Central Avenue, Sierra Madre in 1904. A mule team is grading the avenue for the installation of the 1905 Pacific Electric street car, in the background is the Old North Church with the original barn roof bell tower.
Shuttle service for evening trips between Sierra Madre and San Marino began by March 1, 1928 with passengers changing to Monrovia–Glendora Line trains to complete the trip.[6][5] Starting March 1939 the rear car of some Glendora trains were disconnected to continue to Sierra Madre. This arrangement became the line's only direct Los Angeles service starting February 21, 1943, as all midday service became shuttles and only rush hour cars from Monrovia trains served the line.[5]
Weekend and midday service was discontinued on June 11, 1948 and all trips became shuttles. A single morning outbound trip from Los Angeles was added after November 25, 1949. On October 8, 1950 service was virtually abandoned with a single daily round trip running between Sierra Madre and San Marino; this ended on December 28, 1950.[5][7] Pacific Electric continued to operate the route with motor coaches after abandonment.[8]
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The Sierra Madre Line branched north from the Monrovia–Glendora Line in San Marino and its two tracks ran between the dual roadways passing Lamanda Park Junction (Colorado Street and Sierra Madre Boulevard) where it met the local East Colorado Street Line. From this point, the line continued on single track in a northerly direction along a private right of way in the center of Sierra Madre Boulevard to Michillinda Avenue. There the tracks entered into the pavement of city streets and proceeded on Central Avenue (Sierra Madre Boulevard) to Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre where the station was located. It then continued north one and one-half blocks via Baldwin Avenue and turned easterly onto another private right of way (between Montecito Avenue and Highland Avenue) to the end of the line of Mountain Trail Avenue, where a small storage yard was located.
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^"Sierra Madre Line Open". Long Beach Tribune. January 2, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Pacific Electric Sierra Madre Line". Electric Railway Historic Association of Southern California. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
^Crump, Spencer (1977). Ride the big red cars: How trolleys helped build southern California. Trans-Anglo Books. p. 87. ISBN0-87046-047-1. OCLC 3414090. OL 5859107M.
^ abcdVeysey, 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. p. 83. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
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The Sierra Madre Line was a Pacific Electric interurban route which ran 16 52 miles 26 59 km from the Pacific Electric Building in Los Angeles to Sierra Madre Sierra MadreSierra Madre 1908 with PE line Depot and the Hotel Shirley in backgroundOverviewOwnerSouthern Pacific RailroadLocaleSouthern CaliforniaTerminiPacific Electric BuildingSierra Madre CaliforniaStations24ServiceTypeInterurbanSystemPacific ElectricOperator s Pacific ElectricRolling stockPE 1100 Class last used Daily ridership1713 last counted HistoryOpenedJanuary 1 1906ClosedDecember 28 1950TechnicalLine length16 52 mi 26 59 km Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification600 V DC Overhead linesRoute mapLegendMount Wilson TrailSierra MadreKinneloa WashVillaEaton WashEl RinconVinedoSanta FeLamanda Park JunctionLamanda ParkHallidayMonrovia GlendoraSan MarinoLas RosasPasadena via Oak KnollEl MolinoSan Pasqual WashPasqualitoFletcher AvenuePasadena Short LineOneonta ParkLa CrestaSierra VistaNewtonTitusHappy ValleySoto Street ViaductEl SerenoLincoln ParkSouthern Pacific RRCharlotte StreetMarengo StreetUpland San BernardinoValley JunctionState StreetSouth PasadenaEchandiaMacy CarhouseBrooklyn Avenue B Union Pacific RRLos Angeles RiverSanta Fe RR P EdendaleSouthern Division6th Main Terminal F This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 List of major stations 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Central Avenue Sierra Madre in 1904 A mule team is grading the avenue for the installation of the 1905 Pacific Electric street car in the background is the Old North Church with the original barn roof bell tower The line opened to Pasadena on March 1 1904 Cars were run through on the Lamanda Park Line to Pasadena 1 The extension to Sierra Madre opened on New Year s Day 1906 2 3 4 On December 3 1916 the routing through Downtown Los Angeles changed 5 Shuttle service for evening trips between Sierra Madre and San Marino began by March 1 1928 with passengers changing to Monrovia Glendora Line trains to complete the trip 6 5 Starting March 1939 the rear car of some Glendora trains were disconnected to continue to Sierra Madre This arrangement became the line s only direct Los Angeles service starting February 21 1943 as all midday service became shuttles and only rush hour cars from Monrovia trains served the line 5 Weekend and midday service was discontinued on June 11 1948 and all trips became shuttles A single morning outbound trip from Los Angeles was added after November 25 1949 On October 8 1950 service was virtually abandoned with a single daily round trip running between Sierra Madre and San Marino this ended on December 28 1950 5 7 Pacific Electric continued to operate the route with motor coaches after abandonment 8 Route editThe Sierra Madre Line branched north from the Monrovia Glendora Line in San Marino and its two tracks ran between the dual roadways passing Lamanda Park Junction Colorado Street and Sierra Madre Boulevard where it met the local East Colorado Street Line From this point the line continued on single track in a northerly direction along a private right of way in the center of Sierra Madre Boulevard to Michillinda Avenue There the tracks entered into the pavement of city streets and proceeded on Central Avenue Sierra Madre Boulevard to Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre where the station was located It then continued north one and one half blocks via Baldwin Avenue and turned easterly onto another private right of way between Montecito Avenue and Highland Avenue to the end of the line of Mountain Trail Avenue where a small storage yard was located List of major stations editStation Mile 9 Major connections Date opened Date closed CitySierra Madre 16 52 1902 1950 Sierra MadreEl Rincon 14 10Lamanda Park Junction 12 96 Lamanda Park 1902 1950 PasadenaSan Marino 11 13 Monrovia Glendora 1902 1950 San MarinoEl Molino 9 85 Monrovia Glendora Pasadena via Oak Knoll 1902 1950Oneonta Park 8 30 Monrovia Glendora Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pasadena via Oak Knoll Shorb 1901 1951 South PasadenaSierra Vista 7 39 Alhambra San Gabriel Monrovia Glendora Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pasadena via Oak Knoll Shorb 1901 1951 AlhambraCovina Junction 3 11 Alhambra San Gabriel Monrovia Glendora Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pomona Riverside Rialto Upland San Bernardino 1901 1951 Los AngelesEchandia Junction Alhambra San Gabriel Annandale Monrovia Glendora Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pomona Riverside Rialto South Pasadena Local Upland San Bernardino 1895 1951Aliso and San Pedro 1 04Pacific Electric Building 0 Alhambra San Gabriel Annandale Balboa Fullerton Hawthorne El Segundo La Habra Yorba Linda Long Beach Monrovia Glendora Mount Lowe Pasadena Short Line Pasadena via Oak Knoll Pomona Riverside Rialto San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Gardena Santa Ana Santa Monica Air Line 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 New electric road opens Los Angeles Evening Express March 1 1904 p 8 Retrieved December 16 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Sierra Madre Line Open Long Beach Tribune January 2 1906 p 1 Retrieved December 16 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Pacific Electric Sierra Madre Line Electric Railway Historic Association of Southern California Retrieved August 20 2010 Crump Spencer 1977 Ride the big red cars How trolleys helped build southern California Trans Anglo Books p 87 ISBN 0 87046 047 1 OCLC 3414090 OL 5859107M a b c d 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 p 83 ASIN B0007F8D84 OCLC 6565577 Hilton George W Due John F 2000 1960 The Electric Interurban Railways in America Stanford California Stanford University Press p 410 ISBN 0 8047 4014 3 Sierra Madre Rail Service Ends Officially Daily News Post December 28 1950 p 7 Retrieved February 9 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp PE Gives Up Rail Stations in Two Cities Los Angeles Times January 3 1951 p 20 Retrieved February 4 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Pacific Electric Time Tables PDF wx4 s Dome of Foam Pacific Electric September 1 1934 p 18 Retrieved September 1 2021 nbsp This article related to light rail in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This United States rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transportation in California is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sierra Madre 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