Monrovia–Glendora (Pacific Electric)


Monrovia-Glendora was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway until 1951, serving the San Gabriel Valley.
It ran from 1902 to 1951, supporting real estate development in the valley.

Route

The Monrovia-Glendora route ran from the 6th & Main Terminal in Downtown Los Angeles — through:
A four-mile proposed extension of the line from Glendora to Lone Hill was denied by the Railroad Commission of the State of California in March 1918, citing wartime conditions.
A long section of the route was along present-day Huntington Drive. The Arcadia train station was the route's San Gabriel Valley transfer point for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway passenger trains.