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	Pacific Electric Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pacific Electric passenger service was sold off in 1953 to a company known as Metropolitan Coach Lines, whose intention was to convert all rail service to bus service as quickly as possible.
		San Francisco Municipal Railway #1061, a rebuilt PCC streetcar painted in honor of the Pacific Electric Railway, is seen in service on the F Market heritage line in December, 2004.
		In 1990, electric rail passenger train service once again became available to the citizens of Los Angeles with the opening of the Metro Blue Line, which runs from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach using mostly the same trackage as the original Pacific Electric line that was removed in 1961.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_Electric_Railway (1289 words)

	Canadian Pacific Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Now primarily a freight railway, the CPR was for many decades the only practical means of long distance passenger transport in many regions of Canada, and was instrumental in the settlement and development of western Canada.
		A beaver was chosen as the railway's logo because it is one of the national symbols of Canada and represents the hardworking character of the company.
		In 1881 construction progressed at too slow a pace for the railway's officials, who in 1882 hired the renowned railway executive William Cornelius Van Horne, who was recruited to oversee construction with the inducement of a generous salary and the intriguing challenge of handling such a difficult railway project.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway (5684 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pacific Electric Railway
		As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used.
		Mass transit in California Pacific Electric Depot L.A. 1910 This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions.
		Pacific Electric Depot L.A. 1910 This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pacific-Electric-Railway (3202 words)

	The History of the Pacific Electric Railway In San Bernardino
		Aboard the Pacific Electric Railway, a person could easily in a day's outing visit the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, then venture to the golden-green tapestry of the orange groves and majestic mountain ranges of the inland valleys.
		The original SBVT depot was soon closed and the Pacific Electric based its hub at the larger Southern Pacific station on Third Street, between E and F Streets.
		Pacific Electric began to experience a system-wide decline in ridership during the 1930s.
	www.geocities.com /gatewaycityca/History_of_PE_in_SB.html (1850 words)

	Short History of the Pacific Electric (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On September 1, 1911 as part of the "Great Merger", the new Pacific Electric was formed by the consolidation of the old PE with seven other local traction and interurban companies.
		The Pacific Electric continued on as a dieselized freight carrier until it was quietly absorbed into it's parent, Southern Pacific in 1965.
		Electric traction also returned to portions of Hollywood Blvd., although now modern subway cars run under the street rather than on the surface as the predecessors once did.
	www.oerm.org /pages/pehistory.html (950 words)

	Jazz News Story - In the Memory of Los Angeles' Pacific Electric Railway@ jazzreview.com
		Available via Internet on CDBaby.com, the all-original composition Pacific Electric CD is described as ‘modern jazz, with strong roots in old school funk, a deep admiration of Aaron Copeland and Afro-Cuban grooves.’ But the instrumental vibe reflects passion and emotes the feelings of its’ riter/producer/musician, Hartmann.
		Dedicated to the memory of the Pacific Electric Railway, this CD is representative of his own musical styling maturation, exploration and revelation as well as his own passion about the environment.
		Pacific Electric is a group of tunes that reflect the old-school be-bop sensibility, and yet have a feeling of complete freshness and vitality.
	www.jazzreview.com /articledetails.cfm?ID=3492 (1166 words)

	Pacific Electric Railway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Southern District: (A city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921) Long Beach, (A port city in southeastern Wales) Newport, (Click link for more info and facts about San Pedro) San Pedro, (A city in western El Salvador) Santa Ana.
		The Pacific Electric Railway was established by (Click link for more info and facts about Henry Huntington) Henry Huntington in 1901.
		The PE was also responsible for an innovation in grade crossing safety that was quickly adopted by other railroads, a fully automatic electromechanical grade crossing signal nicknamed the (Click link for more info and facts about wigwag) wigwag.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/pacific_electric_railway.htm (316 words)

	Jon Hartmann takes note...In Memory of the Los Angeles Pacific Electric Railway : LA IMC
		all-original composition Pacific Electric CD is described as ‘modern jazz, with strong roots in old school funk, a deep admiration of Aaron Copeland and Afro-Cuban grooves.’ But the instrumental vibe reflects passion and emotes the feelings of its’ writer/producer/musician, Hartmann.
		The Pacific Electric Railway was removed under questionable circumstances, and a large measure of American history remains untold and off-limits.
		Pacific Electric features Hartmann’s multi-hyphenate title of Writer, Producer, Record label executive as well as keyboards and percussion.
	la.indymedia.org /print.php?id=119078 (732 words)

	Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pacific Electric took over the Los Angeles-Pasadena interurban line, then built a new line to Long Beach in 1902.
		Pacific Electric offered low cost trips to a variety of southern California destinations.
		At its peak, the Pacific Electric Railway was huge: 1,150 miles of track covering four counties and 900 cars.
	www.colespebuffet.com /redc.html (727 words)

	Jazz Guitars - In Memory Of Los Angeles Pacific Electric R... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		His new CD "Pacific Electric" is his third self-produced jazz album with a special 'noteworthy' message.
		Available via Internet on CDBaby.com, the all-original composition Pacific Electric CD is described as modern jazz, with strong roots in old school funk, a deep admiration of Aaron Copeland and Afro-Cuban grooves.
		My interest in the Pacific Electric Railway began in 1967, when I was given a tour of the remains of the Subway Terminal Building under downtown Los Angeles.
	www.ace-guitars.info /guitar4/newsletters/issue12.html (582 words)

	N. R. Woodward on the Web - "While in L.A."
		I became aware that the Pacific Electric Railway Company was in the process of removing lines along some of their railroad right-of ways.
		The Pacific Electric Railway Company was a large inter-urban railroad that covered Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
		The Brass House was a warehouse in the Southern Pacific yard used to hold surplus parts and scrap metal such as brass prior to re-use, or sale to scrap dealers.
	www.insulators.com /articles/woodward/la1956.htm (734 words)

	Electric Avenue: Pacific Electric Railway and the Arrowhead Hot Springs Line
		The Pacific Electric name had vanished from the scene, and the end was near for the Arrowhead line when this picture was taken in 1960.
		The Pacific Electric name had long since vanished from the scene, and now there was only one lonely little Southern Pacific diesel locomotive and just a single water tank car left.
		In 1911, the Pacific Electric Railway bought the SBVT and the trolleys were then based at a larger station shared with the Southern Pacific Railroad.
	www.geocities.com /gatewaycityca/Arrowhead_Line.html (3908 words)

	Port of LA Waterfront Red Car Line
		For sixty years, the Los Angeles area was served by a vast network of electric railway lines operated by the Pacific Electric Railway.
		A third car, restored in the 1960’s from an actual 1907-vintage Pacific Electric car, is available for special operations including charters.
		The line uses parts of an old Pacific Electric right-of-way that continued to be used for freight operation long after the original Red Cars were gone.
	www.railwaypreservation.com /page8.html (341 words)

	Pacific Electric Railway #680 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Largest of the U.S. interurbans was California's Pacific Electric Railway, in its salad days operating over a thousand miles of routes with some 1200 cars.
		For all that people think of the Southern California megalopolis as an automobile and freeway kingdom, Los Angeles and its satellite communities were laid out and developed largely by the Pacific Electric.
		Like many interurbans, Pacific Electric operated city services in a number of towns, including Los Angeles itself, though the standard gauge PE routes tended to reach out further than the narrow gauge lines of the Los Angeles Railway on which Seashore's No.
	home.gwi.net /trolley/collection/nation/680.html (692 words)

	Pacific Electric Railway Images
		I have been interested in the Pacific Electric since I was a teen.
		Corporate headquarters of the Pacific Electric, and the departure point or destination of many many trains each day, the 6th & Main station was truly the center of the PE.
		The Pacific Electric was the only railroad serving Torrance industries until 1929, when the Santa Fe built its west-side line to the harbor.
	www.reprise.com /railroadweb/pacific_electric (304 words)

	Pacific Electric Railway San Pedro Waterfront Red Car
		The Port of Los Angeles has constructing a Waterfront Red Car Line that is a 1.5 mile long vintage trolley line connecting San Pedro’s World Cruise Center with other attractions along the waterfront including 6th Street and the LA Maritime Museum, Ports O' Call, Fisherman's Wharf and 22nd Street.
		The line is using a former Pacific Electric right-of- way, also used by the Pacific Harbor Line for freight operations, rebuilt to accommodate trolley operations with traditional 600-volt DC overhead trolley wire.
		A third car, Pacific Electric 1058, a 1000-class Interurban car that was restored in the 1960’s from an actual 1907-vintage Pacific Electric car and outfitted with rubber tires and a gasoline engine, has been converted back to a railcar and is available for special operations including charters.
	www.sanpedro.com /spcom/redcar.htm (241 words)

	Pacific Electric Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The majority of the surviving pieces of rolling stock can be both viewed and ridden at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CaliforniaPerris/.
		An irate Mayor Gavin Newsom demanded Friday that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. inspect hundreds of underground electrical transformers after one exploded beneath Kearny Street in San Francisco's Financial District, badly injuring a woman.
		An explosion in San Francisco's Financial District this morning believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical transformer blew off a manhole cover, shattered windows on nearby stores and sent one woman to the hospital with critical injuries.
	www.infothis.com /find/Pacific_Electric_Railway (566 words)

	PRESS RELEASE In Memory of Los Angeles' Pacific Electric Railway: Jazz Songwriter-Musician Jon Hartmann's New CD ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In Memory of Los Angeles' Pacific Electric Railway: Jazz Songwriter-Musician Jon Hartmann's New CD Addresses His Environmental Consciousness
		But for one pro-active Los Angeles resident, environmental activist and jazz musician, Jon Hartmann -- his message is in his music as his third self-produced album, "Pacific Electric," pays tribute to Los Angeles' long-lost Pacific Electric Railway.
		Jon's new jazz fusion PACIFIC ELECTRIC CD is on sale now, in time for holiday gift-giving.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=75652 (594 words)

	Books by Chris Epting - Huntington Beach California
		Around 1890, the city was called Shell Beach, becoming Pacific City in 1901 when P.A. Stanton formed a local syndicate and bought 40 acres along the beach.
		In 1904, the town name was changed to Huntington Beach in honor of H.E. Huntington, who sponsored the extension of the Pacific Electric Railway to the seaside village.
		This brought major industry to the city, and nearly 8,000 people were employed at the plant.
	www.chrisepting.com /hb.htm (496 words)

	Train - Canadian Pacific Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Commencement of a transcontinental railway within 2 years and completion within 10 years were conditions of British Columbia's entry into Confederation in 1871 ( see RAILWAY HISTORY ). Competition for the lucrative contract
		The Canadian Pacific Railway is a freight railway corporation in Canada, operating a rail network stretching from Vancouver to Montreal. It also serves major cities in the northern United States, such
		Mandak Railway is a major vendor for recycled railway component parts such as coupler bodies, draft gears, cushioning devices, wheels and axels, and much more for the return to the railways. At Mandak, we will load and ship any railway inventory to any destination.
	www.abouttrain.com /canadianpacificrailway (1733 words)

	A WORKING LIST OF BOOKS AND BOOKLETS ON THE SP
		"Central Pacific and the Southern Pacific Railroads, The", by Beebe, Lucius, Howell-North, 1963.
		"Electric Railway Pioneer: Commuting on the Northwestern Pacific 1903 - 1941", by Demoro, Harre W., Interurban Press, 1983.
		"Riverside and Arlington Electric Railway, The", Interurbans, 1962.
	www.sphts.org /Resources/spbooks.html (15878 words)

	Pacific Electric Railway Images (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Pacific Electric Torrance shops are on the right in the foreground.
		A vast array of oil derricks fill the background to the South.
		To the left you can see a few smaller buildings of the Columbia Steel Mill served by the Pacific Electric.
	www.reprise.com /railroadweb/pacific_electric/torrance_shops.asp (171 words)

	The Red Cars of Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		By the 1920s, as the popularity of automobiles increased, service to some communities was discontinued as tracks were paved over, and the trains had to yield their high speed right of ways to traffic crossings.
		Get all the nitty-gritty details you could want on all the electric rail lines that have served southern California over the years (includes route maps for many lines).
		Located in Perris, California, 74 freeway miles east of Los Angeles' Union Station, the Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM) is the largest operating railway museum in the Western United States, and the third largest railway museum in the country.
	www.usc.edu /isd/archives/la/historic/redcars (1078 words)

	Click2NewSites.com - A Gateway to New Web Sites, Best Web Sites, Press Releases and Business Opportunities. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Los Angeles, CA -- September 9, 2004 -- When you think of Los Angelenos, environmental consciousness is not what comes to mind.
		Available via Internet on CDBaby.com, the all-original composition Pacific Electric CD is described as 'modern jazz, with strong roots in old school funk, a deep admiration of Aaron Copeland and Afro-Cuban grooves.' But the instrumental vibe reflects passion and emotes the feelings of its' writer/producer/musician, Hartmann.
		On more than one occasion, I would be sitting down attempting to mix something, and thoughts of energy policy, or streetcars and ad campaigns would creep into the room.
	www.click2newsites.com /pressrelease12092004-04.htm (608 words)

	Pacific Electric Railway Monument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The electric trolley system carried commuters and sightseers through Southern California cities, fruit groves, beach areas, ranchland, and the Spanish Missions.
		The "Santa Ana" line (1905-1950) extending before you is one remnant of the vast Pacific Electric system.
		The Pacific Electric Southern District was completed in 1902.
	www.river-road.net /oldcars/redcar (407 words)

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