San Bernardino–Riverside Line
railway line in California
The San Bernardino–Riverside is a former Pacific Electric (PE) interurban railway line in the Inland Empire. Unlike most of the company's services, trains did not travel to Downtown Los Angeles and instead provided a suburban service between San Bernardino and Riverside.
History
Construction on the line north from Riverside began in 1908, but was ceased due to a disagreement between Pacific Electric owner Henry E. Huntington and Union Pacific President E. H. Harriman. Service began in Riverside on April 7, 1911, operating on Main Street, First Street, and La Cadena Drive as far north as Center Street in West Highgrove. In 1913, work began to complete the line, with an extension north to Colton opening on October 4, 1913 and finally to San Bernardino station on December 13.
By January 1916 through-routing with the Redlands Line had begun, forming the Redlands–Riverside Line. Between April and June 1928 through-routing was changed to the Riverside–Arlington Line as part of a scheme developed by the California Railroad Commission; it was reverted to Redlands after proving unsuccessful. A major service reduction took place on July 20, 1936, as through-routing was discontinued entirely and headways became sparse and irregular. By this time, service was primarily provided to interchange with transcontinental trains in Colton. Passenger cars were virtually discontinued after February 1, 1938 with a single round trip making runs at inconvenient times very early in the morning; buses took over operations along the route.
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