Posted by Philip Dennison
on 4/24/2008, 1:27 pm, in reply to "Re: LOOKING FOR OLD P.E. TRACKS"
128.200.31.32
I agree. A lot of the old Air Line has now been removed, but parts remain. The satellite photos on Google Maps etc are a good way to track rights of way. At the greatest detail you can see where tracks remain. Where there is current construction, such as the Expo Line, the photos may be out of date.
I also have DVD of historic Pacific Electric films, which has an extra feature on remaining tracks/structures. This is not complete, but does show several examples, some of which have since gone.
Phil.
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: Yes the tracks are disappearing. Fortunately
: nearly all are owned by either the MTA or
: Metrolink and at least half of the old ROWs
: have been or will be converted to Metro
: Rail/Metro Liner or Metrolink lines.
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: I would recommend you go see the last
: remnants of the old PE Santa Monica Air Line
: on Exposition Blvd between USC and Culver
: City before they replace it with the new
: Metro Expo Line LRT.
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: I AM HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP ME . I'M
: LOOKING
: FOR OLD P.E. RAILROAD TRACKS STILL VISIBLE
: THROUGHOUT THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA. IS
: THERE A GUIDEBOOK OR MAPS THAT CAN HELP ME
: LOCATE THESE TRACKS ? THE OLDER THE LOCATION
: THE BETTER.
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: Unfortunately, there are not many locations
: where PE tracks are still visible. There
: are still some of the old stations around
: but even they are few and far between. Some
: books that might prove helpful in your
: search would be: Stations of the Pacific
: Electric and one by Spencer Crump entitled
: Ride the Big Red Cars. The nice thing about
: the latter is that, in some editions, he
: lists in the appendix where all the lines
: ran. That might be a good place to start.
: I do know that in Santa Ana they have
: preserved part of the right of way complet
: with tracks. Hope this helps. Good luck in
: your hunt.
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