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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA |
| Locale | Santa Monica to Los Angeles |
| Dates of operation | 1875–1877 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Santa Monica Air Line |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) |
| Length | 16.67 miles (26.83 km) |
The Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, opened on October 17, 1875,[1] was a steam-powered rail line which ran between the Santa Monica Long Wharf (north of the current Santa Monica Pier) and 5th and San Pedro streets in downtown Los Angeles.[2]
Intended to eventually reach San Bernardino (San Bernardino County) and Independence (Inyo County) via Cajon Pass to serve the Cerro Gordo Silver Mines near Panamint, the line was never extended past downtown Los Angeles and was eventually acquired by Southern Pacific Railroad.[3][4]
The right-of-way was purchased by what is now Los Angeles Metro in 1990 and is now used for the E Line light rail line.
- ^ "First Train of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 5, no. 20. October 19, 1875.
- ^ California. Board of Commissioners of Transportation (December 1877). Report of the Board of Commissioners of Transportation to the Legislature of the State of California. State of California (US). p. 319. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ Ingersoll, Luther A. (2008). Ingersoll's Century History, Santa Monica Bay Cities - Prefaced with a Brief History of the State of California, a Condensed History of Los Angeles County, 1542-1908; Supplemented with an Encyclopedia of Local Biography. Read Books. ISBN 9781408623671.
- ^ Fischer, Greg (September 1, 2011). "The Expo Line Before the Expo Line". Los Angeles Downtown News.