Pasadena Short Line

The Pasadena Short Line followed the Monrovia–Glendora Line (Huntington Drive) to Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena (Oneonta Junction). Here, the line branched north along double tracks in the pavement of Fair Oaks Avenue to California Boulevard. It then ran east one block on California Boulevard to Raymond Avenue and then north in the pavement of Raymond Avenue, past Colorado Street several blocks to the North Fair Oaks Carhouse (Located between Raymond and Fair Oaks Avenues). It then exited out the west side of the Carhouse on to Fair Oaks Avenue for its return trip. The Raymond Avenue track was abandoned in 1940 and Fair Oaks Avenue was used in both directions thereafter.

Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena looking south from Colorado Boulevard, horsecar approaching at center frame, c. 1889.

The route began as a horsecar line. In 1894, the Pasadena & Los Angeles Electric Railway purchased, re-gauged, electrified, and double-tracked a section of the line for streetcar use. Service began on May 6, 1895.[3] Pacific Electric acquired the route in 1898,[3] and the line was again rebuilt to standard gauge. Upon opening on November 9, 1902, service ran between the Raymond Hotel and the junction with the Alhambra Line. Negotiations to cross the existing roads — the Santa Fe Railway, Terminal Railway, and California Cycleway — led Pacific Electric to build a bridge over the right of ways shortly after their service commenced. In 1908, double tracking was completed throughout.[4] Service was replaced by buses after September 30, 1951.[4][5][3][6]

By 1981, all tracks had been removed along the route.

Los Angeles–Pasadena
Pasadena Santa Fe RR Pasadena terminus until 1927 Raymond Hill South Pasadena South Pasadena Monrovia–Glendora / Pasadena via Oak Knoll Oneonta Park La Cresta Alhambra–San Gabriel / Shorb Sierra Vista Upland–San Bernardino / Riverside–Rialto Valley Junction State Street South Pasadena Echandia Brooklyn Avenue Union Pacific RR Los Angeles River Santa Fe RR Southern Pacific RR Aliso & San Pedro 1912–1915 route 1915–1933 route Pacific Electric Building Central Station Southern Pacific RR

Starting on May 1, 1912, some trips along the line began originating at the Los Angeles Southern Pacific station or the Pasadena Southern Pacific station. The Pasadena SP station was closed in 1927, thus the terminus was moved to the Pacific Electric Depot on Raymond Avenue. By August 11, 1932, frequency had been reduced to a single daily franchise car and the service was entirely eliminated on July 30 the following year.[5]

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