Arrowhead Line

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This article is about the former electric railway. For the Amtrak route, see Arrowhead (train). For the modern commuter rail line, see Arrow (commuter rail).
Arrowhead
A view of "E" Street (or "D" Street?) and the Stewart Hotel, San Bernardino, ca.1905 (CHS-5241).jpg
Tracks at E Street and 3rd Street in San Bernardino, adjacent the Stewart Hotel, 1905
Overview
StatusDefunct
OwnerPacific Electric Pacific Electric
LocaleSan Bernardino, California
TerminiSan Bernardino
Arrowhead Springs
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemPacific Electric Pacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric Pacific Electric
History
OpenedFebruary 22, 1902 (1902-02-22)
ClosedAugust 31, 1932 (1932-08-31)
Technical
Number of tracks1–2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)[1]
Electrification600 V DC Overhead lines

The Arrowhead Line was a suburban route of the Pacific Electric Railway. It ran from the joint Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific San Bernardino Depot to Arrowhead Springs, by way of D Street.[2]

History[]

Constructed by the , the line was sold to the Pacific Electric in 1904.[1] An extension to the Arrowhead Hotel began carrying cars in March 1907.[3] Operations along the line ceased on July 7, 1924 amid power problems in Pacific Electric system; limited service was restored the following January with the rest of the line brought back to full schedule by March 25, 1925. The Arrowhead Line saw sparse passenger service beyond the local lines in San Bernardino, with many trips north of Highland Avenue operated as a shuttle service. The route was abandoned after August 1932. Excursion trips continued until June 1941. Local service was reestablished as far north as Mountain View and 34th as part of the D Street–Highland Avenue Local between 1937 and 1942, when the franchise expired.[4]

Freight operations continued with diesel locomotives after 1942.[5]

Freight[]

The Arrowhead Line primarily served to haul water tanks from the Arrowhead Springs Company.[3][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Robertson, Donald B. (1986). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Volume IV California. Caxton Printers. p. 202. ISBN 9780870043857.
  2. ^ Pacific Electric Railway Time Table (PDF). wx4's Dome of Foam. Pacific Electric. March 26, 1932. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "San Fernando Valley Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ 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. 63, 64. ASIN B0007F8D84.
  5. ^ a b 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.

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