista (Main Street and Huntington Drive) the Alhambra–San Gabriel Line branched easterly from the four track section and proceeded on Main Street, while the Monrovia–Glendora Line continued north and then east still between dual roadways on Huntington Drive, to Oneonta Park (Huntington Drive and Fair Oaks Avenue). Here, the Pasadena Short Line turned north on Fair Oaks Avenue.[7] The line then continued on a four track system as far as "El Molino" (El Molino Street) where the system returned to dual trackage. It continued northeasterly still between the dual roadways of Huntington Drive, passed Oak Knoll Avenue, (where the Oak Knoll Line proceeded north into Pasadena), and in a mile or so passed what is now known as Sierra Madre Boulevard (where the local Sierra Madre Line turned north) in San Marino.
Arcadia train station serviced by the Santa Fe Railway – the Monrovia–Glendora Line stopped adjacent to the depot
Proceeding east, the Monrovia–Glendora Line passed southerly of Santa Anita Racetrack and continued northeasterly on private way to St. Joseph Street in Arcadia. The line ran in the pavement of St. Joseph Street from Santa Anita across the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Mainline to 2nd Avenue. The Arcadia train station was the route's San Gabriel Valley transfer point for ATSF passenger trains. It then went on private way as far as Olive Avenue at Monterey Avenue in Monrovia. The line then continued in the pavement of Olive Avenue as far as Shamrock Avenue. From Shamrock Avenue, the dual tracks on private way, followed along Olive Avenue and Royal Oaks Avenue to Las Lomas Road where they then traversed open land to the San Gabriel River. The river was crossed on a two track bridge, which was later reduced to single track after 1938. The line then continued across open land into Azusa and entered city streets at 9th Street and Angelino Avenue. The dual tracks reduced to single track on private way at 9th Street and Pasadena Avenue. Thereafter, the line proceeded east, north of Foothill Boulevard on private way to its terminus in Glendora at Glendora Avenue.
^Castrejon, Aaron (March 4, 2016). "BLAST FROM THE PAST: Electric Rail Has Deep Roots In SoCal". Glendora City News. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ abVeysey, 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). Los Angeles, California: Interurbans. pp. 38–39. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
^""P. E. EXTENSIONS DENIED"". Vol. XLIII, no. 114 (Night ed.). Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Evening Herald. March 14, 1918. p. 3.
^"PE Trolley Lines Yielded to Buses". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved February 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Pasadena History: Oneonta Park station". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^"Pacific Electric Time Tables" (PDF). wx4's Dome of Foam. Pacific Electric. September 1, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^"Pasadena History: Oneonta Park station". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
Bibliographyedit
Crump, Spencer (1977). Ride the big red cars: How trolleys helped build southern California. Trans-Anglo Books. p. 103. ISBN0-87046-047-1. OCLC 3414090.
May 08, 2024
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The Monrovia Glendora Line was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway serving the San Gabriel Valley It operated from 1902 to 1951 supporting nearby real estate development Monrovia GlendoraMyrtle Avenue in Monrovia 1903OverviewOwnerPacific ElectricLocaleSouthern CaliforniaTermini6th amp Main TerminalGlendoraStations39ServiceTypeInterurbanSystemPacific ElectricOperator s Pacific ElectricRolling stockvariedHistoryOpened1902ClosedSeptember 30 1951 1951 09 30 TechnicalLine length26 21 mi 42 18 km Number of tracksvariedTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification600 V DC overhead linesRoute mapLegend 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 Pasadena via Oak Knoll 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 South Pasadena Echandia Macy Carhouse Brooklyn Avenue B Union Pacific RR Los Angeles River Santa Fe RR P Edendale Southern Division 6th Main Terminal F This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Route 2 1 Stations 3 References 3 1 BibliographyHistory editThe route was established in 1902 Passenger service at Monrovia began on March 1 1903 1 The extension to Glendora followed in December 1907 2 3 The Los Angeles terminal was moved to the elevated viaduct at Main Street Station after February 11 1917 4 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 5 Special runs to Santa Anita Race Track were offered during race days beginning in 1934 Cars were rerouted over the new Aliso Street Bridge on July 18 1943 The last cars ran over the line in the early hours of September 30 1951 the final passenger run to operate over PE s Northern District 4 6 Route editFrom the 6th and Main Terminal in Downtown Los Angeles the Monrovia Glendora Line ran on the Upland San Bernardino Line to Valley Junction near Marengo Street west of Sota Street where the San Bernardino Line continued east From there the dual tracks continued on private way in a northeasterly direction paralleling Soto Street on the west crossing over Valley Boulevard and the Southern Pacific Railroad Mainline on a steel bridge and continuing northerly to reach Indian Village in the vicinity of Soto Street and Multnomah Street Here a four track system began A mile or so further north the four tracks crossed over Mission Road on a concrete viaduct and then continued northwesterly on private way between the dual roadways of Huntington Drive At Sierra Vista Main Street and Huntington Drive the Alhambra San Gabriel Line branched easterly from the four track section and proceeded on Main Street while the Monrovia Glendora Line continued north and then east still between dual roadways on Huntington Drive to Oneonta Park Huntington Drive and Fair Oaks Avenue Here the Pasadena Short Line turned north on Fair Oaks Avenue 7 The line then continued on a four track system as far as El Molino El Molino Street where the system returned to dual trackage It continued northeasterly still between the dual roadways of Huntington Drive passed Oak Knoll Avenue where the Oak Knoll Line proceeded north into Pasadena and in a mile or so passed what is now known as Sierra Madre Boulevard where the local Sierra Madre Line turned north in San Marino nbsp Arcadia train station serviced by the Santa Fe Railway the Monrovia Glendora Line stopped adjacent to the depot Proceeding east the Monrovia Glendora Line passed southerly of Santa Anita Racetrack and continued northeasterly on private way to St Joseph Street in Arcadia The line ran in the pavement of St Joseph Street from Santa Anita across the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Mainline to 2nd Avenue The Arcadia train station was the route s San Gabriel Valley transfer point for ATSF passenger trains It then went on private way as far as Olive Avenue at Monterey Avenue in Monrovia The line then continued in the pavement of Olive Avenue as far as Shamrock Avenue From Shamrock Avenue the dual tracks on private way followed along Olive Avenue and Royal Oaks Avenue to Las Lomas Road where they then traversed open land to the San Gabriel River The river was crossed on a two track bridge which was later reduced to single track after 1938 The line then continued across open land into Azusa and entered city streets at 9th Street and Angelino Avenue The dual tracks reduced to single track on private way at 9th Street and Pasadena Avenue Thereafter the line proceeded east north of Foothill Boulevard on private way to its terminus in Glendora at Glendora Avenue Stations edit Station Mile 8 Major connections Date opened Date closed City Glendora 26 21 1907 1951 Glendora Azusa 23 40 1951 Azusa Duarte 21 47 1951 Duarte Monrovia 17 99 1903 1951 Monrovia Arcadia 16 30 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1951 Arcadia San Marino 11 39 1951 San Marino El Molino 10 11 Pasadena via Oak Knoll Sierra Madre 1902 1951 Oneonta Park 9 8 56 Pasadena via Oak Knoll Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Shorb Sierra Madre 1901 1951 South Pasadena Sierra Vista 7 65 Alhambra San Gabriel Pasadena via Oak Knoll Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Shorb Sierra Madre 1901 1951 Alhambra Covina Junction 3 37 Alhambra San Gabriel Pasadena via Oak Knoll Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pomona Riverside Rialto Sierra Madre Upland San Bernardino 1901 1951 Los Angeles Echandia Junction Alhambra San Gabriel Annandale Pasadena via Oak Knoll Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pomona Riverside Rialto Sierra Madre South Pasadena Local Upland San Bernardino 1895 1951 Pacific Electric Building 0 Alhambra San Gabriel Annandale Balboa Fullerton Hawthorne El Segundo La Habra Yorba Linda Long Beach Pasadena via Oak Knoll Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pomona Riverside Rialto San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Gardena Santa Ana Santa Monica Air Line Sierra Madre Soldiers Home South Pasadena Local WhittierLos Angeles Railway B H J R 7 and 8 1905 1961References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a free content work Licensed under the public domain as a work of the State of California license statement permission Text taken from 1981 Inventory of Pacific Electric Routes California Department of Transportation Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Crump 1977 p 66 Crump 1977 p 103 Castrejon Aaron March 4 2016 BLAST FROM THE PAST Electric Rail Has Deep Roots In SoCal Glendora City News Retrieved February 8 2021 a b 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 Los Angeles California Interurbans pp 38 39 ASIN B0007F8D84 OCLC 6565577 P E EXTENSIONS DENIED Vol XLIII no 114 Night ed Los Angeles California Los Angeles Evening Herald March 14 1918 p 3 PE Trolley Lines Yielded to Buses Los Angeles Times September 30 1951 p 26 Retrieved February 23 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Pasadena History Oneonta Park station San Gabriel Valley Tribune February 7 2009 Retrieved February 8 2021 Pacific Electric Time Tables PDF wx4 s Dome of Foam Pacific Electric September 1 1934 p 14 Retrieved September 1 2021 Pasadena History Oneonta Park station San Gabriel Valley Tribune February 7 2009 Retrieved February 8 2021 Bibliography edit Crump Spencer 1977 Ride the big red cars How trolleys helped build southern California Trans Anglo Books p 103 ISBN 0 87046 047 1 OCLC 3414090 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monrovia Glendora Line amp oldid 1173920107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
