R (Los Angeles Railway)

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R
Overview
Owner	Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
Locale	Los Angeles, East Los Angeles
Termini	3rd Street and La Brea Avenue Whittier Boulevard and Eastern Avenue
Stations	33
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Los Angeles Railway, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
Daily ridership	21,230 (1940)[1]
History
Opened	1895
Closed	March 31, 1963 (1963-03-31)
Technical
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC
Route map Legend 1931–1947 3rd and La Brea 3rd and Highland 3rd and Rossmore 3rd and Larchmont 3rd and Van Ness 3rd and Western  S  3rd and Normandie 3rd and Vermont  V  Vermont and 6th Vermont and Wilshire Vermont and 7th  V  7th and Rampart 7th and Park View 7th and Alvarado I-110 7th and Figueroa 7th and Grand  J  7th and Hill 7th and Broadway 7th and Main 7th and Maple 7th and San Pedro  J  7th and Central 7th and Alameda 7th and Mateo  S  7th and Santa Fe Santa Fe RR Los Angeles River Union Pacific RR US 101 7th and Boyle Whittier and Boyle Whittier and Soto Whittier and Euclid Whittier and Lorena Whittier and Indiana Whittier and Downey Whittier and Eastern Los Angeles Railway lines Pacific Electric lines This diagram: view talk edit

R was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway and its immediate corporate successor, Los Angeles Transit Lines, from 1895 to 1958, and by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority from 1958 to 1963.