Pacific Electric system

GPTKB entity

Statements (78)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interurban railway system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Red Cars
gptkbp:beganOperation 1901
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1961
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Henry_E._Huntington
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pacific Electric system
gptkbp:legacy featured in popular culture
subject of preservation efforts
influenced modern Los Angeles Metro Rail
gptkbp:mainTerminal gptkb:Pacific_Electric_Building
gptkbp:mainTerminalLocation 6th and Main, Los Angeles
gptkbp:maximumRouteLength over 1,000 miles
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Los_Angeles_Metropolitan_Transit_Authority
gptkbp:notableEvent acquisition by Metropolitan Coach Lines in 1953
decline due to rise of automobile
final passenger service in 1961
gptkbp:notableFor largest electric railway system in the world (at its peak)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Southern_California
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Glendora
gptkb:Alhambra
gptkb:Anaheim
gptkb:Fontana
gptkb:Glendale
gptkb:Hollywood
gptkb:Huntington_Beach
gptkb:Long_Beach
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:Norwalk
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Pasadena
gptkb:Pomona
gptkb:Riverside
gptkb:San_Bernardino
gptkb:San_Pedro
gptkb:Santa_Ana
gptkb:Santa_Monica
gptkb:Venice
gptkb:Watts
gptkb:Westminster
gptkb:Wilmington
gptkb:city
gptkb:Arcadia
gptkb:Claremont
gptkb:Covina
gptkb:Inglewood
gptkb:La_Mirada
gptkb:La_Verne
gptkb:Montebello
gptkb:San_Dimas
gptkb:San_Gabriel
gptkb:Santa_Fe_Springs
gptkb:Torrance
gptkb:Corona
gptkb:Monrovia
gptkb:Montclair
gptkb:Whittier
gptkb:Chino
gptkb:Azusa
gptkb:La_Habra
gptkb:San_Gabriel_Valley
gptkb:Colton
gptkb:Rancho_Cucamonga
Artesia
Bellflower
Burbank
Compton
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Newport Beach
Redlands
Seal Beach
gptkbp:type gptkb:railway_station
interurban
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Santa_Ana_Branch_(historic_railway)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8