Highland Line (Pacific Electric)

Highland
Overview
StatusDefunct
OwnerPacific Electric
LocaleSan Bernardino, California
Termini
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemPacific Electric Pacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
History
Opened1903
ClosedJuly 20, 1936 (1936-07-20)
Technical
Line length6.56 mi (10.56 km)
Number of tracks1–2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Old gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)[1]
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC

The Highland Line was a 6.56-mile (10.56 km) local streetcar route of the Pacific Electric Railway. It ran from the San Bernardino Depot to Highland.[2][3] A short branch line served the Southern California State Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates at Patton.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Robertson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pacific Electric Railway Time Table (PDF). Pacific Electric. March 26, 1932. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via wx4's Dome of Foam.
  3. ^ "Pacific Electric Highland Line". erha.org. Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. June 10, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2021. ... between San Bernardino and Highland, covering the 6.56 miles in an average time of 25 minutes
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1958History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).