The local service operated between 1904[dubious – discuss][citation needed] and November 2, 1959.[2] The line was quadruple-tracked in 1907.[3][4] During the 1910s, its service was combined with the South Pasadena Line of the Northern District. From 1938 to 1950, the line was combined with the Sierra Vista Line,[5] which was the main local line in the Northern District. Streetcars were removed and replaced with a parallel bus service on November 2, 1959.[4]
^"Pacific Electric Watts Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California.
^"November 2: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Primary Resources. Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives. October 24, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^"Two and four tracks". The Los Angeles Times. July 6, 1907. p. 24. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ab"Watts Rail Line Goes to Bus" (PDF). LAMTA. December 1959. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help); Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^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. 93–94. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
^Pacific Electric Railway Guide: Names and locations of stops, cross streets and important points of interest on or Adjacent to Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway. Orange Empire Railway Museum.
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The Watts Line was a local line of the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between the Pacific Electric Building in Downtown Los Angeles and the Watts Station at 103rd Street in Watts It was the primary local service for the Southern District which also included the Long Beach San Pedro Santa Ana and Whittier interurban lines The route operated along the Southern Division s Four Tracks route with the Watts Line using the outer tracks and the Long Beach line and other limited stop lines using the inner tracks 1 WattsThe quadruple tracked line south of Downtown Los AngelesOverviewOwnerSouthern Pacific RailroadLocaleLos Angeles CaliforniaTerminiPacific Electric BuildingWattsServiceTypeStreetcarSystemPacific ElectricOperator s Pacific Electric 1904 1958 Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority 1958 1959 Daily ridership37 436 peak 1946 4 325 close 1958 HistoryOpened1904ClosedNovember 2 1959 1959 11 02 TechnicalLine length7 45 mi 11 99 km Number of tracks2 4Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification600 V DC Overhead linesRoute mapLegend Northern District Pacific Electric Building B F O 7th amp Main H J R S San Pedro amp 7th J R S San Pedro amp Agatha 8th amp Main San Pedro amp 8th 9th amp Main 9th amp Los Angeles 9th amp Maple H 9th btw Wall amp San Julian Street 9th amp San Pedro Street S 9th btw Crocker amp Towne 9th amp Stanford 9th amp Kohler 9th amp Central Avenue U 9th amp Birch 9th amp Hooper begin Four Tracks 14th Street 16th Street Washington Blvd 20th Street 22nd Street Amoco to Santa Monica Air Line Adams Boulevard 32nd Street Jefferson Boulevard 38th Street 40th Street Vernon Avenue V 47th Street 48th Place 50th Place 52nd Street 55th Street Slauson Avenue Slauson Junction to Whittier amp La Habra Yorba Linda Fleming 62nd Street Spaulding Gage Avenue Merrill Avenue 66th Street 68th Street Florencita Park 70th Street Florence Avenue Ionia 76th Street Nadeau Woodside 81st Edgewood Park 83rd Street Graham Kent 88th Latin 92nd Elcoat 97th Watts multiple lines This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Stops and stations 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp A Watts Line car at Slauson Junction c 1902 The local service operated between 1904 dubious discuss citation needed and November 2 1959 2 The line was quadruple tracked in 1907 3 4 During the 1910s its service was combined with the South Pasadena Line of the Northern District From 1938 to 1950 the line was combined with the Sierra Vista Line 5 which was the main local line in the Northern District Streetcars were removed and replaced with a parallel bus service on November 2 1959 4 Tracks north of Washington Boulevard were removed or paved over except a short spur track after PE service ended In the late 1980s the right of way was rehabilitated with one or two tracks used for freight rail with electrification removed and two tracks rebuilt to modern light rail specifications Service along the line between Washington Boulevard and 103rd Street recommenced in 1990 as the Los Angeles Metro Blue Line renamed the A Line in 2019 with stations at Washington Boulevard Vernon Avenue Slauson Avenue Florence Avenue Firestone Boulevard and 103rd Street Stops and stations editThe following were stops and stations along the Watts line 6 failed verification Pacific Electric Building 6th amp Main 7th amp Main 8th amp Main 9th amp Main 9th amp Los Angeles 9th amp Maple STOP 9th between Wall amp San Julian Street 9th amp San Pedro Street STOP 9th between Crocker amp Towne 9th amp Stanford 9th amp Kohler 9th amp Central Avenue 9th amp Birch 9th amp Hooper begin Four Tracks 14th Street 16th Street Washington Blvd 20th Street 22nd Street Amoco Junction interchange with Air Line Adams Boulevard 32nd Street Jefferson Boulevard now MLK Jr Blvd 38th Street 40th Street Vernon Avenue 47th Street 48th Place 50th Place 52nd Street 55th Street Slauson Avenue Slauson Junction interchange with Whittier Fleming 62nd Street Spaulding Gage Avenue Merrill Avenue 66th Street 68th Street Florencita Park 70th Street Florence Avenue Ionia 76th Street Nadeau Woodside 81st Edgewood Park 83rd Street Graham Kent 88th Latin 92nd Elcoat 97th Watts 103rd References edit Pacific Electric Watts Line Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California November 2 This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History Metro Primary Resources Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archives October 24 2012 Retrieved April 11 2021 Two and four tracks The Los Angeles Times July 6 1907 p 24 Retrieved December 17 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Watts Rail Line Goes to Bus PDF LAMTA December 1959 p 12 Retrieved April 11 2021 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Unknown parameter agency ignored help 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 93 94 ASIN B0007F8D84 OCLC 6565577 Pacific Electric Railway Guide Names and locations of stops cross streets and important points of interest on or Adjacent to Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway Orange Empire Railway Museum External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Watts LineKML is not from Wikidata 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 Watts Line amp oldid 1143281470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
