Colton Line
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![]() Car 136 in service on 8th Street in Colton, 1910 | |
Overview | |
Locale | Inland Empire |
Termini | San Bernardino Colton |
Service | |
Type | Streetcar |
System | Pacific Electric |
History | |
Opened | 1902 |
Closed | February 22, 1942 |
Technical | |
Line length | 4.24 mi (6.82 km) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 600 V DC Overhead lines |
The Colton Line was a local streetcar line, mostly known as being a service of the Pacific Electric. It operated between Colton and San Bernardino, one of two lines in service between the two cities.[1]
History[]
The line was established by the in 1902.[2] The company was absorbed into the Pacific Electric in 1911. In 1913 the service was through-routed with the . Completion of the more direct San Bernardino–Riverside Line in late 1914 greatly reduced demand on the line, with ridership reduced by more than half on the old line the following year. Despite its lesser popularity, the Colton Line outlasted the shorter route, remaining in service until February 22, 1942.[3]
Route[]
The line started at the Colton station at 9th and J Streets near Colton Crossing where passengers interchanged with transcontinental trains. Cars ran west on J for a block before turning north on 8th Street. At Vernon Avenue, the tracks ran northward until the main line at 3rd Street where a right turn continued into San Bernardino.[2][3]
The line connected the joint Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific stations in San Bernardino and Colton via the San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot.[4]
References[]
- ^ Pacific Electric Railway Time Table (PDF). wx4's Dome of Foam. Pacific Electric. March 26, 1932. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b "San Bernardino Local Lines". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved 17 January 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. 64, 107. ASIN B0007F8D84.
- ^ "Pacific Electric Time Tables" (PDF). wx4's Dome of Foam. Pacific Electric. September 1, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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- Pacific Electric routes
- Light rail in California
- Railway lines opened in 1902
- 1902 establishments in California
- Railway lines closed in 1942
- 1942 disestablishments in California
- Colton, California
- Closed railway lines in the United States
- Transportation in San Bernardino County, California
- United States light rail stubs
- United States rail transportation stubs
- California transportation stubs