Torrance Industrial Lead

Torrance Industrial Lead
El Segundo Industrial Lead
Phillips 66
Crenshaw Lumber
Jones Chemical
Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge
USG Corporation

The Torrance Industrial Lead is a 9.9-mile (15.9 km) railway spur line in Los Angeles County, California.[1] It is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The line connects businesses in Torrance and Gardena to the national rail network as a branch of the El Segundo Industrial Lead. The line was largely built by the Los Angeles Inter-Urban Electric Railway with service starting in 1903. The route was used by Pacific Electric San Pedro via Gardena Line interurban passenger services until 1940. Southern Pacific continued to serve the line after Pacific Electric's dissolution.[2] The southernmost 2 miles (3.2 km) of tracks were abandoned in 1974.[3] Ownership passing to Union Pacific after Southern Pacific merger in 1998.[4] By 2007, the line was served by a single daily freight train.[1] Customers included Conoco Phillips, Jones Chemical, and Crenshaw Lumber.[1]

References
  1. "South Bay Goods Movement Study – The Goods Movement System" (PDF). 2007. p. 59. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  2. "Railroads: Big Carrier in South Bay". The Los Angeles Times. March 1, 1964. p. 147. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock
  3. ICC Abandonment Filing. Docket Number: AB-12 Sub 16. Section: 1(18). June 5, 1974.
  4. "Train-watchers guide to LA" (PDF). Trains. 2016. pp. 66–67. Retrieved December 2, 2022.


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