Sawtelle Line
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The Sawtelle Line was an interurban railway route primarily operated by the Pacific Electric Railway that ran between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. The line was established by the
A streetcar running along Santa Monica Boulevard in Sawtelle prior to Pacific Electric taking over the line, c. 1901
The first Beverly Hills station, c. 1915–1920
The former Ocean Park car barn
Glendale–Burbank Line
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Glendale–Burbank is a defunct Pacific Electric railway line that was operational from 1904 to 1955 in Southern California, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Burbank via Glendale. Short lines termin
Sawtelle Line
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A Downtown Los Angeles-bound Red Car near the intersection of Fletcher Drive and Riverside Drive, c. 1950s
A Glendale Line train crosses Broadway on 6th Street in the 1920s. Increased congestion downtown at this time led the California Railroad Commission to force Pacific Electric to construct a subway tunnel to bypass surface streets.
An Edendale Local on 6th Street, c. 1900–1920
Brand Street in Glendale – a Glendale Line train stops to pick-up and drop off passengers in 1915.