Amoco Junction, Los Angeles
Amoco Junction was a junction on the Pacific Electric Railway's Southern District. It was located in Nevin, South Central Los Angeles at 25th Street and Long Beach Boulevard. It was named after a nearby American Olive Company (AmOCo) plant.[1] It was the junction where the Santa Monica Air Line split off from the Watts, Long Beach and other Southern District Lines. It was one of several points at which a tower crossed the quadruple tracks between Downtown Los Angeles and Watts. Despite being a junction, many lines did not stop at Amoco, which was only served by local lines.[2] Service was provided to Amoco Junction between 1904 and 1958. Though it is located along the route of the Los Angeles Metro A Line, it is not a stop or station on it, nor did it become a station on the Expo Line that replaced the Santa Monica Air Line.
Preceding station | Pacific Electric | Following station | ||
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Slauson Junction towards Morgan Avenue |
Long Beach discontinued 1961 |
Pacific Electric Building Terminus | ||
Slauson Junction towards Balboa |
Balboa discontinued 1950 |
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Slauson Junction towards San Pedro |
San Pedro via Dominguez discontinued 1958 |
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San Pedro via Gardena discontinued 1940 |
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Slauson Junction towards Santa Ana SP Depot |
Santa Ana discontinued 1958 |
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Slauson Junction towards Clifton |
Redondo Beach via Gardena discontinued 1940 |
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Slauson Junction towards El Segundo |
Hawthorne–El Segundo | |||
Slauson Junction towards Santa Ana SP Depot |
Whittier discontinued 1935 |
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Slauson Junction towards Fullerton |
Fullerton discontinued 1938 |
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University towards Rustic Canyon |
Air Line discontinued 1953 |
References
- "Trains At Amoco Junction, ca. 1950". Metro Library and Archive. Los Angeles Metro.
- Pacific Electric Railway Guide: Names and locations of stops, cross streets and important points of interest on or Adjacent to Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway. Orange Empire Railway Museum.