tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post5278893194866094935..comments2024-03-18T20:53:02.128-07:00Comments on Orange County Memories: The Trains in Downtown OrangeSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-90019208917965882602012-01-06T12:10:46.689-08:002012-01-06T12:10:46.689-08:00Beginning in 1888, there was a horse drawn rail tr...Beginning in 1888, there was a horse drawn rail trolley (nicknamed the "Hayburner") that went from the plaza south on Glassell St., to Santa Ana. Later, the horses were replaced with a steam engine (the "Peanut Roaster"). It ran only until about 1914 when the bigger red line started running two blocks west on Lemon St. The rails on Glassell were subsequently removed. The Orange red line station was built on the NW corner of Chapman and Lemon in 1918.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-10300286708550925582010-10-15T22:46:34.349-07:002010-10-15T22:46:34.349-07:00I remember a train pedestrian accident at Lemon an...I remember a train pedestrian accident at Lemon and Chapman in the early sixties. I may be remember incorrectly, but it seems that it was near the Post Office. My friend and I were out for an evening of cruising and got stuck on Chapman at the stopped trainHorsegoggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267189023412514451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-26187003490988412352009-11-20T14:25:56.628-08:002009-11-20T14:25:56.628-08:00That was the old Pacific Electric Station and yard...That was the old Pacific Electric Station and yard. It once connected with Santa Ana down Lemon Street and up the North side of Santiago Creek to Main St. at the bridge then on to 4th Street in Santa Ana.When they stopped running trolleys in about 1938 they only used the yard at Chapman for freight going north. Alot of the old rail is still there right next to the Metrolink track behind Cypress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-68475681178810668612009-06-28T07:49:29.054-07:002009-06-28T07:49:29.054-07:00Go in to google images and do a search on that sub...Go in to google images and do a search on that subject if go Orange County archives they might have them.Early Amusement Parks Of Orange Countyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893916205551331779noreply@blogger.com