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The mouer nization plan set forth her ein was d erived from the r esults of

extonsi ve sur vey of the paSS8f lf .8:t'oper ations of pacific Electr ic R ::lilviay

Company. . bout tnclvc montns ner e d evoted to the stud ies involved and :1number of ind iviuu:.ll r epor ts were prepar ed setting for th the f inuings.

:•..'1alysis was also mad e of . the cond itions, pr actice s and policies pr evailing

on other transit pr oper ties thr ou(thout the C01mtr y inclUd ing both privately

and pu blicly O\vnedfacilities. Hesul ts of those analyses wer e also com piled

in r e port for m. In 3.11, tcn seplrate pr inci pal r e ports Vier e pr e par ed sup ple-

mentod by sever ..il smelller reports pr ep-,r ,,~u to bring information u p to dJ.te •

.11 of those r eports Her e sub:l1itted in e ViQ8nCGbefor e the Pu blic Utili ties

Comaission of tho SLltc of CJ.lifornia in the matter of "o,pplic.ltion No. 30095,'~ plication No. 27466, °pplic~tion No. 23053 and Case No. 4843 , at a ser ies

of public hear in!s extenuing over a period of time from October 13 , 1943 toDecember 15 , 1949 , on which d ate the mattel' was suomitteu ('vit:1 cert=:tinr e servations.

Copies o~ all of s-.lid exhi bits "\,81'0fl,ornisheci by Hr. C. \1. Cornell and

:.:r. 30 D . Ycor .1ans, _ ...ttorncys for tho .·~ p plic3l1t, to :lr. J.o~ur .rncbercll,

.ssist-m t City .\ttol~naJ :01' the City of Los o,n:'cles in t:10SCproceed ings cmd to Cal. K . C.lar :La830 ,) ,'1 , C;~iof ~~nciYl;';Gr J.nd Concr -.ll lianJ.cer of the De pJ.r tment

of Public utilHic:s J.nd Tr anspor tation of the City, as Hell J.S to all other

pr inci pal intcr csGcd pJ.:~tics.

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in th0 conU"L.ct 0.7: the Stuui3S, by L ir e D. It . L3'Nis, Ent;incering '~ssistant to

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REPuRT ONPASSENGER TRAi l I SPOR TATI ONNUDERN~ATI ON PL AN

Let t er of Tr ansmi t t alFo r ewor dA - ~y OF SALI EN T FEA TURES OF ~ROPOSAL

Br i ef Out l i ne of P l an- - - nepl ace Obso l e t e Rai l Passenger Ser vi ce wi t h Moder n Mot or

Coach Ser v i ce on . L i nes as l i s t ed. • • • • • • • • •• 1Di sc ont i nue Pass enger Rai l Ser vi ce Wi t h0ut Mot o r Coach

Repl ac ement on Por t i ons of L i nes • • . , • • • • • •• 2Di scont i nue Pr esent Mot or Coac h Ser v i c e • • • • • • • ~. 2Rer out e Pas s enger Rai l L i nes ~ • • • • • • • • • • " 2Rel i nqui sh Fr ei ght Rai l Oper at i ons • • • • •• • o . 2Cons t r uc t Ne w Fr ei ght Rai l Connec t i on • • • 0 •••• 0 0 3Shops and Equi pment Mai nt enanc e F ac i l i t i es • • • • 0 • ~. 4Co ns t r u c t Ne w Ho t o r Co ac h T en ni n al s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4Acqui r e Ne w P as s e n ge r l v I o t o rCo ac h es • • • . • 11 • • • Q • • t. 4Est abl i sh One- Ma n Ra i l Ca r Op er at i on • • • • • • • • • o . 4

B - DETAI ~D DESCRI PTl uN UF PL f u~Rai l and Mot or Coach L i n e Ch ang es

Veni c e Shor t L i ne - Rai l • •• •• • " • •• •• •••• 0 o' 7Hol l ywood- Ve ni c e Bo ul e v ar d - S an Vi c e nt e L o c al Ra i l L i n e • • • • . 7E c ho P ar k Av e nu e Ra i l L i n e • • , • 0 0 (> • • • • • • • • • "" gS an Fer n an do Val l ey Ra i l L i n e . > • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • gVent ur a Boul evar d Mot o r Coach L i n e . 0 •••••••••••• 0 gP as a de na Sho r t L i ne - Ra i l • • • • Q 11 • • 11 • • • • • • • •• 9Pasadena Oak Knol l R a i l L i ne. ••• 0 11 • •• • .• 0 • • • •.• 9Si e r r a Ma dr e Ra i l L i ne • • • • • • • • • " • • 11 • • • • •• 9Mo nr o vi a - Gl e ndo r a Ra i l L i ne • •• • • • • • Q • ~ ~ 0 • t •• 9Ba l dwi n P ar k Ra i l L i ne • • • • • • • d . •• • • • • • • • • • ,. 9Si er r a Vi s t a L oc al Rai l L i ne • • • • • • • • •• 10Wat t s Loca l Ra i l L i n e J • " • • • •• • • • • • • • • ••• 10Sant a Ana Rai l L i ne " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • " ' 10

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Ot her Changes.Fr e i ght Rai l L i ne ChangesMac y St r eet Shops • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "New Mot or Coach Ten ni n al a t Si xt h &L os Ang el es St r eet sPas s enger Car r y i ng Vehi c l es


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F i n an c i a l Hi s t o r y • • • . . • • • • . • • • • . 0 • • •• 9 • • • ••• 13I nves t ment " . • 0 • • • " •• •• • " , • 0 • • • • 0 • • ••• 14Ra t e o f Re t u r n a n d Op e r a t i ng Ra t i o " " • • • • • . • 15Be ne f i t s o f P r o gr a m • • • • • • • • . • . 0 • •• 16

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REPO RT ON APPL IC A TI ON F OR A UT HO R IT Y

T O M A KE CERTAI N Cruu~GES I N PA SSENG ER RAIL A N D M O TO Fi CO A C H O PERATI ON S- EllR SUA N T TO -FR A NQ lJ1SE 61!.D I N A NC~ N O , 903lt4 - ---

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I n v i e w o f t he magni t ude of t he moder n i zat i on pr ogr a m o f P a c i r i c E l e c t r i cRai l way Co mpany} t he ex t ens i v e amount of de t a i l i n vo l v e d an d t h e wi d e expans eof t er r i t or y embr ac ed b y t h e pr oposed s e r v i c e , t h i s s ec t i o n i s d ev o t e d t o asummar i z at i on of t he hi g h l i g ht s i n c o ndens ed f o r m, I n f ol l owi ng s e c t i o ns t hevar i ous phas es a r e deal t wi t h i n gr eat e r de t a i l and i n t he Appendi x wi l l b ef o und t abl e s . and c har t s s et t i n g f o r t h c e r t a i n o f t he f undament a l t r e nds and

f act ual dat a~ A s , ys t emmap i s al s o i n c l u de d t o s how gr aphi c al l y t he ex t ent of t he c hanges i n oper at i o n t ha t ar e c ont empl a t e~

I t i s hi ghl y i mpor t ant t o b ear i n mi n d i n anal yz i n g t he pr opos al , t hatt he pl a n does not c ons t i t ut e an abandonment pr ogr am, but t o t he c ont r ar y i t i sa r epl a c ement pr oces s wher ei n i t i s i nt ended t o es t abl i s h mo de r n mo t o r c oac hs e r v i c e i n l i e u of o ut moded s ur f a c e r a i l s er v i c e, ( ex c ept t o t he ex t ent of mi n or dev i a t i ons t hat ar e ex p l a i n ed e l s ewher e her ei n) , and t o e f f ec t ot herconc omi t a nt c hange s , al l o f wh i c h wi l l be benef i ci a l t o t he publ i c o

I n br i e f , t he pr ogr r u n wi l l a c c ompl i s h t he f o l l owi n g c hanges i n ope r at i o nsand f a c i l i t i e s :

A" REPLACE O BSO LETE R AIL PA SSE N G ER SERVICE HIT H HO D .E RN HarO R C OA CH SE RV IC E O NTH E F 0 .1 L 0 Y i . I N G LJ; N ES, -

10 Ve ni c e ~h or t L i ne L os Angel e s t o Sa nt a Moni c a v i a Ve ni c e a nd Oc eanPark ~

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8. Sant a Ana L i ne - L o s bnge l e s t o S2 nt a Ana ( no r epl a c ement s er vi c e t opoi n t s bet ween Wat t s and Sant a Ana. ~

9. ~~ Par k Avenue L oc al _ L i n ~ - Ec ho Par k Ave. and Donal dson St r eet t o12t h and Hi l l S t r eet s .

l l n l i 211ywoo~Veni c e Bl vd. - San Vi cent e Bl v d. L o cal ~e - Suns et Bl vd.end Ver mon t Ave. v i a Su ns et Bl vd. and Hi l l S t . t o 1 2t h St . ( Wi l ls up pl e ment l o cal r a i l bet ween Ver mont and Bonni e Br ae. )

B. DI S CON TI NUE PASSENGER RAI L SERVI CE l ~I T HOUT MOT0R COACH REPL ACEMENT ONPORTI ONS O F L mES 1. S F O L L O W S : .. - ---

10 ~a Ana L i ne - Bet ween Wat t s and Sant a Ana. ( Di r ec t mot or c oac hs er vi c e t o be es t ab l i shed bet wee n L os hngel e s and Sant a l ma dur i ng

t r af f i c p6aks . )

3, E c ho Por k ~nue L i n e - Be t ween Cer r o Gor d0 St r e et and D0n al d s onSt r eet n di s t anc e of one bl oc k .

4~ Hol l ywo~i - Ven i c e Bl vd. - San V i c ent e Bl vd. L i ne - Be t ween 12t h and Hi l lSt r eet s , and Genes ee St . and San Vi c ent e Bl vd. ( See Cha r t I I of Appendi x)

1. l j l ~z ana - Nor t ~, br anc h of Vent ur a Bl v d. L i ne i n San Fer nand oVal l e y.

2. Tar z nna - W00dl a nd Hi l l s , b r c . nc h of Vent ur a Bl vd. L i ne i n Sa nF er na ndo Val l e yo

Separ at e Wat t s - S i e r r a Vi st a L i n e i nt o t wo par t s us i ng mot o r c oac hes onSi e r r a Vi st a end an d cont ~1u i ng r ai l s er vi c e on Wat t s en d t o be o per at ed i n t ot he 6t h and Mni n St r eet s r ai l t er mi nal i ns t ead of al on g 9t h and l ~i n St r eet s o

10 Veni c e Shor t L i n e - i n i t s en t i r et y. ( Exc ep t f o r about 0. 2 Mi l e i nCul ver Ci t y nec es s c . r y t o c onnect Sant a Meni c E' .1i . i rL i n e wi t h I ngl e w00dL i n e f o r f r ei g ht ope r at i o n. )


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5. L os Ang el e s - F r om 4t h and San Ped r o St r ee t s al o ng S~n Pedr o St r ee tand Al i so St r ee t t o N~cy St r ee t Yar ds , di s c ont i nui ng al l box mot oroper at i o n o n t hRt po r t i on o f t r ac k o

6 e Vi n§ Y. ~r ~ _ Be veI l ~1i l l s ~i n~ - Al ong Sa n Vi c ent e Bl vds ~nd Bur t onWay bet ween Vi neyar d 2nd Bever l y Hi l l s c

Be t ween G10ndor a end San Ber nc . r di no Li nes f r om a po i n t bet ween A. z us a 2ndSan Gabr i e l Ri ver t o a connect i on wi t h t he Cr us ht on f r ei ght s pur .


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1. ~a c y s t r ee t Sh o£§ - En l a r ge and mo der n i ze t o accommodat e ex pandedmo t o r c oac h o pe r at i on, and el i mi nRt e al l r ai l s er vi c e an d r e pai r so

2. Ocean P~!.ls..Shops - En l a r ge and moder ni z e t o ac c o i J i I I l odat eexpandedmot o r c oac h oper at i o n. E l i mi nat e al l r ai l s er vi c e an d r e pai r s a tpr es ent s hop.

3. Cons t , D; t ct mo t o r c o a c h, s t o r age . . f a c i l i t i e s - At s ever al l oc at i onst o f a ci l i t a t e ac c ess i bi l i t y and f l ex i b i l i t y o f ope r at i ons .

10 21l Y~~t r eet - Es t abl i s h of f - s t r eet t er mi nal l oop f a ci l i t i e s f orVeni c e Shor t L i n e Mo t o r Co ac h s er vi c e ('D wes t s i de of Ol i ve St r eetbet woen 4t h an d 5 t h S t r eet s , abnos t di r ec t l y o ppo s i t e pr esent Ol i v eSt r eet Mot o r Coac h Ter ml i 1al ,

2. § . ~t ~nd L o~ Aq~el e s S t r eet ~ - Cons t r u c t n ew mot or c oac h t er mi nalat 6 t h and L os Ange l e s St r eet s f or new Nor t her n Di s t r i c t mo t o r c o ac hl i nes . ,

New mot or c oac hes f o r t he pr opos ed oper at i o ns wi l l be of l a t es tdes i gn i n c or por at i ng mos t moder n devel opment s as t o s eat c omf o r t ands pac i ng, i nt or i o r wi dt h, . : l i s l eVl i d t h, vent i l a t i on and he at i ng, heati n s ul a t i on of r ear s eat , heat and gl a r e r esi s t ant wi ndow gl a s s , engi neand power t mns mi s s i on des i g n, and eng: i ne noi s e and ex hc . ust cont r o l .Al l out moded wooden bodi e d r a i l c ar s wi l l be a b a ndoned and a s u b s t ant i al

nl l i nber of L ~r ge , he avy , c ar s o f mor e r ec ent des i g n wi l l be e l i mi nat edf r om r egul a r s e~{i c eQ

Be nef i t s of t he pr opo s ed moder ni z at i o n pl a n wi l l acc r ue not on l y t o t h eCOl n pa ny but al s o i n l 2 r ge measur e t o t he pat r ons of t he l i nes i n v ol v e d as wel las t o t he ge ner al pu bl i c o f t he ar ea ser ved. Thos e benef i t s ar e many i n numberand var i e d i n d egr ee of i mpor t : . mc e. Mer i t s of t he numer ous adv ant ages of t h epr ogr am hav e been pr oven beyond doubt by many pa s s enger t r an s i t o pe r at i onst hr oughout t he count r y as a whol e and t o an ex t ens i ve degr ee, i n t he l a r gerc i t i e s of Cal i f o r ni a mos t not abl e of whi ch ar e t he c i t i e s of L o s An gel e s , SanFr anc i s co, Oak l a nd and Sa n Di e go .

Wi t h f ew ex c ept i o ns , t hos e engi neer s and of f i ci a l s wi t h s pec i al i zed e x -per i e nc e i n de s i g n and admi n i s t r at i on i n t he f i el d s of v ehi cul a r t r af f i c


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c ont r o l , c i t y pl a nni ng, s t r eet and hi g hway des i g n and c ons t r uct i on, and t r ans i toper &t i o n and manag~nent , have ac c ept ed t he bas i c f eat ur es of t he Co mpa ni e s 'pr c ' p os al as bei ng f undamE: . nt a l i n keepi ng pa c e wi t h s c i e n t i f i c , t e ch ni c al andec onomi c devel opment of pas s enge r t r ans po r t a t i o n i n c l u di n g bot h ma s s t r ans i tan d t he pr i vat e aut omobi l e . I mpor t anc e of t he l a t t e r i n s hap i n g t h e p r es ent

as v l e l l as t he f u t ur e pa t t er n of t r af f i c mus t not be mi ni mi z ed, par t i c ul a r l y i nt he L os An gel e s Met r opol i t an Ar ea~

I n f ol l owi ng s ec t i o ns of t hi s r ep or t t he var i ous el e ment s of advant agewi l l b e mo r e ex t ensi vel y di s c us s ed but f o r p ur p o se o f br ev i t y t he i mpo r t antpo i n t s ar e l i st ed i n t hi s s ect i on as f o l l ows:

Moder ni z at i o n P r opo seq , NOT abc n do n r n en t o r d r as t i c c ur t ai l ment of pas s engo r s er vi c e.

Ser v i c e_ St and ar ds , wi l l co n t i n ue t o be c o nt r o l l e d b y c ogni zantr egul a t o r y aut hor i t y .

L ar ge S~l e ~ I ncr e~s es , of about 35 per c ent t hat v r oul d ot hGr ~wi s e be nec es s c , r y , wi l l be avoi ded.

hbGn~c ~~of . L i l i ht l y Pat r oni z ed L i ne~, t h2t wo ul d o t he~Ni s e benec es s ar y c an be avoi dedo

Per manent Abandonment of Obs ol e t e Wooden Bodi ed Ra i l Car s , - t o-get her wi t h r · e t i r ' 6 i l l entf r om- r egul L r s er vi c e of a l a r g7; nwnber of ot her he avy r a i l c ar s o f m0 r e r ec ent des i gn.

Hi g her St and ar d~ _ ~~i c. £, wi l l be po s s i b l e t hr ou gh mor e f r eque nts c hedul e s and gr eat er f l e x i bi l i t y of mot o r c 02 . c hes .

Gr eat er E f f i c i Gnc y _ . ~Ser vi c c , Cl e ani ng an ~ R ~ai r of Eg ui p ment ,wi l l be po s s i b l e t h r ough mor e conc ent r a t ed c ent r a l i z at i on of mai nt e-nanc e f a c i l i t i e s .

Mor e F r eque n~ ~el ~wal ~ _ 21~qui pmen~, wi l l b e p os s i b l e du e t o r e l a t i vel ys ho r t t e r m s er v i c e l i f e a ppl i e d t o mot or c oac hes as c ompar ed wi t h muc hl o nge r s er vi c e l i f e app l i e d t o r ai l c ar s .

9n Cu r b L oadi n g Saz ~t z, wi l l pr ov i de a gr eat er degr es s 0f s af et y and c on-veni e nc e t o pas s enge r s who wi t h r a i l ope r a t i o n mus t c r os s nor malvehi cul a r t r a f f i c l 2 . n es t o r e, : : c hr a i l c ar s . Du r i n g i n c l e me n t weat herc u r b l 0 2d ~1 g has an added ~dvnnt age c

l Oe Q8c r eas e Conge s t i . . 0n t hr ouf : i L ~r b L 0e. di n. . g"wi l l i n c r eas e t he vehi cul a rc ap ac i t y of s t r eet s as a whol e by about 50 pe r c ent , b y el L ~i n at i ngs af e t y z o nes and r a i l c ar s f r o m s t r eet c ent er s . Wi t h r a i l o per at i ont wo l a nes i n eac h di r ec t i o n ar e 0bs t r uct ed at l oadi ng z ones , t her ebyr educi ng ef f e c t i ve vehi cul a r c apa c i t y o f s t r c c t s o Thi s f e at ur e wi l lgr eat l y ben ef i t t he l a r ge mas s of m0t o r i s t s , s vnpl i f y t he pr obl e ms o f t r af f i c cont r o l and r edu c e mat er i a l l y t he ex pe ndi t ur es t hat wo u l dot her wi s e be r equi r ed f or s t r eet wi deni ng and new t r af f i c ar t e r i es .

11. Rougl l . . . § . t r eetSur f a c es and t he r a i l s t hems el ves , whi c h now ar e a s o u r c eof annoy anc e t o " mot or i s t s , wi l l be el vni n at ed.


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12. I n Ti me of ~\ I 1a. i . . 0rDi s J . s t er , i f s uc h s houl d o cc ur , mot or c 0 ac he s c oul di mmedi a t el y be c omnand eer ed f or evac uat i o n pur poses and adap t ed t oany r out e , des t i nat i o n or t ype of oper at i on, wher ea s , r ai l l i nes woul dbe of ex t r emel y l i mi t ed val ue due t o f i xed r out es and ees e of t r ac kde s t r uct i o n or el e c t r i c power s abo t ~ge o

13. s t r e et an~. 2: Y_ ~el o . £ . mc ni - P l e . ns of t he Ci t y of L os Angel e s andot hGr agen c i es , t h. : . . thave been hi nde r ed by ex i s t c mc e of r ai l l i nes ,c an be ex pe di t ed t o ear l y c ompl e t i o n t he r eby gr eat l y r el i e vi ng t her api dl y i nc r eas i ng vehi cul a r t r a. i : ' f i cpr nb l e m.

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Es s ent i a l f eat ur es of t he moder ni z at i on pl a n as pr oposed i n app l i c at i on

t o Th e Boar d of Pub l i c ut i l i t i e s and T r an s por t at i on o f t he Ci t y o f L os Ange l e s ,as i t r el a t es t o l i ne, f a ci l i t y and equi pment changes , ar e br i e f l y de s c r i b edbe l ow. Char t I of t he Appendi x s hows t he c hange s on a s yst em mapo

10 Repl a c e r ai l pa s s enge r s er v i c e wi t h mot or c oac h oper at i on over t hes ame r out e as t he r ai l l i ne, ex c ep t f or mi nor de v i a t i o ns a s f ol l ows :

( a) Mot or Con c h r o ut e wi l l be al ong Ol i ve St r ee t i n t he busi nes s ar eaof L o s An gel e s i ns t ead of al o ng Hi l l St r ee t - One bl o ck t o wes t .

( b) Mot or c oac h r ou t e wi l l be al o ng Mai n St r eet t hr oug h Veni c e andOc ean Par k i ns t e ad of al ong Tr ol l ey way - L es s t han o ne bl o c k t oea s t .

20 Es t abl i s h a new of f - s t r eet t er r r unal on wes t s i de of Ul i v e St r eet be-t ween Four t h a nd F i f t h S t r eet s i n L os Angel e s , oppos i t e pr es ent Ol i v eSt r ee t mot or c oach t er mi nal .

30 Connect new mot or c oac h l i ne wi t h exi s t i ng L os A~ge l e s - Be ver l y Hi l l s-Sant a Moni c a mo t or c oa c h l i ne f or mi ng a l o op o per at i on t hr ou gh Ve ni c e,

Oc e an P ar k and Sant a Moni c a.

4 . El i mi nat e pr esent r ai l c ar s er vi c e and s t or age f ac i l i t i e s at Oc ean Par kand c ons t r uc t ne w mot 0r c oa c h s er v i c e, r ep ai r and s t or age f a ci l i t y of moder n des i gn at Oc ean Par k .

5. El i mi nat e r ai l f r ei ght ope r at i o n t hr oughout ent i r e l e ng t h of Ve ni c eSh or t L i ne and al o ng San Vi c ent e Boul e var d and Bur t on Way bet ween Vi ne-yar d a nd Bev er l y Hi l l s.

6. Make r a i l r i ght - o f - way al o ng Veni c e Bo ul e var d and San Vi c e nt e Boul e var dav ai l a bl e t o Ci t y 0f L os Angel e s and ot her muni c i p al i t i e s and publ i cagenci es f or c ons t r uc t i o n of i mpr oved s t r eet s and hi ghways .

7. E1 Dni nat e al l ou t mod ed wooden- bodi e d r ai l c ar s and r epl ac e wi t h mod er nmot or c oac hes .

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2 ~ Re t a i n r a i l p as s e n g er s e r v i c e a l o ng Ho l l y wo o d Bo ul e v ar d , b ut r o ut e a l lc a r s v i a Gl enda l e B l v d. i nt o Subway Ter mi naL

3 0 Di s c o n t i n ue l o c a l s e r v i c e a l o ng Ve ni c e B ou l e v ar d f r o m H i l l S t r e e t t oV i ney ar d wi t ho ut r ep l a c ement b y mo t o r c o a c h o per a t i o n , t u r n i ng l o c a lt r a f f i 0 o v er t o L o s An ge l e s T r ml s i t L i n es r a i l r out es whi ch par a l l e lV en i c e B ou l ev a r d o n e i t he r s i de wi t h i n a ppr o x i ma t e l y ~ mi l e , .

4, Di sc o nt i nue l o c a l se r v i c e a l o ng Sa n V i c ent e B ou l ev a r d b e t ween V i ney ar da nd Ge ne s e e S t r e e t , t u r n i n g t r a f f i c o v er t o o t h er r a i l a nd mo t o r c o a c hl i nes i n sa me a r ea , t he r eb y ma k i ng Sa n V i c ent e B ou l ev a r d a v a i l a b l e f o rst r eet and hi ghway i mpr ovement .

1, Re pl a c e r a i l p as s e ng er s e r v i c e wi t h mo t o r c oac h s e r v i c e a l o ng s a mer o u t e a s r a i l l i ne .

2. Ter mi nat e mo t o r c o ac h l i n e o n n or t h e nd a t Do na l d s on S t r e et , o ne b l o c ks o ut h o f p r es ent t er mi n u s , a nd o n s o ut h e nd a t 1 2t h a nd Hi l l S t r e et s ~

l ~ Re t a i n p r e s en t p as s e ng er r a i l s e r v i c e o ve r s a me r o ut e a s a t p r e s en tf r om Subway Tenni n a l i n L os An ge l e s , ' a l o ng Sa nt a Mo n i c a B ou l ev a r d a ndHi gh l a nd Av enue t h r o ugh Ho l l y wo o d a nd o v er Ca huenga P a ss t o No r t hHol l ywood"

20 Re pl a c e p as s e n g er r a i l s e r v i c e b et we e n No r t h Ho l l y wo o d a nd V an Nuy swi t h mo t o r c o a c h s e r v i c e , o pe r a t i n g o v er t h e s a me r o ut e a s t h e p r e s e ntr a i l l i n e b e t we e n s u c h p oi n t s ~ a nd I v h i c h wo ul d b e a b r a nc h o f t h epr esent Ri v e r s i de Dr i v e mo t o r c o a c h l i ne} t he r eb y p r o v i d i ng a f a s t e rse r v i c e d i r ec t l y i n t o Lo s Angel es b y - pa ss i ng t r a f f i c c o nges t i o nt hr ough Hol l ~~od~

3~ P r o v i d e d i r e c t mo t o r c o a c h s e r v i c e , wi t h ou t t r a ns f e r b e t we e n V an Nu ysa nd Ho l l y wo o d a l o ng V an Nuy s a nd V ent u r a B ou l ev a r ds .

4~Rec o nst r uc t t r a c k a l o ng Sa nt a Mo n i c a B ou l ev a r d b e t ween Hi ghl a nd Av enuea nd Sunset B ou l ev a r d t o t he ex t en t r eq ui r ed t o c o n f o r m wi t h f r a nc hi sepr ov i s i ons . .

5, Ab a ndo n t r a c k i n Cha nd l e r B ou l evar d we s t o f Ke s t e r J un ct i o n a nd i n VanNuy s B ou l ev a r d f r o m Cha nd l e r B ou l evar d t o e nd o f l i n e a t S he r ma n Wa yi n Va n Nuy so

L D i s c o n t i n ue s e r v i c e On l ~or t hr i dge and ~~o o dl a nd H i l l s b r a nc hes b ey o nd Tar z ana .

2 . E s t a b l i s h n ew b r a nc h o f l i n e t o o pe r a t e t h r o ug h f r o m H ol l y wo o d t o V anNu y s a l o ng V en t u r a a nd V an Nu y s Bo ul e v ar d s .


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1 . Re pl a ce r a i l p as s e ng er s e r v i c e wi t h mo t o r c o ac h s e r v i c e a l o ng s a mer o ut e a s p r e s en t r a i l l i n e b et we en P as a de na a nd L o s An ge l e s , e xc e pt t ot he sma l l ex t en t nec essa r y t o devi a t e f r o m pr i v a t e r i ght - o f - wa y t on ea r e s t p ar a l l e l s t r e et s o n i n ne r e nd b et we en Hu nt i n gt o n Dr i v e a ndMi s s i o n Ro ad a nd Al i s o S t r e et a nd Mi s s i o n Ro ad .

2 ~ F o l l o w s a me r o ut e a s r a i l l i n e a l o ng Al i s o S t r e et a nd S an P ed r o S t r e eti n t o n ew mo t o r c o ac h t e r mi n al a t S i x t h a nd L o s An ge l e s S t r e et s Q

3. B s t a b l i sh new h i gh speed ex pr ess mo t o r c o a c h se r v i c e dur i ng mo r n i nga nd e ve ni n g t r a f f i c p ea k s , a l o ng Ar r o y o S ec o P ar k wa y b et we en L o sAn ge l e s a nd P as a d en a t o s u pp l e me nt mo t o r c o ac h s e r v i c e o v er r e gu l a rr out e.

1 . Re pl a c e r a i l p as s e ng er s e r v i c e wi t h mo t o r c o ac h s e r v i c e a l o ng s a mer o u t e a s p r es e nt r a i l l i n e b et we en P as a de na a nd L o s An ge l e s , e xc e pt t ot he sma l l ex t en t nec ess a r y t o dev i a t e f r o m pr i v a t e r i ght - o f - wa y t on ea r e s t p ar a l l e l s t r e et s o n i n ne r e nd a nd f o r s h o r t d i s t a nc e s t h r o ug hSa n Ma r i no a nd P a sa dena.

2 . F ol l o w s a me r o ut e a s r a i l l i n e a l o ng Al i s o a nd S an P ed r o S t r e et s i n t on ew mo t o r c o ac h t e r mi n al a t S i x t h a nd L o s An ge l e s S t r e et s .

3. Co nn ec t wi t h P as a d en a S ho r t L i n e mo t o r c o ac h l i n e a t Co l o r a do S t r e eta nd F a i r Oa k s Av e nu ~ i n P as a d en a t o f o r m a l o op o pe r a t i o n.

Re pl a c e r a i l p as s e nge r s e r v i c e wi t h mo t o r c o ac h s e r v i c e a l o ng s a mer o u t e a s p r es e nt r a i l l i n e b eh f e en Si e r r a l v i adr eand Los r i l l geles , e xc eptt o t h e e x t e nt o f s ma l l d ev i a t i o n r e qu i r e d t o mak e us e o f ne ar e s tp ar a l l e l s t r e et s a nd h i ghwa~Ts,

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3. P l a c e a dd i t i o na l mo t o r c o ac he s i n s e r v i c e o n b ot h t h e Va l l ey Boul evar da nd Ga r v e y Av e nu e n ot o r c o a c h l i nes wh i ~h F a ~a l l e : t h e r a i l l i n eo n e ac h s i d e, a t a d i s t a nc e 01 a bo ut o ne, - hal f mi l e ,

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2 . Re pl a c e r a i l p as s e ng er s e r v i c e , d t h mo t o r c o ac h s e r v i c e b et we en S i e r r a

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3. I n d own t o wn L os Ange l e s o pe r a t e mo t o r c o ac h s e r v i c e i n bo un d a l o ng Al i s oSt r e et , L o s An gel e s S t r e e t a nd E i g ht h S t r e et t o Ma i n S t r ee t , t henc e

out bOi l l l d al o ng Ma i n S t r ee t , Al i s o S t r ee t , Ra mo na F r eewa y , Mi ss i o n Ro a d,Har engo St r eet and So t o S t r ee t t o Hunt i ngt o n Dr i v e .

Re t a i n a s a t p r e s en t e xc e pt s e pa r ~t e f r o m S i e r r e Vi s t a e nd , a ndo pe r a t e a l o ng S an P ed r o S t r e et t o p r es e nt r a i l t e r mi n al a t S i x t h a ndMa i n S t r e et s i n s t e ad o f a l o ng Ni nt h St r eet and Mai n St r eet .

2 . E s t a bl i s h di r e c t mo t o r c oac h r o ut e b e t we en L o s Ange l e s a nd S an t a An adur i ng mor ni n g and eveni n g t r a f f i c peaks supp l ement i ng ex i s t i ng mo t o rc oac h l i n es wh i c h ope r a t e o v er l e s s d i r e c t r o ut e s .

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11 ar t i me p r o sper i t y dec l i ned a b r upt l y i n 1944 and 1945, and a n et l os s of : $218, 879 was ex pe r i e nc ed f o r t he y ea r o f 19h6. T o c o mp en s a t e f o r t h e l o s s e s ,appl i c at i o n f o r i n c r eas ed f ar e s i n pa ssenger s er v i c e wa s f i l e d wi t h Pub l i cUt i l i t i e s Comni s s i on dur i n g t he f i r s t hal f o f 1946 a nd b y i t s o r de r o f J ul y 31,1946, i ncr eas es Vl er e gr ant ed. As of t hat s ame dat e t he Co mni ss i on i nst i t ut edan i n vest i g at i on of t he Company Is oper at i ons . Wi t h t h e c o nt i n ue d d ov mwar dt r end of ne t ear ni ngs , anot he r a pp l i c at i on was f i l e d wi t h t he Comni ss i on on J un e 23, 1947 s eek i ng f ur t her i ncr e8s e i n f a r e s t o c o ve r i n c r eas ed c os t s o f l Rb or , mat er i a l , and ot her es s ent i al i t ems . Dur i ng t h e y ear of 1947, t heCompa ny e xpe r i e nc ed a l o s s t o n et i n come i n a mo unt of ~1, 760, 073o Hear i ngswer e hel d j o i r f f i l yon t he f a r e appl i c at i on a nd t h e Co mmi s s i o n' s i n ves t i gat i ondur i n g Oc t ober and November of 19h7, and a d ec i s i o n was i s s u ed o n J a nu ar y 19,

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To ex pel t he c ont ent i on t hat ma y b e r a i s ed as t o t he val i d i t y o f b oo kf i gur es as c ompar ed wi t h a c t ual val uat i o n, a n es t i n Bt e has been made o f t h e


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val uat i on of ope r at i ng pr ope r t i es and f ac i l i t i e s as of Se pt ember 30, 1948, anda n a mount of ~84, 762, 753 det er mi ned as t he hi s t or i c al r epr oduc t i on c os t . Thi sf i gu r e ha s been devel oped by br i ngi n g f or war d an of f i c i a l val uat i on of t hepr opor t y es t abl i shed a nwnber of year s ago by t he Rai l r oad Commi s s i on of t heSt at e of Cal i f or ni a, by addi ng t he r et o ac t ual addi t i o ns and bet t er ment s and

deduct i ng t he r ef r om ac t ual r et i r ement s o

St eppi ng now t o t he cur r ent pr ob l e m, t he l e dge r val ue of t h e pr ope r t i est hat ar e t o be a b andoned under t hi s pr ogr am amo unt s t o ~10~263, 300" Appl yi ngt he acc r ued do pr ec i a t i on pe r c ent age t o t h i s f i gur e dev el ops t hat i n t hepr ogr am pr op os ed her ei n t he owner s of t hi s p r ope r t y wi l l aband on c ompl e t el y ,wi t hout r ec over y except t o t he ex t ent of s al vage val ue, $7, 9 50, 000 of t hei ri nves t ment 0 Thi s i s no t a f i c t i t i o us i nves t l l l ent but ac t ual dol l a r s s pe nt t oc onst r uc t or pu r c hase t h e f ac i l i t i e s pr esen t l y i n us e t ha t have be c ome obs ol e t ea nd non- pr of i t a bl e due t o un f o r eseen c han, s es i n t he economi c s t at us of t hei ndus t r y ,

I t i s a di s t i nct di sp l a y of c onf i denc e i n t he f ut ur e of i t s ope r at i ons

un der t he p r og r a m s et f or t h he r ei n f o r t he Company t o c onsent t o wr i t i ng of f $7, 950, 0 00 wi t hout r ecover y and Got t he s ame t i me i r wes t $4 , 500, 0 00 of new Xmoney. I nd eed t hi s s houl d be an i ndi s put abl e demons t r nt i on of t he s i ncer i t yof t he owner s of t hi s pr o: , J e r t yt o c ar r yon t he es s ent i a l passenger t r ans por -t at i on oper at i ons t hat ar e c ons i d er ed o f v i t al ne c es s i t y t o t he many c ommuni -t i es s s r vedo

We s houl d no w a nal y z e t he m8r i t s of t he cont ent i o ns of t h os e pa r t i e s whoi ns i s t t hat t he Co mpa ny i s o bl i gat ed t o c ont i nue ope r at i ng i t s de f unc t r ai ll i nes and i n add i t i o n t o s u f f e r i ng c ont i nued l os s es f r Qn cur r ent oper at i ons,s h o ul d i n ves t app r ox l i na t el y $11 , 0 00, 000 of add i t i ona l n~ney t o r ec o ns t r u ct andbui l d up t he r ai l f a c i l i t i e s \ v i t hout any pr os pec t of c l ~~i nat i ng t he f i nanc i a ll os s e s f r om pa s senger ope r at i on" Suc h a pos i t i on c ar ul o t be b a s ed upon a s ound

f o und at i on of r eE. soni ng when t ak i ng i n t o cons i der at i on al l of t he f i nanc i a land phys i c al c ons i d er at i o ns t hat a r e c o nt r ol l L 1g i n s ha pi ng t he f ut ur e of t hi sope r at i on. They c an onl y be bas ed upon pe r s ona l des i r es and mi sunde r s t andi ngof t he ac t ual wi l l of t he peopl e as a v J hol e v The ent i r e t hes i s r educ es do~mt o one of i ns i s t i ng upo n t h e p ubl i c bei n g pr ov i ded wi t h a del ux e f o r m of t r anspor t at i on s er v i c e by a pr i v at e c or por at i o n at a c o s t gr e at er t han t her evenu e t hat c an ever be r eal i z e d e ve n under t he mos t opt ~~i s t i c es t i mat es o

The r e i s no s i g ni f i c anc e t o di s c uss i ng t he mat t er of r at e of r et ur n wi t h

r espec t t o t hi s ope r at i on under pr os ent c on di t i ons of f a c i l t i e s and ear ni ngs oAl t hough a net pr ' of i t f o r t he yoar of 194 8 vms ex pe r i enc ed i n a. mo unt o f s l i ght l y mor e t han $33) 000 , pa s s eng er r ai l s er vi c e f o r t he y ear endi ngOct ober 31, 1949 was c onduc t ed at a l os s o f mor e t han ~2, 370, 0 00 . Ev en i nc l ud-i ng t he f r ei g ht ope r at i ons , t her e i s no pos s i b l i t y of a r eas ona bl e r et ur n 0nt he i nv es t ment , or a r eas onabl e ear ni ng on any bas i s ~f comput at i ono

Ba s ed upon t he r ul e of t humb of 10% o f gr os s r evenu e r epr esent i ng a c on-s er vat i ve ne t ear n i ng , n et ope r at i ng pr of i t f o r t h e year of 1949 s ys t emwi ~cs ho ul d be i n ex c es s of ~3) 00 0) OOO, wi t h a gr os s ope r at i ng r ovenue of ~31, 700 , 000 . To t he c ont r ar y , however , ope r [ · . t i ng ex pens es amount ed t o~29, 6 00, 000 ~nd t axes , ~2, 340, OOO, or a t ot al c os t of ~31 , 940, 000, f a i l i n g b y


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The es t i m~t ed val uat i on of Pac i f i c El e c t r i c pr ope r t i e s devot ed t o pas s e n-ge r oper at i ons , bas ed u po n pr ev i o us val u&t i o ns b r o ug ht t o dat e , i ndi c at es t hevc : : . l uat i o nel f pr ope r t i e s


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c ar r y o u t t he pr opos ed modi f i c at i o ns i n ser vi ce and o per at i o ns wi l l r equi r e anes t i m&t ed ex pe ndi t ur e of app r oxl l l Bt e l y $5, 000 , 000 f o r pur c ha s e of new equi p -ment , c ons t r uct i o n of r eq ui r ed f a c i l i t i e s , al t er at i o ns i n ex i s t i ng pl a nt , andr emoval of f a c i l i t i e s . To c ont i nue wi t h r ai l pa s senger oper at i o ns o n t h e l i nesi nvol v ed woul d r equi r e, i n acc or danc e wi t h t he pr ogr am es t abl i shed by t he

Publ i c ut i l i t i e s Commi ss i on, an ex pe ndi t u r e o f app r ox i mat el y $11 , 000, 000 f o rne w r ai l c ar s and r ec ons t r uct i on and r ehabi l i t a t i on of t r ac k , r oadway andf a c i l i t i e s , whi c h woul d onl y par t i a l l y s at i s f y t he r ai l equi p ment pr obl e m a ndwoul d need t o be augment ed s ubs t ant i a l l y as t i me pas s es f or t h e pur c ha s e of add i t i ona l new r ai l c ar s i n r epl ac ement of , pr es ent vehi c l e s .

The pr opos ed pl a n wi l l c ompl e t e l y el i mi nat e al l woode n b odi e d r ai l c ar sand a l l of t h e ol d er s t eel bc ' d i e d c ar s , l e av i ng onl y t hr ee c l a s s es of r ai lequi p ment , namel y , t he 5000 Cl a s s whi c h ar e a moder n P. C. C. t y pe , t he 600- 700Cl a s s whi c h ar e hi g hl y s at i s f a c t or y r ai l c ar s wi t h many y ear s of r emai ni n gser vi c e, and t he 300- 4 00 Cl a s s s t eel c ar s whi c h a r e of r el a t i vel y r ec ent manu-f a c t ur e a nd of s ubs t ant i a l and adequat e des i gn and c ons t r uct i o n, vnt h manyye&r s of r emai ni ng s at i s f act or y s er vi c e l i f eo

The r ef or e , br i e f l y c ompa r i n g t he s al i e nt f eat ur es of t he t wo pl a ns , asr e l a t e d t o t h e r ai l r epl a c ement par t of t he pr ogr am, t he r es ul t s ar e &sf ol l ows ~

( a) El i mi nat e ann ual de f i ci t of $10900, 000 .( b) Cr es t e ann ual ne t oper at i ng pr of i t of ~438, 000 .( c ) Pr oduc e a net f i nanc i a l i m~r ovement of ~2, 3 29, 000 0( d) El i mi n at e al l wo o den bodi e d c ar s and ol d s t eel c ar s o( e) Requi r e t ot al ex pend i t ur e of app r oxl l nat e l y $5, 000 , 000 .( f ) Pr obabl y avoi d t he nec ess i t y f o r i n c r eas es i n f ar es .

I nc ur cont i nued net oper at i ng de f i c i t of appr ox i mat el y$1, 900 , 000 annual l y ~

( b)

(c)

( d)

Requi r e 6 x pendi t u r e o f $ 11 , 000 , 000 on t r ac k , r oadway andequi pment cRequi r e f u r t he r expendi t ur e f or r ai l c ar r epl ac ement wi t hi na s hor t pe r i o d of t i meoNecess i t at e ei t her i mmedi a t e appl i c at i o n f o r heavy i ncr ea sesi n f a r es or dr as t i c c ur t a i L nent or el i mi nat i o n o f pas s enge rt r ans por t 2 t i on s er vi c e"

The summar i z ed r es ul t s of t he pr o pos ed pl a n i ndi c at e c oncl us i vel y t henec ess i t y of pl a c i n g i t i n t o ef f ec t , and s t andar d pr ac t i c e demons t r at es i t sab i l i t y t o compl e t el y c ompl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of publ i c c o nveni e nc e andneces s i t y


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The COJl pClnyconl1ucts joint f r eight and passenger opGr ations over


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utiliZ,J the most mouc:r n d c;vclopments in facili Ues and pr oceaur e, and to main-

t",in the highGst qtand ar d of ser vice com:T1GnSUrato \'lith iGS,-,ar ning ability J.nd

the r estrictions i.m posed u pon it as a privclto industr y. Tho ottor is thi]

o blic,J.tion of tho public to pay in r eturn f or the service r eceived , an :1mount

suf ficient to cover tho costs of service clnd a r easona ble mm'/;in of pr of it.

In analyzing tr IO pr oblem it would be hi[illy unf 3.ir to the carriGr to com-

pL:tely d isr ec)r d its und er lying r ights and to attem pt to air ect its 3.ctivi tios

J.t pr esent ;md f or (,he f utur e, solely upon the basis of wh,:l.t may a ppGlr to be

the maximumd esir od comf or t and convenience of passenK :3r s, wi thout ~i ving

a p pr opriatu consid er :rGion to tho Gconorni08 invol VQd, !~lthou[;lt juclicious

mana[uD1cmtis a hi[;hly impor tcmt iner ediont in the d ischJrgc of 2..o.YJy busine:ss

.::nrt,;rpr isd , it is not 3. p:ll1acca tha,t CM i'or "st:ul the inovita ble f or ces of

nature. In coping IIi t1 J. pr o blem of the :nagnitUl-tOconfronting F,-:cif ic Elcc tric

::u1d U:o public it SU j'v-::c, the scop;; of vision must bo su~:::'icicntly d i ver c,:;nt

to encor :J. pass tll,; i...r u1tur :md ,f lor 0 b::lsic sO[,f JIlontswi.thout und ud eoncentr 3.tion

u:;on the minutiCl of pCl'scn:llitLs :mu ninor incictonts.

3as...:d upon .)'~ p,--Y'L:1c(;sof tho industry ":i thin Cd if or niil its",lf, [is woll

o.s J.ll ot1l0r 13.~'[c po pLllJ.tion CGatui'S of ;~ho Countr y, thoro is only one obviousconclusion as to tho lA1Ck .,'lying C2U;30S oL' Pacif ic l~J.Gctricls prceuic:1ment.

=i'.~·c.;ctso£' th8 privltc :~utomobi.l,;, uoce-Yltr :.liz:lLion of busL1\..'ss contor s, slOi!-

ine dOlm of l'.lil s'-rvicG by str ",>t, construe tion ",nu tr ::tfi'ic in Lr f0r ence have

.111 had an o.uvorse ,-,f LJct on tr af i'ic or l'..iil linG:]. r his h1s b03n a natur al

tr end of (;v,-,nts thlt has br ought auout the nc:cessity f or tr ,m;"it o p2r ator s to

,Jlimin lto costly r ..1il tr J.ns portation :llld .J.ilO pt a mor c aconomic convoyanco that

c:.m uO suppor ted by the d uplc;t..:u c_ il'nines. Thie has not b,.::,;nby choice, but

in...:vitJ. blc in the vnk..; of the inr o,:lds of pr i vatu automobiLes upon tr nfic,


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t ha t dr as t i c c ur t a i l ment i n s er v i c e be exer c i sed wh i c h wo ul d pr obabl y l e avemany of t he s mal l e r c ommuni t i e s at l ' e l l l o t el oc at i ons wi t ho ut s e r v i c e, i n or dert hat t he mor e popu l ous ar eas mi ght enj oy Q~j ust i f i e d r ai l s er vi c eo

The nex t ques t i on i s t o det e r mi n e t he s our c e f r o m whi c h t h e f i nanc i a l

bet t e r ment i s t o be acqui r ed. Ei t her c os t s of ope r at i ons mus t be dec r eas ed,r ev enu es mus t be i n c r eas ed, or a c ombi nat i o n of t he t wo mus t be ef f ec t ed. Themagni t ude of de f i c i t i s s u ch t hat under c ont i nued oper at i o n wi t hout ma j orc hange i n f a c i l i t i e s t her e i s no po s s i b l e means ( I f r educi ng c os t s of ope r at i onst o a suf f i c i e nt degr ee. Car ef u l anal y s i s o f t he ot her s i d e of t he f o r mul a. l i npe l s t he c o nc l u s i o n t hat t he r equi r ed f i nanc i a l i n ~r oven~nt c annot be com-pl e t el y r eal i z ed t hr ough i ncr eas es of pa s s enger f a r es . Thes e po i n t s havi ngbeen es t ~bl i shed, t he n t he s eL r c h mu s t e xt e nd mor e deepl y i n t o t he f unc t i o nala spec t s 0f t he ope r ~t i o n.

I f t he p as s e n ger s pr esent l y c ar r i e d by t he l i n es of t hi s s ys t em c ons i d ert he s er vi c e t o be nec es s ar y t o t he i r ex i s t enc e and p a t r onage i s su f f i c i ent t owar r ant , no t hi ng s ho ul d be done t o unr eas onabl y depr i ve t h em of s er vi c e. Thi s

means t hat t he s ame pa s s enge r capac i t y pr es ent l y pr ov i ded s houl d be pr es er v edi n ac c o r danc e wi t h pr esc r i b ed l o adi n g s t andar ds and c ha nge d onl y as t he t r endof us e i ncl i nes upwa r d or dovr nwar d.

Ther ef or e, ha vi ng es t abl i s he d t he need f or f i nanc i a l i mpr ovement , t hei nabi l i t y t o obt a i n i t f r om i ncr eas ed f a r es or r edu c t i o n of oper at i ng c os t s ,and t he f a c t t hat t he s er v i c e i s es s ent i al and shoul d not be el i mi nat ed, t her er emai n s o nl y ( l n e s our c e f r o m whi c h t he de s i r ed r es ul t c an be f or t hc omi ng andt hat i s t o t ake adv ant age of t he ec onomi e s t hat c an be ef f ec t ed by c hang i n gt he phys i c al c har ac t er i s t i c s of t he ope r at i o ns t o meet moder n s t and ar ds andpr ac t i c es . Thi s r educ es t he ent i r e pr obl e m t e one el e ment , t hat o f r epl a c emento f o bs o l e t e r a i l pa s s enger f a c i l i t i e s t hat he . v e bec ome i ncr e~s i n gl y mor e cost l yt o ope r at e and l e s s c apabl e of pr ov i d l i 1g t he hi g hes t s t andar d of s er vi c e, wi t h

moder n r u bber - t i r ed vehi c l e s r out ed over t he pav ed s t r e et s and hi ghway s , pr o -v i di ng a f l e xi bl e oper at i on wi t h mor e ex t ens i ve c over age of t he po pul a t ed ar ea,

Th e p as s e n g er mot or c oac h i s t oday one of t he mos t i mpor t ant modes of mas s pa s s enger t r ans po r t at i o n i n t he co unt r y and has , over a per i od of manyy ear s , pr oven i t s abi l i t y t o t he f u l l e s t s at i s f a c t i o n of t he i n dus t r y and i nf f i &nyc as es i ndi v i dual mot or c oac h l i nes c ar r y t r af f i c v o l ume equal t o t hatt r a nspor t ed by t h e h eavi e s t r a i l l i n es . The t r end away f r om r ai l t o mot orc oac h s er vi c e and t he ac c ept abi l i t y o f vehi c l e c an be de mons t r at ed by t hef ol l o vnng c i t at i o ns :

( 1) I n San F r anc i s c o, whe r e t r af f i c dens i t y i s s ec ond hi g hes t i n t hec ount r y , t he muni c i p al l y owne d t r ans i t ope r at i on i s r api d l y r epl a c i n gr e. i l l i n es wi t h r ubber - t i r ed vehi c l e s ~

(2) The mun i c i p a l l y owned t r ans i t s y s t em i n Seut t l e ha s r epl ac ed a l lof i t s s t r eet c ar l i nes wi t h r u bber - t i r ed vehi c l es ~

(3) I n New Yor k Ci t y , whor e t r af f i c dens i t y r eac hes t he hi ghes t l e veli n t he count r y i n cl udi n g bot h vehi c l e s and pas s enger s , mot or c oachesha ve r epl a c ed a s ubs t a nt i a l per ce nt age of r a i l oper at i ons Q


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(4) In th0 East B:lJ .\.1'(,,:.1of O:lk l:mu, Ber b31ey J.nd \l:1mouJ., motor CO,lCl'1.:S

h.lV0 r cplJ.cGd :111 str ootcar lines -lnd h:lVe r epl:lccd ll1J.nyof the

intorur b~n ~l~ctr ic r~il lincE.

(5~ ' 1 I:ltcr urb::m EJ.,}ctr ic HailvTJ.y Company, a f ormer subsid iJ.r y of South8rnP:tci:~ic Co,n:;:nnJ, op,Jr o.tcd an i.ntcr ur ban Gloctr ic r .1il Sc;['vico b-;tWGGnS.~n ?r ::tClciscomd points in th" : s 1st B3.Y J'G1oV0r S-to-d ltc, str c .lill-

1illd l, P.C,C. ty!,-, C'lr s.

(11) ..at-or cO:lchGS IL~vi., Nl)l:lC...;C;'str 'Jvtc lr opc.T:tion completely iel the

citi"s 0;: Sln .Jo:,,-, Stoc\ton, SJ.cL'.:.:n0nto, lr csno, B~k Gr sf i01J., p :s.;.d ~.m::l,Long Jc:ach ..•.n(l otl1\)r s in tho St.lt", of C..llifor nl.l.

(12) In m::myoth,;r citbs thi'ouLhoat the Unitul Stites tIns S.lmc tr onC1IL3 b\,v'1 f o110',[I';(1, in most instances to a gr c:-ltor (;xtc.:nt tll.1n on

P2cif ic ~l~ctric.

( 13) T~.('ol,;s VII, VIII and Ch::.r t V show the; tr 0nC1 f rom r ail to motor coach

a pi _ r ation in P.J.SS,~DG0{, tr :::msit throughout tho countr y ·md . inJ.icJ.tetlL pl'oportion of us'; of tile two ty pes of v0hiclos over the p...:rioJ.of ' y(;..;.r s f r o:n 1922 tomu l'1c1uuing 19LI(.l.

(14) Tl bl,) No. VII sho.vs Uut in 1928, 86;,~ of totl1 tr ::msit p:lsscngersVh.;I',~ Clr r ioQ by r "il 3.n::1only 14% by mot,or cO'1ch. For 1948, twenty

YC;'1'3 llt\)r , only 43% Wi;r 2 cJ.r r iod . oy r ail :::mu57% by r u bbc;r -tir ed

vehicles. For sur f ace r lil 1im.::s, other th::::;1:m bw'lYs and c1cvat-':d

lines, th(; p,;r ccnt:1E;0 dr o p pLJd from 71 in 1928 to 31 in 1948.


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by motor cOLlch; in 1948 only 35%W:1S by r .lil ::illa65%by r u bber-ti Nct

vchic12s, 60% of which was by motor coach. Sur f ~cc r ~il lin~s,

excluding su binys lnd eJ ov.lted bnGs, necre 1s(;d f rom 61;~ in 192.3 to

only 21%in 1943.

(16) For th-.; y0 '11' of 1948, 206 n-3,: su bvuy ,lnd ..:LvJ.ti.Jd cJ.rs were d olivcrvd

'm.l L [7 8 surf .1ce str ,-otC:lrs as cor;11nr cd with 3,1.+39rubber -tir ed v,.::;lic1os of .111ich 7,00') wur o motor c02c113s. Thc:s2 f igur es wurc for

tile: tr :1nsit industr y oilly :mJ. d o not incluClo 10ng,-h.1u1 c _ :rricrs.

(17) For the y~,r of 19413L1C.r c WJS only G totl1 of 12,993 \..':l,.ctric r ail-

',ny tr J.ck r :i.ilc)s, of which 1,251 r cpl'Jsc;nt,;d subvny anu. ().J..evat,,,,d

lin"s~ .:8 co:np.1r eJ Vf ith 99,490 route miles f or ru b ber -tir oJ. v2hicles,

of 'which 96,473 niles W3.S (Hotor cO.lch opc..r Tl:;ion.

(13) St3.tistics show Unt 335 .d :lCl'ic:m citic:s for merly sGrv,-,d by StNot-

co.rs now 1'",17 ~;(clusivt;ly on motor cO_lches for p Isse:ng"r tr :ms-

port'ltion.

(19) i"luch ad u.i tion:ll d Jt'l if :lv:1iJ.o.ble, ::111 pointing towo.rd the samo

cO'1clusion.

',lthoul!ll o pponont;, to !notor cUlch oper ation cant ;nt th:lt r c; pLlccr:k mt of

r ..4i1 C:ll'S by l~otor c01cilcS ,vil1 cr ·';2ti.J i~ltol\,r 3.L10 tr ,f fic congestion, r (;f -

or ence to st1tisti,cs :1JJd . f ,1Ct,S r vnu",r s tiLt conLntion rul:.itivc;ly insignif'ic3.nt.

·,v:lilJ. b1c inf or mTtion in ...lic ~it",s thfJ f ol10':lineo:

(1) ConsiLk r :ltion of tll.J conr;u:::tion p:o bLJlJl Ins not pr vv"nt".d the;

ph",nom~n,,1 gr or r th of .,lotor C01C!1o p,-,r '1tion in r -:;:):L:J.cu;n,~·'1toi r _il

C:1rs in :Tmy othvI' citL;s :md cO::lr:n.mitics thrOllEllOut t:1C:country :.isr ,..f ..:rr~J to 'lbov..:.

(2) TI1",f 'indinbs of ' mlm",r ous tr :lf ic ch.JCI.:Sl:l:lCi...:in m:lny cities uniformly

point out the trv::l...,ndoclsly (.;1'''':ltcr numb0r of trucks ::mdpri vatuv",hicl..::s on city str 0v ts tiun .aJ.ss tr "nsi t v0hiclvs, typiC.ll 'JxJmplos

of YThich.11'0~~sf ollows:

(:1) Cor uon count of trJ.f ~'ic in S..:.tr,'t!'r J.Dcisco in Octob~r of 1947

inuic-:ltod tlllt Liuring th..: u:ty 'ootwc...n 7:00 '~,i l.na 7:00 PM, of

,:t p pr oxi;;nt·,ly 450,000 vc.:hic10s ..mtoring :md l8.:lvine: the downto\'m

::11'0::1,9 7 .4 % con;.;lst0Q of priv3.t-.; J.tlto;no bi.L.s, l:..•xis,lnu. trucks,wh..;r cls only 2.!.+>.sY'.'0r cmass tr 311sit vehicl~s.

( b) Tr lf l'ic stud J I:12d 0in 1947 lL"lcicrJ.ir c:ction of th0 City Pl:1Dning

Comnission of tilc: City of O.:J:Lma showed th''.t 91% of passenger

vehicL.:s ",11 tcring the downtor:n .TC'l n·~r u 'lutomobilcs .:lScom-

p:l1'0d with 9 % tr :msi tv0hicL;s.

(c) R .ccc'nt Ci1( _ ck of tr :1ffic by the City of Los 'J1~()l",s inuic.ltes

th"t of the tot'll vohic1,.cs lmt0ring thL: dovmtown :.11'0287% :1r e

::1utomobilcs 'lnd 13% :lr c transit vehiclc:;s.


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Ch::.mb"r of COlf 1l11-.:r Cl:,it is st::.ted : "Los ,ng,"les county h'lS

1,333,713 ,uto;:lObih;G rLJgiste:r cd J.S compJ. Nd 'with 1,093,290 in 1940.

l j.nc hiC1u:.ys, 3.ttr 'lctive sC..mL.ry, md SUI1shiny (LWS invi tc the

popul:tion to us" t;lvir CJ.rS :llik0 .t·or plo .lsur omd businc.:ss. Eor,)

tlun on-.; c:~r to 0Vd'y 3 p-.;r sons is f ound h~rc;." Thu s llUO p'l:lphlLJt

sho',rs f urth,,~o ch..:.t for 1 9L (7 in Los .,n£>10s County tlLr l.- w"r 0 117,283

. tr uck s, or J. totll of tr ucks J.nd J.utomobi10s in the.: County of 1,451,001.

In vi",w of thu tr o::Kmuous num b...:r of priv:ltc.: :1utomobil\.-s _mil cOEunorciul

tr ucks Ut5inC the.: city str LJ"ts of Los :,nco18s j th~ .lr ;].ountof J.Clu"U80ngos(,ion

tlLlt Vlouln 0 '-' cr,...:J.t,.;(l by tho r cl:.;.ti voly insignific mt ,1d\l:ltional numb,;r of

notor CO:1C:l",SUn...i.


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t~tion com p3.ni,;s. Th~ 1:lr f 0 ~'l:lSS\.;Sof people rlUlng during th2 pO,1k hours intho Y.lor nin[ and in the cv,-min? o bserve cars J.nu cO::lCh;;s th.l t ..lr c filL;d with

~:~ss"l1C'Jrs. '1't) individu:ll P:SSvI1Cl.T c,mnot und 0rst:m-J. how it c:m '08 posdblc,f itll such 10:1ds f or :l com pany to '00 losing mon02Y. Th~y f .lil to rO:llize, how-~vQr, tl1.lt thJ wllicll..1 on wh j,ch they 'r \;; ricilng may v.Jry lik oly, upon f inishing

thJ.t trip, JO r ctur l1


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construed J.s ::m o bligJ.tion upon the Con p::my to pr .:.:scrvo th\.;S0 r ~il lin-:'8

incL~'ini tc:1y ",t hcJavy .fin-lnci '1 los;~cs to i tSJlf for tho benefit of the public,

to the cxt(;nt t11-~t they 1:1';': ul tifil1.tc1y '08 consid Jrod d osir lb1c for incorpor-

:::tio:l into J. publicly mm-.;d Ibil f Llpid Tl'~nsit Prolr 'J,:a, if such should 0v~r

ucvclop. T)kl'U is':'. bsolutd y no COl1.l1


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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

LEGEND

Ra I L i n e s · Pa.senger and Fre igh t to be con t i nued

Ra

I LIne s P a s s e n g e r On l y · to be con t i nued

~ ~ ~ R a 1 L i n e

Fre igh t

O n l y _ to be con t i nued

~ ~ _ ~ o or C oach Line s to be cont inued

Proposed M o to r C oa ch Line s

To Be E s ta b li s he d i n

Lieu or

~ l ~ d ~ n ~ e ~ : ~ ~ / v ~ : ~ ~ ~ d ~ ~ d v ~ ~ : ~ t o ~ ~ c L ~ ; i A ~ ~ e l ~ ~ v ~ ~ ~ ~ e

p o s e d m o t o r c o a c h l ine w ould no t handle

l o c a l p a s se n g er s

• Proposed Addit ional Y o t o r C oach Line s

• •

Proposed Y o t o r C oach L i n e

Di

scont i nu nce

P b ~ ~ o : : ~ v ~ ~ : I . ~ b : ~ i ~ ~ ~ r o ~ e r v i c e Discontinuance wi t hou t

ropose

Rai l L i n e

Fre igh t

O n l y

~ r o p o s e F r ei g ht R a il

L i n e

A b a n d o n m e n t

Pacific lec ric Railway Compan y

M P SHOWING PASSENGER RAIL LINES

PROPOSED FOR REPLACEMENT Y MOTOR

CO CH

SERVICE

ND

OTHER CH NGES


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F i ue ro a st.

01 i ve St.

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SCALE IN MilES

Y . Y z y.\

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L EG E N Dp. E. Rv . L OCAL L I NE T O BE

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I'l'EII OF

E X P E N D I T U R E

Depr eci at i on

Rent - Equi p. & Faci l .

Empl oyees' Wel f ar e

Rai l r oad Ret i r ement

Ci t y & Count y TaxesI nt er est on Debt

Amount Expendi t ur esExceed I ncome

5.68¢ -

3 .0 4¢ -

O. 26¢ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

3. 86¢ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

O.15¢ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

3. 38¢ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

0 . 2 8¢ -

0. 84¢ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2. 74¢ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3. 83¢ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

O. 2 6¢ - - - - - - - -

TOI'AL

• 10,663,QQQ

rn> Q)

~ r- : : : : JSS2, cnO ill '<

rn><

1, 231, 343 -0

rn:2:

84, 638 0

-i =c: »= =1, 077, 415 rn -i(/)

• . . . . . •. . . . . . .. . . . . . •


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N A T I O N A L T R E N D O F

T R A N S I T

P A S S E N G E R T R A F F I C

I N D U S T R Y

T R E N D B Y P O P U L A T I O N G R O U P S19 ~ I - - O C T O B E R 31, 19~9

INDEX

;~. I' 1 ~ 28 0 j , J

1936-1940.100 '''I '. \.

A" ,. / ••. /~ ~i, i \.

"i l/'~I I' f'~A- 260

. r . . . / II~IES LESS THAN I

250,0001I\,·

j l J . J J I , L l , 00240

\

i i;

" r-:I.I ) \~'

220

i ' / I~

J 21l.~

~I\J f t . "

200

I J '\ 1\ ~, -,\!I . " J , , 1 / ' 1

J 1\

Ilf f ' • • • • 1 " -

180

r ' \""'f\ \

! UNITED STATES 160

, J " 1 1 "I

....

( / I l' o , ,'·f " ", :uo.67

140."~ " ,

. . . / , ~. • . . f " .\• • . . . . . . . . . \'

.' . ~..,' "\. 120

[,. ,. ." . "... .. .- .' ['-OVER 1,000,000 111.10

100

l1'l-Uj2.,80

1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

TOT AL P AS SE NGE RS C. RRI E D ON T RA NS I T L I N E SOF T HE UNI TED STATES I N OCTOBER 19119, AND

DURI NG THE TEN MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31. 19119

I Octo her 10 Months End ed 10/31/49

Po pulation Group·I

I1949 % 1949

I%

(Thous.) Change (Thous.) Change

!

Cities over 1,000,000 601,511 - 8.70 6,072,057 -10.84

500,000-1,000,000 238,154 -12.44 2,442,232 -10.07

250,000- 500,000 233,292 -12.48 2,466,647 -10.18

100,000- 250,000 177,159 -15.43 1,812,969 -12.48

50,000- 100,000 141,983 -14.93 1,474,932 -10.49

Less than 50,000 73,465 -16.05 746,099 -11.20

TOTALALL CITIES 1,465,564 -11.78 15,014,936 -10.79

SUBURBANAND

OTHER 87,682 -14.23 877,815 -10.50

GRANDTOTAL 1,553,246 -11.92 15,892,751 I -10.78


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~ ~ ~ ~ .lS

Z20~~~ TROLLEY db SUBWAY a __ ~ 0 COACH.. - " ELEV. RY. %

P E R C E N T A G E C H A N G E I N 1948 T R A NS I T T R A F FI CBY POPULATION GROUPS

TRANSIT GROUP PERCENTAGE DECREASE: 1947-194&

'. 7% 6% 5 % 4% 3% ,. 2% '1% 0SUBWAY a ELEVATED 5. 44

SURFACE LINES:

POPULAT I ON GROUPS

-

OVER 1,000,000 5· 38I I I I

500,000-1,000,000 4: 34I I I I

250,000 - 500,000 5. 26I

100,000- 250,000 6· 30I I I

50,000- 100,000 4. 68I I

LESS THAN 50,000 2· 31

I ISUBURBAN a OTHER 6. 91

I I I

UNITED STATES 5. 20


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1 9 3 61 9 3 71 9 3 81 9 3 91 9 4 0194119421943194419451946194719481949' l ~

1936

1937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949~~

Pac i f i c E l ect r i c Rai l way Company

OP E RA T I N G RE VE NU E AN D E XP E NS E S - S Y S T E M

PAS S E N G E ~.R A I L : MOT OR C OA C H(2 ) (3 )

$ 5 , 9 5 9 , 7 5 86 , 2 5 9 , 4 6 45 , 8 4 4 , 3 6 05 , 5 7 8 , 6 4 24 , 9 4 5 , 3 9 2

5, 184, 9787, 012, 34510, 971, 10713, 036, 79213, 629, 26312, 740, 05111, 261, 62911, 001, 541

9, 918, 322

F R E i G H T(4)

$ 1 , 4 5 7 , 4 9 21 , 7 3 3 , 3 2 61 , 7 5 5 , 5 5 52 , 0 7 7 , 7 1 22 , 9 4 5 , 9 7 63, 062, 5885, 087, 7347, 695, 6569, 510, 4499, 784, 0559, 592, 7509, 952, 222

10, 552, 1729, 832, 288

$ 3 , 1 1 9 , 8 0 93 , 1 6 7 , 2 8 92 , 9 4 6 , 7 4 23 , 2 0 2 , 1 5 93 , 7 4 2 , 1 1 9

4, 744, 8327, 460, 96512, 901, 73314, 100, 04912, 738, 614

9, 749, 17312, 259, 80912, 374, 91011, 628, 419

~ 420, 1004 8 8 , 8 6 05 1 4 , 8 2 24 36 , 9 4 84 2 9 , 7 9 8430, 716190, 066228, 429239, 629260, Q23269, 197324, 825384, 840376, 996

OPERATI NG EXPENSES( Excl udi ng Taxes Ass i gnabl e t o Oper at i ons)

$ 6, 299, 484

6, 839, 7246, 664, 2366, 353, 1786, 040, 7565, 857, 3586, 873, 6079, 483, 474

11, 618, 93913, 213, 64714, 256, 26613, 596, 14212, 553, 80911, 529, 667

$ 1, 407, 029

1, 604, 1351, 588, 4461, 836, 4602, 395, 7452, 459, 1063, 459, 3825, 060, 7176, 571, 4428, 460, 3098, 162, 3748, 545, 5529, 355, 3559, 241, 035

$ 2, 121, 295

2, 308, 8372, 071, 5522, 095, 0492, 206, 1783, 015, 0874, 515, 3477, 823, 1389, 709, 719

10, 921, 5229, 268, 2009, 449, 8128, 970, 5938, 719, 067

1936 $ 598, 863 $ 49, 1531937 805, 226 71, 8461938 857, 023 87, 2391939 827, 791 103, 9501940 761, 408 175, 9221941 642, 914 167, 0921942 519, 748 251, 3081943 676, 986 478, 1751944 1, 078, 745 1, 641, 1981945 837. 935 553. 2211946 652, 271 ( 130, 875)

1947 1, 091, 675 774, 3581948 811, 253 807, 5331949~c 762 126 770, 176

~~12 Mont hs endi ng Oct ober 31, 1949(LOSS)

$ 162, 610249, 851217, 778207, 717250, 447325, 300551, 493670, 741

2, 656, 880655. 760

( 293, 026)

958, 450762, 690776, 598

$ 304, 235

415, 999350, 212420, 016433, 320415, 551112, 147124, 266153, 733205, 008239, 481184, 253144, 286148, 990

$ 32, 23241, 28351, 49860, 29064, 22060, 23020, 98019, 08835, 74916, 02410, 86535, 85029, 33930, 110

T OT A L(6 )

$ 1 0 , 9 5 7 , 1 5 91 1 , 6 4 8 , 9 3 91 1 , 0 6 1 , 4 7 91 1 , 2 9 5 , 4 6 112, 063, 285

13. 423, 11419, 751, 11031, 796, 92536, 886, 91936, 411, 95532, 351, 17133, 798, 48534, 313, 46331, 756, 025

$10, 132, 043

11, 168, 69510, 674, 44610, 704, 70311, 075, 99911, 747, 10214, 960, 48322, 491, 59528, 053, 83332, 800, 48631, 926, 32131, 775, 75931, 024, 04329, 638, 759

$ 842, 8581, 168, 2061, 213, 5381, 199, 7481, 251, 9961, 195, 5361, 343, 5301, 844, 9905, 412, 5722, 063, 639

(~)2,8~

2, 410, 8162, 339, 010


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RA I L • MO T OR C OA C H T OT A L··%

•% %•·

:JEAIL : •. NUMB E R I Ne R , NUMB E R I N C R c NUMB E R : we Rt .: •( 1 ) (2) ( 3 ) (4) ( 5 ) (6 ) (7)

1 9 3 6 5 9 , 7 5 6 , 9 5 5 20, 815, 802 80, 572, 7571937 60 , 304, 692 0 . 92 24, 584, 814 18. 11 84, 889, 506 ~1938 53, 598, 2 63 ( 1 i . 1 2) 24, 666, 277 0 . 33 78, 264, 540 ( 7 . 80 )

1939 49, 773, 804 (7.~.1l) 25, 691 , 496 4 . 1 6 75 , 465, 300 (]. .~.~)1940 48, 0 71 , 234 (~) 31 , 76

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