Highland Line (Pacific Electric)

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]

Highland
Overview
Status	Defunct
Owner	Pacific Electric
Locale	San Bernardino, California
Termini	San Bernardino Highland
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Pacific Electric
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
History
Opened	1903
Closed	July 20, 1936 (1936-07-20)
Technical
Line length	6.56 mi (10.56 km)
Number of tracks	1–2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)[1]
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC

History

A franchise for the line's construction was requested by the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company in 1902.^[5] Constructed by the San Bernardino, Arrowhead & Waterman Railway in 1903,^[6] the line was sold to Pacific Electric the following year.^[1] Passenger service to Patton ended in June 1924.^[4] By September 1934, the line was only served by a single trip, primarily for use by schoolchildren.^[4] This was discontinued on July 20, 1936 with parallel bus routes being in service as a replacement.^[7][4]