EAGLE ROCK AND HAWTHORNE LINE (1911-1920)

Formed from the Los Angeles Railway Company’s Eagle Rock Line and the Los Angeles and Redondo Railway’s Inglewood Line. Through service begun in 1911.

ROUTE: From Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Street, west on Colorado to Eagle Rock Boulevard. South on Eagle Rock to Cypress Avenue, east on Cypress to right-of-way at Pepper Street, east on right-of-way and Avenue 28 to Dayton Street (N. Figueroa.) South on Dayton to Avenue 20 (San Fernando Road), southeast on Avenue 20 to Pasadena Avenue, south on Pasadena and North Broadway to Sunset Boulevard, east on Sunset to Main Street, south on Main and Spring Streets to W. 1^st Street. West on 1^st to Broadway, south on Broadway and Broadway Place to Main Street, south on Main to Jefferson Avenue. West on Jefferson to Grand Avenue, south on right-of-way along Grand to right-of-way along Santa Barbara Avenue (King Boulevard.) Onto Leimert Boulevard, southwest on Leimert to Crenshaw Boulevard, south on Crenshaw to right-of-way along Redondo Boulevard, then on right-of-way to Market Street, south on Market, La Brea Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue to Broadway in Hawthorne.

MAY 9, 1920: Became the ‘F’-Line with no change.

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‘F’-EAST 4^th AND SOUTH VERMONT LINE (1920-1946)

Formed from the South Vermont and 4^th Street Line, and parts of the Vermont Heights Line and the South Vermont Line. Placed in operation May 9, 1920.

ROUTE: From Vermont and Manchester Avenues northeast on right-of-way from Vermont to Hoover Street, north on Hoover to Santa Barbara Avenue (King Boulevard.) And also from Arlington and Vernon Avenues, west on Vernon to Dalton Avenue, north on Dalton to Santa Barbara Avenue. East on Santa Barbara to Hoover Street, where it joined the Hoover Street branch. Continuing east on Santa Barbara to Grand Avenue, north on Grand to Jefferson Avenue, east on Jefferson to Main Street. North on Main to E. 3^rd Street, east on 3^rd to Traction Avenue, east on Traction to Merrick Street. South on Merrick to E. 4^th, east on 4^th to Euclid Avenue, where the line split. One branch turned south on Euclid to Whittier Boulevard, the other continued east on 4^th to Fresno Street, then north on Fresno to E. 1^st Street (Evergreen Cemetery.)

DECEMBER 20, 1920: Extended from Vermont and Manchester Avenues south on Vermont to W. 116^th Street, replacing the South Vermont Shuttle.

JULY 20, 1924: Service on the Dalton Avenue-Vernon Avenue branch terminated; line became the Dalton Avenue Shuttle.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1924: Service on the Euclid Avenue branch terminated, line became part of the Euclid-Evergreen Shuttle.

JUNE 1926: Due to construction work along Jefferson Avenue, rerouted north on Grand Avenue to W. 11^th Street, west on 11^th to Main Street.

AUGUST 1926: Normal routing resumed from Grand Avenue via Jefferson Avenue, to Main Street.

FEBRUARY 23, 1930: Due to the rebuilding of the E. 4^th Street Viaduct, the following route changes were made:

1. Service on the west side of the Los Angeles River was terminated at E. 4^th Street and Merrick Avenue.

2. On the east side of the river, certain cars of the E. 1^st Street section of the ‘P’-Pico-East 1^st Street Line were diverted south at 1^st and Cummings Street via Cummings to E. 4^th Street. Then east on 4^th to Fresno Avenue, north on Fresno to E. 1^st Street, where they resumed normal routing.

3. A shuttle service was established on E. 4^th Street from Anderson Avenue (just east of the Los Angeles River) east to Cummings Street. This was terminated August 13, 1930 for lack of patronage

4. Trackage on the west side was extended west to E. 3^rd Street on new trackage from E. 4^th and Merrick Avenue on the newly built E. 4^th Place. Trackage was abandoned on Merrick Street, Traction Avenue, and East 3^rd Street to Alameda Street, where the new trackage ended.

JULY 1931: Service restored to E. 1^st Street and Fresno Avenue via the new viaduct.

FEBRUARY 7, 1946: Due to the construction of the Santa Ana Freeway, the line was cut back to E. 4^th Street and Anderson Avenue (just east of Los Angeles River), with the balance abandoned.

JUNE 30, 1946: Line abandoned east of E. 3^rd and Main Street via E. 3^rd Street, E. 4^th Place, and E. 4^th Street. Rerouted to Spring Street and Sunset Boulevard and renamed the ‘F’-South Vermont and Civic Center Line.

‘F’-SOUTH VERMONT AND CIVIC CENTER LINE (1946-1947)

Formed from the western section of the ‘F’ East 4^th and South Vermont Line; operation begun June 6, 1946.

ROUTE: From W. 116^th Street and S. Vermont Avenue, north on Vermont to Manchester Avenue, northeast on right-of-way from Vermont Avenue to Hoover Street, north on Hoover to Santa Barbara Avenue (King Boulevard ), east on Santa Barbara to Grand Avenue, north on Grand to Jefferson Avenue, east on Jefferson to Main Street, north on Main to Spring Street, north on Spring to Sunset Boulevard.

AUGUST 3, 1947: Rerouted on both ends and renamed the ‘F’-South Vermont and North Main Street Line.

‘F’-SOUTH VERMONT AND North MAIN STREET LINE (1947-1949)

Formed from the South Vermont Avenue section of the ‘F’-South Vermont and Civic Center Line, Vermont Avenue section of the ‘U’-University and Central Avenue Line, and the South Main Street section of the ‘O’-North and South Main Street Line, service starting August 3, 1947.

ROUTE. From W. 116^th Street and S. Vermont, north on Vermont to Santa Barbara Avenue (King Boulevard), east on Santa Barbara to Grand Avenue, north on Grand to Jefferson Avenue, east on Jefferson to Main Street, north on Main Street and Mission Road to Selig Place (Lincoln Park.) Trackage on the right-of-way between Vermont and Manchester Avenue and Hoover Street and on Hoover north to W. 48^th Street was abandoned with no replacement, as was the former ‘U’-Line trackage north of Santa Barbara Avenue and on Central Avenue, and the southern section of the ‘O’-Line.

APRIL 24, 1949: Rerouted on north end and renamed the ‘F’-South Vermont and Union Station Line.

‘F’-SOUTH VERMONT AND UNION STATION LINE (1949-1955)

Formed from the ‘F’-South Vermont and North Main Street Line as far north as Main and Macy Streets Service started April 24, 1949.

ROUTE. From W. 116^th Street and South Vermont Avenue, north on Vermont to Santa Barbara Avenue (King Boulevard.) East on Santa Barbara to Grand Avenue, north on Grand to Jefferson Avenue, east on Jefferson to South Main Street, north on Main to Macy Street, east on Macy to the Union Terminal Loop at Macy and Alameda Streets. Line north of Macy Street transferred to the ‘8’-West 48^th Street and Lincoln Park Line.

JULY 18, 1949: Due to construction work on Macy Street, rerouted from Main and Spring Streets north on Spring to Sunset Boulevard.

OCTOBER 4, 1949: Routed back to the Union Station Loop.

MAY 5, 1955: Rail Service abandoned.