Santa Monica Air Line
The Santa Monica Air Line was a Pacific Electric streetcar between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles which ran from 1909 to 1953 and has been reactivated as the Expo Line. Built in 1875 as the steam-powered Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, it was intended to bring mining ore to ships in Santa Monica harbor's Long Wharf and as a passenger excursion train to the beach. Eventually purchased by Southern Pacific Railroad, it was leased to the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad for electric passenger and light freight use in 1909. Pacific Electric purchased the line in 1911, along with all the other lines owned by Los Angeles Pacific. The Santa Monica harbor Long Wharf closed to shipping traffic in 1913.
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Santa Monica Air Line
The Santa Monica Air Line was a Pacific Electric streetcar between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles which ran from 1909 to 1953 and has been reactivated as the Expo Line. Built in 1875 as the steam-powered Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, it was intended to bring mining ore to ships in Santa Monica harbor's Long Wharf and as a passenger excursion train to the beach. Eventually purchased by Southern Pacific Railroad, it was leased to the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad for electric passenger and light freight use in 1909. Pacific Electric purchased the line in 1911, along with all the other lines owned by Los Angeles Pacific. The Santa Monica harbor Long Wharf closed to shipping traffic in 1913.
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