V (Los Angeles Railway)

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V
Streetcar
SystemLos Angeles Railway
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
History
Opened1914
ClosedMarch 31, 1963 (1963-03-31)
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map

Legend
1955–1963
 Los Angeles City College
Vermont and Melrose
Vermont and Clinton
US 101 (1961 cutout).svg US 101
 Vermont and Rosewood
Vermont and Beverly
Vermont and 1st
Vermont and 3rd
 R   S 
 Vermont and 4th
Vermont and 5th
Vermont and 6th
Vermont and Wilshire
Vermont and 7th
 R 
 Vermont and 8th
 S 
 Vermont and 9th
Vermont and Olympic
Vermont and 11th
Vermont and Pico
 P 
 Vermont and Venice
Vermont and Washington
Vermont and 24th
Vermont and Adams
Vermont and 29th
Vermont and Jefferson
 J 
 Vermont and 36th
Vermont and 37th
Vermont and Exposition
Pacific Electric
 Vermont and 39th
Vermont and Leighton
Vermont and Santa Barbara
 5 
 Vermont and 42nd
Vermont and Vernon
 K   U 
 Vernon and Hoover
Vernon and Figueroa
I-110 (1961).svg
I-110
 Vernon and Grand
Vernon and Broadway
Vernon and Main
Vernon and Wall
Vernon and San Pedro
Vernon and Towne
Vermont and Avalon
 J   S 
 Vernon and McKinley
Vernon and Central
Vernon and Hooper
Vernon and Ascot
Vernon and Compton
Vernon and Morgan
Vernon and Long Beach
Pacific Electric
 Vernon and Alameda
Vernon and St. Charles
Vernon and Santa Fe
 J 
 Pacific Crossing
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V was a

Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1920 to 1958, and by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
from 1958 to 1963.

History

The Vermont–Vernon line was the last new route built by the Los Angeles Railway. Although

Vernon Avenue, thence east on Vernon to Pacific Boulevard, then east again on Leonis Boulevard to Downey Road in Vernon.[1] A branch line also ran from Vernon Avenue south on Santa Fe Avenue to Slauson Avenue. In 1921, the route was designated as line V.[2][3]

The line was extended both north and south in 1923.

UCLA (what is now the campus of Los Angeles City College).[5] In 1955, during the Los Angeles Transit Lines era, the Leonis and Santa Fe branches were eliminated; instead the V line ended at a loop called Pacific Crossing, in the center of Vernon.[4]

The V was one of six routes that survived closure and passed into control of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. It was the only cross-town route in the LAMTA era. Streetcar service over the former Los Angeles Railway lines ended after March 31, 1963,[6] with the final scheduled trip made on the V line.[7][8]

Partial restoration

Further information: Vermont Transit Corridor

Vermont Avenue continued its growth, seeded by the robust public transportation provided by the streetcar. The Red Line rapid transit corridor was built underneath the road north of Wilshire by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the early 1990s, reestablishing a new rail service over a portion of the route (albeit underground).

By 2020, the bus lines operating on Vermont had grown to ridership of 45,000 weekday boardings, making it the second busiest corridor in the network.[9][10] As a result, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority intends to rehabilitate the road for to allow for rapid transit. The corridor extends further south than the old V streetcar and may initially operate as bus rapid transit with more limited service than its progenitor.

Rolling stock

After 1955, PCC streetcars replaced the old rolling stock on the line.[11]

Sources

  1. ISBN 9781531629410
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  2. ^ "May 1: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2022. 1921: Large letter signs indicating the routes of different lines are placed on top of Los Angeles Railway streetcars.
  3. ^ "Cars To Have Letter Signs" (PDF). Two Bells. Vol. 1, no. 48. Los Angeles Railway. May 2, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "'V'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "March 31: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Streetcars Go for Last Ride". Los Angeles Times. March 31, 1963. p. N5.
  8. ^ Creason, Glen (April 29, 2015). "CityDig: This 1938 Map Captures the Charm of L.A.'s Under-Appreciated Yellow Cars". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Tinoco, Matt (May 7, 2018). "A subway on Vermont? Metro is considering it". Curbed LA. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Next stop: a new kind of bus ride on Vermont (PDF). Amazon Naws (Report). Metro. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "No.1080 Los Angeles Transit Lines". Market Street Railway. Retrieved January 23, 2021.


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