La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Line

La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Line was a Pacific Electric interurban line which travelled between Los Angeles and Yorba Linda.[1]

La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Line
Overview
Owner	Southern Pacific Railroad
Locale	Los Angeles, the Gateway Cities and Orange County
Termini	Downtown Los Angeles Yorba Linda, California
Stations	34
Service
Type	Interurban
System	Pacific Electric
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Rolling stock	PE 220 Class (last used)
Daily ridership	100,105 (last count)
History
Opened	November 12, 1911 (to Stern)
Closed	January 22, 1938
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	600 V DC Overhead lines
Route map to Sierra Vista &  B   F   G   O  Pacific Electric Building Edendale Local  H   J   R   S   B   F   G   O  multiple lines  U  Amoco to Santa Monica Air Line Vernon Avenue  V  Slauson Junction multiple lines Dozier Huntington Park  J  Miles Fruitland Bell Greening Baker Walker Los Angeles River Laguna Gage Rio Hondo Rio Hondo McCampbell Downey Road SR 19 Rivera Burke San Gabriel River Guirado Santa Fe RR Los Nietos to Whittier Valla Hazzard Walnut Avenue Adams Bethel Colima Scott Leffingwell Toler Des Moines Leuhm La Habra Loan Junction to Fullerton Fullerton Road Stewart Pillsbury Brea Oleo Loftus Valencia Avenue Rose Drive Casa Loma Yorba Linda terminus after 1930 Edmore Gillett Stern

History

Work on the line began under the Los Angeles Interurban Railway between 1906 and 1908 with Pacific Electric assuming control and completing the line between 1909 and 1911.[2] The route was not originally intended to start passenger service until a connection to Corona was complete. Despite that, the line opened as a branch of the Whittier Line by 1911 with service reaching Stern on November 12.[3] Service beyond Yorba Linda was abandoned after August 1, 1930.[3] The route ceased service after January 22, 1938 due to low ridership.[3]

The West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor light rail project is expected to use a section of the line between Slauson and the former Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad right of way.

Unbuilt connection to Corona

Henry E. Huntington, owner of the Pacific Electric, intended to connect the Whittier Line to the Arlington–Corona Line via Stern and the Santa Ana Canyon. After the Great Merger of 1911, surveys were carried out to establish two routes through the canyon — one on each side of the Santa Ana River.[4]

List of major stations

Station	Major Connections	Date Opened	Date Closed	City
La Habra–Yorba Linda
Pacific Electric Building	Alhambra–San Gabriel, Annandale, Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne–El Segundo, Long Beach, Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Redlands, Redondo Beach via Gardena, Riverside–Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Upland–San Bernardino, Whittier Los Angeles Railway B, H, J, R, 7, and 8	1905	1961	Los Angeles
Amoco	Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne–El Segundo, Long Beach, Redondo Beach via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Soldiers' Home, Whittier	1902	1961
Slauson Junction	Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne–El Segundo, Long Beach, Redondo Beach via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Whittier	1902	1961
Los Nietos	Fullerton, Whittier	1903	1941	Santa Fe Springs
La Habra	Fullerton	1911	1938	La Habra

References

1. Smith, O.A. (1931). Railway Time Table: Whittier Line, La Habra Line (August 26, 1931 ed.). Los Angeles: Pacific Electric. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
2. "La Habra-Yorba Linda-Fullerton Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
3. Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). LACMTA (Report). pp. 29, 30. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
4. "Riverside Corona Line". Electric Rail Heritage Association. Retrieved 17 January 2021.