tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post113869930812729071..comments2024-03-28T02:29:04.350-07:00Comments on Orange County Memories: Light Rail in Orange CountySteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-8567753595817016072007-12-02T11:28:00.000-08:002007-12-02T11:28:00.000-08:00Quite interesting that the Orange County area is l...Quite interesting that the Orange County area is looking into Light Rail. Orange County had rail....even term it light rail if you would. Prior to the rise of the Automobile as the mode of transport extraordinair for Southern California there was rail transportation to Orange County from Los Angeles. The Pacific Electric Railway, know as the Red Car covered Los Angeles and its neighbors.<BR/><BR/>The system was divided into three districts:<BR/><BR/>Northern District: Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, San Bernardino. <BR/><BR/>Southern District: Long Beach, Newport, San Pedro, Santa Ana.<BR/> <BR/>Western District: Hollywood, Burbank/Glendale, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica. <BR/><BR/>Originally, there was an Eastern District, but this was incorporated into the Northern District early in the company's existence. <BR/><BR/>I remember as a youngster having older Orange County residents tell of riding the red car into LA. It was cheap and busy. Linked by about 1911 and run by Huntington himself this was the largest electric system in the world. <BR/><BR/>The system was divided into three districts:<BR/><BR/>Northern District: Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, San Bernardino. <BR/>Southern District: Long Beach, Newport, San Pedro, Santa Ana. <BR/>Western District: Hollywood, Burbank/Glendale, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica. <BR/>Originally, there was an Eastern District, but this was incorporated into the Northern District early in the company's existence<BR/><BR/>The system was divided into three districts:<BR/><BR/>Northern District: Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, San Bernardino. <BR/>Southern District: Long Beach, Newport, San Pedro, Santa Ana. <BR/>Western District: Hollywood, Burbank/Glendale, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica. <BR/>Originally, there was an Eastern District, but this was incorporated into the Northern District early in the company's existence<BR/><BR/>There was some controversy about teh dismantling of the red car because Firestone and Standard Oil had been in the business of attempting to turn all mass transit into buses to keep the tire and gas business viable. You may remember Roger Rabbitt...the Disney movie with its plot quite similar.Mark for Cabernet and Chocolatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888517190161078218noreply@blogger.com