Glendale–Burbank (Pacific Electric)

Glendale-Burbank is a defunct Pacific Electric rapid transit line that was operational from 1902 to 1955 in Southern California, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Burbank, with short lines terminating in Downtown and North Glendale.

Glendale-Burbank
A Downtown Los Angeles-bound Red Car in Atwater Village.
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Pacific Electric
Locale	Southern California
Termini	Subway Terminal Burbank
Stations	21
Operation
Opened	1902
Closed	1955
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Rolling stock	PE 5050 Class PCC cars (last used)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route map Eton Drive Burbank moved 1949 Alameda Avenue Señorita Hahne North Glendale La Ramada cut back 1948 Verdugo Wash Doran Street Chevy Chase Drive Glendale Avenue cut back 1946 Glendale Lomita Avenue Park Avenue Tropico San Fernando Road Southern Pacific RR Los Angeles River Monte Sano Edendale Sunset Boulevard Beverly Hills US 101 1st Street Toluca Substation and Yard Hollywood Subway I-110 / SR 110 (Harbor Freeway) Subway Terminal

The line was built by the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad. On March 19, 1906, an agreement was reached to sell all the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad lines for $6 million to Henry Huntington’s Pacific Electric Railway.

From December 1, 1925, until the end of service in 1955, the route used the Belmont Tunnel ("Hollywood Subway") between the Subway Terminal Building and Glendale Boulevard in Westlake[1]

List of major stations

Station	Major Connections	Date Opened	Date Closed	City
Glendale-Burbank
Burbank		1902	1955	Burbank
La Ramada		1902	1955	Glendale
Glendale		1902	1955
Tropico		1902	1955
Subway Terminal Building	Beverly Hills, Echo Park Avenue, Owensmouth, Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey, San Fernando, Sawtelle, Sherman, Venice Short Line, Venice via Hollywood, Western and Franklin Avenue, Westgate	1905	1961	Los Angeles

See also

• Streetcar suburb
• Streetcars in North America
• List of California railroads
• History of rail transportation in California
• Union Station (Los Angeles)

References

1. "P. E. Subway Is Now Opened for Service". Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1925. p. 1.

• "Venice Short Line". Electric Railway Heritage Association.
• "Glendale-Burbank Line". Electric Railway Heritage Association.
• "Tour the Glendale-Burbank Line". uncanny.net. Archived from the original on May 24, 2017.