E (Los Angeles Railway)

This article is about a historical rail line in Los Angeles. For the modern light rail line, see E Line (Los Angeles Metro).

E
Overview
Locale	Los Angeles
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Los Angeles Railway
History
Opened	May 9, 1920 (1920-05-09)
Closed	June 30, 1946 (1946-06-30)
Technical
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	600 V DC overhead line
Route map 1939–1946 Ramona and Miller Ramona and Cotton Ramona and Herbert Ramona and Harrison Ramona and Rowan Ramona and Pomeroy Ramona and Townsend Ramona and Alma Wabash and Stone Evergreen and Wabash  B  Evergreen and Malabar Evergreen and Brooklyn  B  Evergreen and 1st  P  Evergreen and 4th Euclid and 6th Euclid and Whittier  R

E refers to two streetcar routes in Los Angeles, California which were operated by the Los Angeles Railway. The first incarnation was in service from 1920 to 1932 when it was redesignated as route 5. The second existed between 1920 and 1946, though it was initially assigned the route number 33. This article mostly deals with the latter.

Eagle Rock and Hawthorne

Main article: 5 (Los Angeles Railway) § E

In the 1921 lettering scheme, E was assigned to a route running from Eagle Rock to Hawthorne. This service was re-designated as route 5 after 1932, and is further discussed in greater detail in its own article.

Evergreen Avenue Line

Line 33 started as a new service in 1920, formed from tracks on Euclid, 4th, and Evergreen. The line served as a branch of the F. By 1924, the route was extended north to terminate at Ramona Boulevard and Miller Avenue.

This line designation was changed to the letter E for service starting May 19, 1939. After June 30, 1946, the route was changed to bus operations.

External links

• "Los Angeles Railway". Electric Rail Heritage Association.