U (Los Angeles Railway)

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U
Streetcar
SystemLos Angeles Railway
History
Opened1891 (1891)
ClosedAugust 3, 1947 (1947-08-03)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map

Legend
1928–1947
 Vermont and Florence
 F 
 Vermont and Slauson
Vermont and 54th
 8 
 Vermont and 48th
 9 
 Vermont and Vernon
 V 
 Vermont and Santa Barbara
 5 
 Vermont and 39th
Pacific Electric
 Vermont and Exposition
 5 
 McClintock and Jefferson
 J 
 32nd and Hoover
Hoover and Adams
Union and 23rd
Union and Estrella
Washington and Estrella
 W 
 Figueroa and Washington
 W 
 Figueroa and Venice
Pacific Electric
 Figueroa and Pico
 P 
 Figueroa and 12th
Figueroa and 11th
Figueroa and 9th
 N 
 Figueroa and 8th
Figueroa and 7th
 H   R   S 
 Figueroa and Wilshire
Figueroa and 6th
Figueroa and 5th
 D   3 
 5th and Flower
5th and Grand
5th and Olive
5th and Hill
Pacific Electric
 5th and Broadway
 P   W   5   9 
 5th and Spring
 N   7   8 
 5th and Main
 O  Pacific Electric
 5th and Los Angeles
5th and Maple
5th and San Pedro
Central Station
Southern Pacific Railroad Pacific Electric
 Central and 6th
Central and 7th
 J   R 
 Central and 8th
Central and Olympic
Pacific Electric
 Central and 12th
 B 
 Central and 16th
Central and Washington
Central and Adams
Central and Jefferson
Central and 38th
Central and Vernon
 V 
 Central and Slauson
Los Angeles Railway lines
Pacific Electric lines
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U was a

Los Angeles, California. Also referred to as the University Line, it provided service to the University of Southern California
.

History

The

Exposition Park), and south to Dalton Avenue and West 45th Street. The Agricultural Park segment was removed from the line in February 1915 and the Dalton segment was rerouted to terminate at Vernon Avenue and Arlington Avenue.[3]

As part of the 1920 rerouting scheme, the line operated as the university and Central Avenue Line which had three branches.[4] These services were designated as the "U" line in 1921.[5][6] The remaining 39th Street branch line was abandoned on October 5, 1941, and the service was converted to bus operation on August 3, 1947.[7][8] Segments of the line were absorbed into other routes, the 3 and F, while tracks on McClintock, 32nd, Hoover, Union, 23rd and Estrella were removed.[3]

Sources

  1. ^ Swett, Ira (1951). Los Angeles Railway; Interurbans Special #11. Los Angeles, CA: Interurban Press.
  2. Los Angeles Magazine
    . Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "'U'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. ^ H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google.
  5. ^ "May 1: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 20, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2022. 1921: Large letter signs indicating the routes of different lines are placed on top of Los Angeles Railway streetcars.
  6. ^ "Cars To Have Letter Signs" (PDF). Two Bells. Vol. 1, no. 48. Los Angeles Railway. May 2, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Old Car Bows Out as New Transit Service Begins". The Los Angeles Times. August 4, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  8. ISBN 978-0738547916
    .

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