Pacific Electric
Pomona Local Lines
Introduction:
POMONA LOCAL LINES
The thriving city of Pomona was founded in 1875, and soon grew large enough to support street railways. At one time in the early days, five street car lines operated there;...
The Second Street Line
The Orange Avenue Line
The Pomona Street Railway Company
The first four lines were operated by horses, but the last was spectacular; on it operated by "North Pomona Flier", a stream dummy combining passenger car and locomotive in one vehicle—it went huffing and puffing down the street, billowing clouds of smoke and steam, visual evidence to the awe inspired citizenry that the machine age had arrived.
The "North Pomona Flier" operated from Garey Avenue & Bertie Street, Pomona, north along Garey Avenue, Orange Grove Avenue, Hiwasse Street, Laurel Street to Railroad Street, then went west to a point opposite the Santa Fe Station in North Pomona. It operated continuously from November or December, 1887 to November, 1907. During 1895 the SP acquired control and operated it until operation ceased. SP then sold the line to PE (except the real estate it owned), giving PE its first entry into Pomona. PE tore up the old rail on Garey Avenue and put down an electric railway constructed of 70-lb. steel rails. PE did retain enough PSRy real estate to furnish a site for its substation at Garey & Bertie streets.
Pomona Local Lines
Introduction:
POMONA LOCAL LINES
The thriving city of Pomona was founded in 1875, and soon grew large enough to support street railways. At one time in the early days, five street car lines operated there;...
The Second Street Line
The Orange Avenue Line
The Pomona Street Railway Company
The first four lines were operated by horses, but the last was spectacular; on it operated by "North Pomona Flier", a stream dummy combining passenger car and locomotive in one vehicle—it went huffing and puffing down the street, billowing clouds of smoke and steam, visual evidence to the awe inspired citizenry that the machine age had arrived.
The "North Pomona Flier" operated from Garey Avenue & Bertie Street, Pomona, north along Garey Avenue, Orange Grove Avenue, Hiwasse Street, Laurel Street to Railroad Street, then went west to a point opposite the Santa Fe Station in North Pomona. It operated continuously from November or December, 1887 to November, 1907. During 1895 the SP acquired control and operated it until operation ceased. SP then sold the line to PE (except the real estate it owned), giving PE its first entry into Pomona. PE tore up the old rail on Garey Avenue and put down an electric railway constructed of 70-lb. steel rails. PE did retain enough PSRy real estate to furnish a site for its substation at Garey & Bertie streets.
Ren's Note: The trolley yard for the Second St. Line was located on the northwest corner of Second St. and Oak St.
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