Highland Line (Pacific Electric)
Highland | |
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Overview | |
Status | Defunct |
Owner | Pacific Electric |
Locale | San Bernardino, California |
Termini | San Bernardino Highland |
Service | |
Type | Interurban |
System | Pacific Electric |
Operator(s) | Pacific Electric |
History | |
Opened | 1903 |
Closed | July 20, 1936 |
Technical | |
Line length | 6.56 mi (10.56 km) |
Number of tracks | 1–2 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Old gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)[1] |
Electrification | 600 V DC Overhead lines |
The Highland Line was a 6.56-mile (10.56 km) interurban route of the Pacific Electric Railway. It ran from the San Bernardino Depot to Highland.[2][3] A short branch line served the Southern California State Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates at Patton.[4]
History[]
Constructed by the in 1903,[5] the line was sold to Pacific Electric the following year.[1] Passenger service to Patton ended in June 1924.[4] By September 1934, the line was only served by a single trip, primarily for use by schoolchildren.[4] This was discontinued on July 20, 1936 with parallel bus routes being in service as a replacement.[6][4]
References[]
- ^ a b Robertson, Donald B. (1986). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Volume IV California. Caxton Printers. p. 202. ISBN 9780870043857.
- ^ Pacific Electric Railway Time Table (PDF). wx4's Dome of Foam. Pacific Electric. March 26, 1932. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Pacific Electric Highland Line". erha.org. Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
... between San Bernardino and Highland, covering the 6.56 miles in an average time of 25 minutes
- ^ 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. 65. ASIN B0007F8D84.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rail Service on Interurban Lines Dropped". San Bernardino County Sun. July 19, 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 4 February 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Pacific Electric routes
- Light rail in California
- Transportation in San Bernardino County, California
- Railway lines opened in 1903
- 1903 establishments in California
- Railway services discontinued in 1936
- 1936 disestablishments in California
- Closed railway lines in the United States
- United States light rail stubs
- California transportation stubs