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Title: Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: California Public Utilities Commission
Subjects: Railroad crossings Railroad stations
Publisher: (Sacramento
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ishedby placing the passenger tracks west of the freight tracks north of AlhambraAvenue and east of the freight tracks south of Alhambra Avenue. Associated with this plan, as well as with other terminal plans, is theidea of eliminating all movements of Southern Pacific through freight inthe district on the west side of the river, north of Butte Street. To ac-complish this, the scheme is to construct new tracks along the east bankfrom San Fernando Road to Humboldt Street, and to use the Salt Laketracks from Humboldt Street to Butte Street. Eastbound freight wouldturn into Alhamlira Avenue by means of a new connection just north ofthe street and southbound Southern Pacific freight would turn to the weston a new connection just north of Butte Street. It would then proceedwesterly on Butte Street, crossing over Santa Fe Avenue and turning southon Alameda Street. There is no movement of freight through the indus-trial district on either the Santa Fe or the Salt Lake, so it is not necessary
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ullfuntia Itailnatl Commisric.n Engineerinf I)t?i»t. FIG. i:(l. PLAX FOK UMON l»ASSE>GEU STATION AT THK IM.AZA The lloor plan shows approximately the space an.i facilities r.-f;uired Main Mreetis shown widened to 120 feet. The fulure subway station and surface loading platformswill give direct access to and from the station building without crossing lines of traffic.A formal arrangement for the New Plaza is recommended. 376 Los Angeles Termixal Investigation to plan for the elimination of through freight movement on these roads.Santa Fe freight from Pasadena and beyond would turn into the Salt Laketracks at Humboldt Street and would follow these tracks to Butte Streetalong the east bank of the river, turning at Butte Street into the SantaFe tracks, which wouki l)e followed to Hobart. Station Building It should be noted that, with the exception of a preliminary plan forthe first floor, no architectural plans for a station building are herein pre-sented. This work is without the sc

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