Pomona–Claremont Line

The Pomona–Claremont Line was a Pacific Electric streetcar line in Southern California. Unlike most of the company's services, cars did not travel to Downtown Los Angeles and instead provided a suburban service between Pomona, Claremont, and Upland.

Pomona–Claremont
Overview
OwnerOntario and San Antonio Heights Railroad Company (1911–1912)
Pacific Electric (1912–1932)
LocaleLos Angeles County, California
Termini
  • Pomona
  • Claremont
    Upland (limited service)
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1911 (1911-01-01)
ClosedDecember 31, 1932 (1932-12-31)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1200 / 600 V DC Overhead lines
Route map

Upland
after
1922
Ontario
Southern Pacific
before
1918
Euclid Avenue
Mountain Avenue
West Upland
Claremont
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
terminus
1918–1922
Baldy View
North Pomona
Pomona Junction
Pomona

History

The Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad Company opened the line On January 1, 1911[1] as their second route after the Ontario–San Antonio Heights Line.[2] After Pomona Junction, cars ran over Pacific Electric tracks to the center of Pomona.[1]

Pacific Electric acquired the company on April 13, 1912 and promptly began operating services between Pomona and Ontario.[3] Cars were initially interlined with the Upland–Ontario Line. Service east of Claremont ended in November 1918, which also ended the through-routing. One trip was extended to Upland starting in 1922. By the end of its life in 1932, many trips were short turn shuttles running between Pomona and North Pomona with transfers to the San Bernardino Line.[3]

Route

Originating from the Pomona Pacific Electric Station at Third Street and Garey Avenue, the Pomona–Claremont Line proceeded north on Garey Avenue, as far as Cadillac Drive. From there, the line proceeded in a northeasterly direction in a private right of way until it joined the San Bernardino Line, just east of Maple Avenue. From there, the Pomona–Claremont ran on the San Bernardino Line to College Avenue in Claremont.

References

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under the public domain as a work of the State of California. (license statement/permission). Text taken from 1981 Inventory of Pacific Electric Routes, California Department of Transportation, . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

  1. "Line Opened". The San Bernardino County Sun. January 1, 1911. p. 7. Retrieved July 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock
  2. "Pomona Upland Line Pomona Claremont Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  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. 50. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.


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