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The West Santa Ana Branch is a
The line runs from the Watts Towers in the city of Los Angeles, southeast to the intersection of 4th Street and Santa Ana Boulevard in downtown Santa Ana. A two-mile (3.2 km) portion of it is occupied by Interstate 105 and the C Line. The right-of-way runs nearly straight on a diagonal between the two cities, in contrast to the cardinal grid of Orange County.[citation needed]
History
The right-of-way was established as an
Remnants
Pacific Electric Sub-Station No. 14 in Santa Ana was added to the list of National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1983.
The
The Bellflower station was restored to its opening condition in 2008.
Despite the inactivity of the line, parts of the right-of-way still hold tracks that are in working order. For example, a warehouse stub of the San Pedro Branch Rail is located between Garfield Avenue and Rosecrans Avenue. The Paramount Industrial Lead, another branch of the San Pedro Branch Rail, also occupies the right-of-way with a non-gated level crossing at the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue and Paramount Boulevard, a gated crossing at Downey Avenue, and a depot near Somerset Boulevard's Paramount Petroleum plant.
Several disconnected and dilapidated fragments of tracks remain at random intervals throughout the right-of-way.
Future development
The
Los Angeles Metro project
Metro has prioritized the corridor on its Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), and funding for it was guaranteed in the LA County
OC Streetcar
As of 2016[update], the
See also
References
- ^ "West Santa Ana Transit Corridor". Los Angeles Metro. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Pacific Electric Right of Way Study". Orange County Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Finest line work begun". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1904. p. 13. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "1981 Inventory of Pacific Electric Routes" (PDF). Caltrans. February 1982. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- Caltrans. 1991.
- ^ DeCaro, Dave. "Knott's Berry Farm: Calico Railroad". Daveland. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "The Santa Ana Branch". Abandoned Rails. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Brigandi, Phil. "Historic Knott's Berry Farm". So Cal Historyland. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "About the Project". Pacific Electric Corridor. Southern California Association of Governments. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Chan, Steven (September 5, 2008). "Bravo! rapid bus, part III: A massive expansion, plus light rail in Orange County?". Resonance:Steven Chan's website. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Community Meetings". Pacific Electric Corridor. Southern California Association of Governments. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "2009 Long Range Transportation Plan Attachment A" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Proposed One-Half Cent Sales Tax for Transportation" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "LACMTA to begin environmental process for West Santa Ana Branch line". RT&S. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. September 23, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Marroquin, Art & Pimentel, Joseph (March 3, 2016). "Anaheim releases proposed map for streetcar that would link ARTIC to Disneyland". The Orange County Register. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
External links
- Southeast Gateway Line project at the Metro website
- OC Streetcar project at the OCTA website
- Eco-Rapid Transit Joint Powers Authority
- Pacific Electric Right-of-Way/West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Alternatives Analysis (2013) and Technical Refinement (2015) by the Southern California Association of Governments