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Brush Canyon Line

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Brush Canyon
Overview
OwnerPacific Electric
LocaleLos Angeles
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
History
Opened1908
ClosedAugust 6, 1918 (August 6, 1918)
Technical
Line length1.56 mi (2.51 km)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Old gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
Route map

Brush Canyon
Franklin & Bronson

The Brush Canyon Line was a short-lived Pacific Electric streetcar branch line in Los Angeles. Brush Canyon is now generally known as Bronson Canyon.

Route

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The line branched from the Western & Franklin Ave. Line at Franklin & Bronson Avenue to travel north on Bronson to a rock quarry. Roughly an additional mile of track extended into the quarry site.[1]

History

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The line was built by the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad in 1908 as a single-track narrow gauge branch — it was converted to standard gauge later the same year. Pacific Electric took over the service in 1911 and operated the line as a shuttle. Service was abandoned on August 6, 1918.[1][2][3]

While passenger service was provided, this branch line was primarily used for freight to carry rocks used to pave Sunset Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Adams Boulevard, West 6th Street, and Wilshire Boulevard in addition to track ballast for most Western District lines.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Western and Franklin Avenue Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Electric Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ Walker, Jim (January 1, 1976). Lines of Pacific Electric: Southern & Western Districts (Special 60) (Second Printing ed.). Glendale, California: Interurban Press. p. 26.
  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. 9. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
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