Shorb Line

The Shorb Line is a former Pacific Electric interurban railway line in Los Angeles County, California. Unlike most of the company's services, trains did not travel to Downtown Los Angeles and instead provided a suburban service between Pasadena and the transcontinental Southern Pacific railway at Alhambra.

Shorb
Overview
LocaleLos Angeles County, California
Termini
  • Pasadena
  • Shorb
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
History
OpenedMay 1, 1912 (1912-05-01)
ClosedApril 16, 1924 (1924-04-16)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification600 V DC Overhead lines
Route map

 Pasadena
Southern Pacific Transportation Company
multiple lines
 Raymond Hill
 South Pasadena
multiple lines
 Oneonta Park
 La Cresta
 Sierra Vista
multiple lines
 Shorb Road Junction
Alhambra–San Gabriel
 Shorb
Southern Pacific Transportation Company

History

Opened as the Dolgeville freight branch in 1904, the rails from the Alhambra–San Gabriel Line to Shorb were built to serve model building manufacturers and a felt factory.[1] Passenger service to Shorb station began on May 1, 1912, with cars running to Pasadena's Southern Pacific depot.[2] The route was abandoned after April 16, 1924 and was replaced with bus service.[3][1] Freight customers along the branch line kept rails in service until 1951, whereupon the tracks were transferred to Southern Pacific.[1]

Route

The Shorb Line connected to the rest of the Pacific Electric via the Alhambra–San Gabriel Line at West Alhambra. The single track ran south via Palm Avenue.[3]

References
  1. "Alhambra-San Gabriel Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. Walker, Jim (2006). Pacific Electric Red Cars. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 9780738546889.
  3. 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. 49. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
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