2 (Los Angeles Railway)

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2 was a designation given to several transit lines in Los Angeles, California. The number was assigned to a streetcar route in 1930 which lasted a year, then later reassigned to a new service in 1932. Trolley buses replaced streetcars on a 3rd line in 1948, and the line was converted to full motor coach operation in 1963.

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West 7th Line

2
Overview
LocaleLos Angeles
Service
Type Streetcar
System Los Angeles Railway
History
Opened1930 (1930)
ClosedJune 1, 1931 (1931-06-01)
Technical
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification Overhead line,  600 V DC

The first incarnation of the 2 was assembled from existing trackage, running from 7th Street and Central to and Vermont Avenue and 1st Street. It ran during peak periods only and lasted from 1930 to June 1931. [1]

Second version

2
Overview
LocaleLos Angeles
Service
Type Streetcar
System Los Angeles Railway
History
OpenedJune 13, 1932 (1932-06-13)
ClosedOctober 5, 1941 (1941-10-05)
Technical
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification Overhead line,  600 V DC
Route map

1932–1939
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Griffin and Montecito
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Griffin and Avenue 26
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Avenue 26 and Pasadena
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Pasadena and San Fernando
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Pasadena and Broadway
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Broadway and Solano
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Broadway and Alpine
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Broadway and Sunset
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Broadway and Temple
  A  
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Broadway and 1st
  P  
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Hill and 1st
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Hill and 2nd
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Hill and 3rd
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Hill and 4th
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Hill and 5th
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5th and Olive
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5th and Grand
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5th and Flower
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Flower and 4th
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Flower and 3rd
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3rd and Figueroa
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3rd and Beaudry
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3rd and Loma
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Loma and Beverly
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Belmont and Temple

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other lines

The new 2 line has a more continuous history. It began service on June 12, 1932, [2] [3] [4] as a combination of two former routes: A-2 West Adams and Griffith Avenue Line and C Crown Hill and Temple Street Line. [1] It ran from Montecito and Griffin in the east to Belmont and Temple where connections were available to the L car. [5] Cars began running though the Pacific Electric's Hill Street Tunnel in July 1939 as the line was diverted to Temple Street and Hill Street. [6] That same year, the Griffin Avenue section was converted to bus service and the line was routed to 5th Street, which was already in service under the D, U, and V lines. The line ceased service on October 5, 1941, with the closure of the Crown Hill branch, and was thereupon converted to trolley bus service. [7]

Trolley coach and bus operation

The service was maintained and transferred to Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1958. The agency replaced trolley buses with SilverLiner coaches after March 31, 1963; [8] the new service retained the number 2. [9]

Sources

  1. 1 2 "'2'". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. "Spring Street Extension to be Opened This Week". Los Angeles Times. June 19, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved February 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. "Transit Routes to Change". Los Angeles Times . June 3, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. "New Street Car Routes in Effect". Los Angeles Times . June 13, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved July 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  5. H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google .
  6. "Timepoints The Southern California Traction Review · Volumes 1-7". Southern California Division, Electric Railroaders' Association. 1950. p. 7.
  7. Walker, Jim (2007). Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars. Arcadia Pub. p. 115. ISBN   9781531629410.
  8. "March 31: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  9. "SilverLiners Take Over!" (PDF). The Emblem. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. April 1963. p. 2. Retrieved February 17, 2021.