Pasadena via Oak Knoll (Pacific Electric)

Pasadena via Oak Knoll was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1906 until 1950, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California, with additional service to Altadena during rush hour. The route was originally built in 1906 to reach the Wentworth Hotel (later Huntington Hotel) in Oak Knoll. It was the second to last PE line to be decommissioned in Pasadena, and was the last line to run along Colorado Boulevard.

Pasadena via Oak Knoll
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Pacific Electric
Locale	Southern California
Termini	Pacific Electric Building Downtown Pasadena
Stations	19
Daily ridership	7,693 (last counting)
Operation
Opened	1906
Closed	1950
Owner	Southern Pacific Railroad
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Rolling stock	PE 1100 Class (last used)
Technical
Line length	13.8 mi (22 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead lines
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List of Major Stations

Station	Major Connections	Date Opened	Date Closed	City
Pasadena via Oak Knoll
Pasadena	East California, East Orange Grove, East Washington, Lamanda Park, Lincoln, Mount Lowe, North Fair Oaks, North Lake, Pasadena Short Line, West California, West Colorado and Orange Grove	1902	1950	Pasadena
El Molino	Monrovia-Glendora, Sierra Madre	1902	1950	San Marino
Oneonta Park	Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Shorb, Sierra Madre	1901	1951	South Pasadena
Sierra Vista	Alhambra-San Gabriel, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Shorb, Sierra Madre	1901	1951	Alhambra
Covina Junction	Alhambra-San Gabriel, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pomona, Riverside-Rialto, Sierra Madre, Upland-San Bernardino	1901	1951	Los Angeles
Echandia Junction	Alhambra-San Gabriel, Annandale, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pomona, Riverside-Rialto, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena Local, Upland-San Bernardino	1895	1951
Pacific Electric Building	Alhambra-San Gabriel, Annandale, Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pomona, Riverside-Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Whittier	1905	1961