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COMPAR ATIVE ECONOMIC S, S ER VICE A ND

OPERATING RESULTS OF:.

PASSE NGE R T RA NSPORTATIO N SERVIC E O N THE

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870 MARKET STREET

SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIFORNIA

M r . O. A. Smi t h , Pr es i dentPaci f i c El ect r i c Rai l way Company675 Paci f i c El ect r i c BUi l d i ngLos Angel es , Cal i f or n i a

As a par t o f t he sys t emwi de r ehabi l i t a t i on s t udi e s whi ch you haver equest ed, t her e i s submi t t ed her ewi t h f or your consi der a t i on a r epor tr e l a t i ng t o moder n i za t i on o f t he Nor t her n Di s t r i c t passenger se r v i ce , a spr esent l y conduc t ed by r a i l l i nes .

Thi s r epo r t i s one of s ever al t hat wi l l c over t he ent i r e pa s s enge rr a i l sys t em and se t s f o r t h t he compar a t i ve f i nanc i a l r e su l t s t o be expec t edu nd er t h e s e v er a l p l a ns o f o pe r a t i o n s t u di e d. An al y s i s o f t h e f i n an c i a ls t a t us o f t he Company, t he p r obl ems conf r ont i ng i t under cont i nued r a i l op-e r a t i on and t he need f o r moder n i za t i on o f f ac i l i t i e s , i ndi ca t ed t he des i r -a bi l i t y o f p r o c ee di n g wi t h t h i s p ha s e o f t h e s u r v ey i n a dv an c e o f o t h er s d uet o i t s heavy bear i ng upon t he Company ' s f i nanc i a l s t a t us .

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Mr . 0. A. S~i t h, Pr esi dent

J anuar y 15, 1949

ser vi ce of hi ~h st andar d commens ur at e wi t h s i mi l ar t ~r pes of ser vi ce i n ef f ectt hr oughout t he COu. . . l 1 t r y.

Cont i nued r ai l oper at i on usi n~ ei t her pr esent equi pment or new

P. C. C. car s woul d r esul t i n heavy f i nanci al l osses even i f t r ack and r oadwayand f aci l i t i es wer e i n f i r s t cl ass condi t i on. Act ual l y, however , t o cont i n-ue r ai l ser vi ce of any char act er wi l l r equi r e an est i mat ed expendi t ur e i nexcess of $2, 700, 000 t o br i ng t r ack and r oadway up t o pr oper oper at i ngst andar ds.

Upon t he basi s of t he st udi es made and t he cont ent of t hi s r epor t ,i t i s concl uded t hat passenger r a i l ser v i ce shoul d be d i scont i nued and t hatmoder n mot or coach oper at i on shoul d be est abl i shed. Such a moder ni zed oper -at i on wi l l r edound t o t he benef i t of bot h t he publ i c and t he Company t hr oughpr ovi di ng an i mpr oved ser vi ce and pr oduci ng a measur e of pr of i t mor e near l ymeet i ng t hat t o whi ch t he Company i s ent i t l ed.

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R EPO R T O N N O R TH ER N D ISTR IC T PA SSEN G ER R A IL LIN ES

I n t ~e pr epar a t i on of basi c dat a , assembl y of f i e l d i nf or mat i on,devel opment of c ost , r evenue and o t her f i na nc i a l d at a, t h e f i l es, r e-sour oes and pe r s o nn el of t h e var i ous de pa r t men t s of t he Company havebe en dr a1~ upon t o a subst ant i al ext ent .

Pr epar a t i on of t he mat er i al necess&r y t o compl e t i on of t hi sr epor t has i nvol ved compr ehensi ve f i el d s ur veys, exhaust i ve s t udy of

r ec or ds , . ext en s i v e cos t a na l y s i s a nd t he pr epar at i o n of numer ous s et sof det a i l ed s chedul es and manp ower ass i gnment s , al l bas e d up on a ct ualcondi t i ons, of f i cial r ecor d s o f t he Co mpany and pr acti c al oper at i ng


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REPORT ONNORTHERN DI STqI CT LI NES

A - BASI C CONSI DERATI ONSP ur po se and Sc ope of St udy. • • • • • . • • • • . • • • • ~ . • • • • . • 1Fundament a l P r emi se . • • . • • • . • . • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • . • • • • 1Fi nanci al Rehabi l i t at i on and Ser vi ce Moder ni zat i on Requi r ement s . • 2Ge ne r a l Mo de r ni z a t i o n P r o gr a m . • • • • . • • • • • • . • . • • • • . • • . • 2

. Rel a t ed Pr oceedi ngs and Repor t s • • • . • . • . • • • . • . • • • . . • . • . • • 3 Types of Oper at i on Cons i de r ed . • • . • • • • • . • . • . • . •• • • • • • • 3Met hods of Comput a t i on • • • . • • . • . • . • • • . • • ~ . • • • . . . . • • . • • 4

R e v e n u e • • • • •. • • • • • . • . • . • . •" . . . • • . . . • . • . . . • . • . • • • 4Ex pen ses .. , • • • • • • •. • • , . • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • 5Depr ec i a t i on . • . • . • . • . • . •~ • • . • • • . • . •~ • . • • . . • . • • • • 5

Tr af f i c Checks . • • . • . • • • • • • • . . . • . • • . • • . • • . • . • . • • . • 5B FI NANCI AL ANALYSI S


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TABLEOF .CO NTEtIT S

(Co ntinued)

C - (Contd).E q u i p me n t a n d F a c i l i t i e s :

Rail Cars • • 0 • 0 0 • • • • • • 0 • • • • 0 • • • • • • • ~ 16Interlocki ng Plants • .• • • • • • • • • • ,. It" • • • • • • • • "16Electr ical Sub stations •• • • • • • • • • " " • • .• • • •• 17Track and Roadway • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • •• 17

F r e i g h t Ope r a t i o ns • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • • 1 7Future Pass enger Earning Prospects. • • • • • • .• • • • • •• lS

D - RAIL OP ERATIONWITH p. C. C. TYPECA R SRout es and Service • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• lSEquipment Requirements • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • •• 19

Track Rehabili tat ion • • • • • • • • 0 • • .• • • • • • • • • 0 • • 19Other Facilities Re q uired f or PoC.C. Operation. • • • • • • • • • 20Financial R esults • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 21Rail Shuttle-Motor C oach Feeder Plan. • • • .••• • 0 • • • • • • 21

E"- PROPOSEDMOTORCOACHOP ERA TION SR outes and Service. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 22

Pasaden a Sh ort Li ne • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 23Pasade na Oak K noll Li ne • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23

Monrovia- Glend o ra Line • • • • • • • • • • • ~ • • • • • •• 23Sierra Vis~ a Local Line • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 23L A l B ld i P k Li 23


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TABL E OF CON TEl J TS( Cont i nued)

LI ST OF TABLES ( Cont d) . No.

Est i mat ed Fi nanci a l Resul t s by Li nes :P as a de na Oak Knol l and Shor t L i nes • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Honr ov i a- Gl endor a L i ne • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Si er r a Madr e L i ne • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • , . • . •Si er r a Vi s t a L i ne • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • , • • . • . •Baldwin Park Line • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • .. • • • • • •Pr oposed Nor t her n Di s t r i c t Shut t l e Ser vi ce •••••• . . ••••

8.9.

10.ll .12.13.

Compar at i ve Ser vi ce and Oper at i ng Dat a:P as adena Oak [ nol l and Snor t L i nes • • • • • • • • • • • • . . •Honr ovi a - Gl endor a Li ne. . • • • • • . • • • • • •Si e r r a Hadr e L i ne . • • • • • • . . • • • • • •. • •Bal dwi n Par k L i ne • • • • • • • • " . " • • • •Co s t o f Addi t i onal Faci l i t i e s and Equi pment • •L edge r Va l ue of Fac i l i t i es t o be Abandoned ••••. ••••

14.15.16.17 .18.

Est i mat ed Sal vage and Cost of Removal :Conso l i dat ed Sumr nar , y• • • • • • . . • • • • . . . • . • • . . • • • • • •P as a de na Oak Knol l and Shor t L i ne s • •. • • • • • • • . . • •Monr ovi a- Gl endor a Li ne and Si er r a Madr e Li ne. . • . . • . . . . • • • .Si er r a Vi st a and Al hambr a Li nes . . •. . •. . . . . •. ••. •. . •••• 'J oi nt Tr ackage • • • • • • • • • • • •. • • . • • • . . • • •

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T ABL E OF CONT ENT S(Concluded)

LIST OF MAPS i; ND CHARTS (Contd).No.

I V,V.

VI.VII.

VIII.IX.X.

XI.

Charts - Passengers, Seats, and Units of Equipment atMa x i mum L o a d P o i n t s :Pasadena Short Line • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Pasadena Oak Knoll Line • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • •r1onrovia-Glendora Line. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • •Sierra Hadre Line , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • •Sierra Vista Line ~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Baldwin Park Line • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ • • • •Chart - Trend of Passengers and Revenue by Lines •• • • • •Sketch of Proposed NewMotor Coach Terminal - 6th & Main • ~

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COMPARATIVE E CON OMIC S, SERVIC E ANDOPERATING RESULTS

NORTHERN DI STRI CT P ASSENGER RAI L L I NES

A - BASI C CONSI DERATI ONS

The pu r pos e of t hi s s t udy i s ba s i cal l y t o de t er mi ne whet her or not i tmay be poss i b l e t o p r e se r ve passenger r a i l se r v i ce on t he Nor t her n Di s t r i c tL i nes e i t her by app l i ca t i on o f r ev i sed met hods o f se r v i ce , oper a t i ons andf ac i l i t i e s o f t he p r e sent p l ant , o r r ear r angement o f t hose e l ement s t o ac -commodat e new P. C. c~ t ype r a i l car s oper a t ed under t he most moder n pr act i cesand p r ocedur e , and i n t he even t t hat bot h such r a i l p r ogr ams shoul d p r ove t obe i n f eas i b l e , t o deve l op some o t her p l an o f oper a t i on t hat wi l l f u l f i l l t he

r equi r ement s of adequat e ser v i ce and r easonabl e f i nanci a l r e t ur ns .I n v i e w o f t h e wi d es p r e ad d es i r e o n b eh al f o f ma ny p ub l i c a nd c i v i c


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r easonabl e measur e of pr of i t . To a t t a i n t he des i r ed bal anc e of i nt er es t sand eaui t i es i t i s es sent i al t hat t he pr obl ems of bot h p r i nci pal s and t he r e-s t r i c t i ons under whi c h t hey must f unct i o n, be t hor oughl y un der s t ood and t hes uper f i ci al ef f ect s o f mi n ut i a be s ubor di nat ed t o t he par amount i s sues t hatgo t o t he mor e pr of ound c onsi de r a t i on of s ur v i v al o r ext i nct i on of t he t r ans-por t at i on syst em.

F or t he year of 1947 consol i dat ed oper at i ons of t hi s c a r r i er wer e con-duct ed at a net l os s of $1, 760, 072. 98. Passenger oper at i ons, i ncl udi ng bot hr ai l and mo t o r c o ac h l i nes , wer e conduct ed d ur i n g t hat year at an oper at i ngl oss ~~ of $2, 793, 875. 97. . Pas senger ser vi ce conduct ed b y r a i l i n c ur r ed a l ossf o r t he year of $3, 426, 188. 91. Some r el i ef was exper i enced dur i ng 1948 as ar es ul t o f t he i nc r ease i n f ar es t hat bec ame ef f ect i ve on Febr uar y 1s t of t hatyear and t hr ough dr ast i c economi es ef f ec t ed i n many depar t ment s. Despi t et hose i mpr ovement s , pas senger r ai l oper a t i ons suf f er ed an oper at i ng l o s s~~ f ort he mos t r ecent t wel ve mo nt h per i o d f o r whi ch f i gur es ar e avai l abl e of $2 , 893, 962. T hi s f i gur e appl i es t o t he t wel ve mont hs end i ng Oct ober 31, 1948.Of t hat l os s 77 per cent was char geabl e t o i n t er ur ban r a i l l i nes and 23 percent t o s o- cal l ed l ocal l i nes . Of t he 77 per cent r epr esent i ng i nt er ur ' banr a i l l i ne l osses , t he f i ve i n t er ur ban l i nes o f t he Nor t her n Di st r i c t , underconsi der at i on her ei n, wer e r espo nsi bl e f or 57 per cent or $1, 270, 000.

I n vi ew of t hese l osses i t has not been po s si bl e f o r t he Company t o mai n-t ai n t he des i r abl e t o p l evel of f aci l i t y mai nt enance and si mi l ar l y i t has notbeen possi bl e under t he c i r c ums t ances t o f ol l ow a l ong r ange pr ogr am of r ai lc ar r epl acement . Consequent l y , t he ser vi ce t o t he pub l i c has not been a t t hehi ghes t s t a nd ar d t ha t coul d have been poss i bl e t h r o ug h u s e o f moder ni zedoper at i ons and f aci l i t i es. I n dr awi ng t hi s concl usi on a d i st i nc t i on mus t bel uade bet ween t ypes of ser vi ce. Act ual l y, under t he r ul e of a seat p er p as s en-ger whi ch i s adher ed t o wi t hi n r eas ona bl y p r a c t i cal l i mi t s, t he i ndi vi dual


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I n t he sys t emwi de moder ni zat i on pr ogr am i t i s i n t ended t o s t udy not onl y

t h e r a i l p as s e ng er l i n es b ut a l s o a l l e xi s t i n g mo t o r c o ac h l i n es f o r t h e p ur -pose of det er mi ni ng t he ext ent t o whi ch ser v i ce i mpr ovement s can be made andt h ei r f i n an ci a l s t a t u s i mp r o ve d. I t i s n ot o nl y t h e r a i l p as s e ng er l i n est h at a r e s u f f e r i n g d ef i c i t s . Re c en t a na l y s i s d i s c l o s es t h at o f t h e 25 mot orcoach l i nes oper a t ed by t he Company, onl y 8 wer e pr of i t abl e. The r emai ni ng17 l i nes wer e oper a t ed a t a l oss .

As i ndi ca t ed above, t h i s and o t her r epor t s a r e a par t o f t he maj o rmoder ni zat i on pr ogr am~ Thi s r epor t and ot her s a l r eady pr epar ed and pr esent l yi n pr ocess of compl e t i on ar e di r ec t l y r e l a t ed t o t he f or mal pr oceedi ngs be-f or e t he Publ i c u t i l i t i es Commi ss i on of t he s t a t e of Cal i f or n i a i n Appl i ca-t i ons Nos~ 23053 and 27466 and Case No . 4843.

The COl r un i s s i on1s Dec i s i on No. 41152 dat ed J anuar y 19 , 1948, i n t hosepr oceedi ngs and exhi bi t s submi t t ed by Commi ss i on and Company wi t nesses pr i ort her e t o a r e a l l c l ose l y r e l a t ed t o t h i s r epor t and t hose o t her s o f t he same

ser i e s . Ther e i s a l so a d i r ec t r e l a t i onsh i p bet ween t h i s r epor t and exhi b i t sand t es t i mony submi t t ed i n evi dence bef or e t he Cor r mi ss i on a t t he hear i ng hel di n Los Ange l e s on Oc t ober 13, 1948. Speci f i ca l l y, t he exhi bi t s r ef er r ed t ower e Nos . 4 6, 47 , 48 and 49. T hi s r e po r t a l s o c o ve r s o ne p ha s e o f t h es t udi es r ecommended i n t he Pr e l i mi nar y Repor t submi t t ed t o t he Pr es i dent of t he Company dat ed J ul y 15, 1948.

Cons i der abl e o f t he bas i c and suppor t i ng t heor y beh i nd t he f i ndi ngs se tf or t h her e i n wi l l be f ound i n t he exhi bi t s and t es t i mony above r ef er r ed t o

a nd f o r s a k e o f b r e vi t y, t h ey wi l l n ot b e r e pe at e d a s t h i s r e po r t wi l l b emade a par t of t he same pr oceedi ng.


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l i nes i ncl uded i n t he Nor t her n Di st r i ct and ot her st udi es wi l l be submi t t edcover i ng r ai l oper at i ons i n t he Sout her n and West er n Di st r i ct s.

I n conduct i ng t he sur veys and devel opi ng t he f i nanci al est i mat es undert he var i ous met hods of oper at i on out l i ned above, t wo st andar ds of l oadi nghave been used i ncl udi ng t hat pr esent l y i n ef f ect as pr escr i bed by t he Publ i cut i l i t i es Commi ss i on of t he st at e of Cal i f or ni a and anot her pr ovi di ng f orl ess r est r i ct i ve l oadi ng st andar ds on i nt er ur ban l i nes dur i ng t he mor ni ng and

eveni ng peak t r af f i c per i ods. Pr esent s t andar ds pr ovi de a seat f or each pas~senger on i nt er ur ban l i nes t hr oughout t he ent i r e day; The comput at i ons madeher ei n wher e hi gher l oad st andar ds ar e used, cont empl at e 150 pe r cen t l oadf act or on r a i l car s and 60 passenger s f or a 45 passenger capaci t y mot or coachon i nt er ur ban l i nes wi t h no pass enger s st andi ng l onger t han t hi r t y mi nut esf r om t he cent r al l oadi ng ar ea,

I t i s not i nt ended t h~t t he i nt er ur ban l oad f act or s descr i bed above ar et o appl y except dur i ng t he shor t peak hour s mor ni ng and eveni ng.

Revenue - Under each of t he pl ans consi der ed, r evenue has been est i mat edupon t he basi s of act ual ear ni ngs dur i ng t he mont hs of 1948 pr oj ect ed f or aper i od of t wel ve mont hs. Ther e has been no specul at i on as t o t he pr obabi l i t yof i ncr eased t r af f i c due t o new t ypes of equi pment . Ext ensi ve anal ysi s of var i ous sour ces of i nf or mat i on on t hi s subj ect has been made and i t appea r st hat t her e i s wi de var i ance bet ween t he v i ews of oper at i ng manager s on var i ouspr oper t i es t hr oughout t he count r y as t o whet her or not new equi pment i n r e-pl acement of ol d act ual l y pr oduces any i ncr eased t r af f i c, and on t hose pr op-

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Upon t h i s bas i s o f r easoni ng, annua l r evenue f o r l i nes o f t he Nor t her nDi s t r i c t as i ncl ~ded her e i n under t he conver s i on pl an has been es t i mat ed t obe no di f f er ent f r ~n cur r ent ear ni ngs expanded t o a t wel ve mont hs ' per i od.

Expenses - Oper a t i ng expenses , a s r e f l ec t ed by t he es t i mat es o f f i nan-c i a l r e sul t s o f oper a t i on cont a i ned her e i n , r epr esent ac t ual cos t s i n accor d -ance wi t h t he account i ng r ecor ds o f t he Company. These have been ca r e f u l l yanal yzed and segr egat ed L~t o suf f i c i ent l y mi nut e det a i l t o af f or d f i nal r e-su l t s t hat a r e as accur a t e as i t i s p r ac t i cabl e t o det e r mi ne. Cos t o f t r a i n -men' s wages f or pr esent oper a t i on have been comput ed upon t he basi s of t hea ct ua l cos t per ca r mi l e dur i ng t he f i r s t s i x mont hs o f 1948, i ncr eased t or ef l ect t he hi gher wage r a t es t hat became ef f ect i ve on Oct ober 16 , 1948. Noal l owance has been made f or i ncr ease i n c l er i cal wages whi ch wi l l pr obabl ybe r et r oact i ve t o somet i me i n 1948. For o t her p l ans o f oper a t i on, wages o f t r a i nr r ~n and oper a t or s have been es t i mat ed upon t he basi s of t he act ualschedul es and manpower r equi r ement s det er mi ned t o be necessar y upon t he basi so f i e l d t r a f f i c c he c ks t a ke n o n e ac h l i n ~, I n v i e w o f t h e f a c t t h at i n t h esys t emwi de moder ni zat i on pr ogr am al l r ai l l i no3 ar e t o be ~u! l si der ed f ormoder n i za t i on, f u l l cos t s and t axes have been used i ns t ead o f out - o f - pocke tc o s t s , e xc e pt t o t he e xt e nt t hat cer t a i n modi f i cat i ons wer e r equi r ed as ameans of e l i mi nat i ng i nconsi s t enci es t hat mi ght ot her wi se obvi ousl y exi s t .

When consi der i ng a sys t emwi de moder ni zat i on pr ogr am, t he onl y equi t abl eba si s o f c omput a t i on i s t ha t of f ul l c os t . The t heor y o f out - o f - pocke t cos tshoul d onl y be appl i ed i n i sol a t ed i ns t ances wher e ser vi ce or oper a t i ngchanges on a mi nor s c a l e wo ul d h av e n o d i r e c t be ar i ng u po n c o s t s o f a g en er a lnat ur e t hat woul d not be r educed by t he changes cont empl a t ed.

Depr eci a t i on - Depr eci a t i on expenses have been comput ed upon t he basi so f ac t ual r a t e s p r esen t l y used by t he Company f o r account i ng pur poses . Under


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i n det a i l on separ a t e s t a t ement s and t he combi ned f i ndi ngs a r e condensed ona summar y Tabl e No . 1 , whi ch , i n b r i e f , shows as f o l l ows :

ESTTI v l ATEDANNUAL FI NANCI AL RESULTS OF- - - NORTHERN DI STRI CT LI NES

I

AT P RESENT L OADI NG STANDARDSP r es ent Rai l Oper at i o nsP as adena Oak Knol l and Shor t L i nesMonr o v i a- Gl endor a L i neSi er r a Madr e L i neSi er r a Vi s t a Local ( Nor t h)El Mont e- Bal dwi n Par k Li ne

Tot a lRai l Oper a t i on - P. C. C. Car sMot or Coach Oper at i on

Pr esent Rai l Oper at i onsRai l Oper a t i ons - P. C. C. Car sMot or Coach Oper at i on

Net Oper at i ngI nc ome

Uni t s of Equ i pment

Requi r ed

35209

1622

T I5 2101120

$( 800, 093)( 271t2l 8)304, 862

8078

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coach oper at i on, t he pr of i t under pr esent l oadi ng st andar ds woul d r esul t i na r et ur n on t he i nvest ment of appr oxi n~t el y 4. 5 per cent . To r eal i ze t h i sf i nanci al i mpr ovement t hr ough f ar e adj ust ment woul d r equi r e an aver age i n-

cr ease i n f ar es as appl yi ng t o t hese l i nes, of 55 per cent and at t he mor el eni ent l oadi ng st andar ds, 62 per cent . These i ncr eases ar e upon t he assump-t i on t hat no t r af f i c woul d be l ost , however , i t i s hi ghl y quest i onabl e t hatexi st i ng t r af f i c woul d be r et ai ned under such heavy f ar e i ncr eases.

I n or der f or t he Company t o r eal i ze such a f i nanci al i mpr ovement t hr oughr educt i on of cost s , i t woul d be necessar y t o cur t ai l pr esent oper at i ng ex-penses 37 per cent . Thi s woul d be equi val ent t o el i mi nat i ng compl et el y mor et han t he t o t a l cos t of oper a t i ons of t he Pasadena Oak Knol l and Shor t Li nes .

Thi s pe r cent age i s ba s ed upon pr es ent mai nt enanc e s t andar ds of equi pment andt r ack and r oadway. Act ual l y, t hose st andar ds have been per mi t t ed t o dr op downt o t he bar e ess ent i al s f or r easonabl y saf e and sat i sf act or y oper at i on and,t her ef or e, cont i nued r ai l ser vi ce woul d necess i t at e an annual expendi t ur e of much mor e t han i s now i ncur r ed i n or der t hat def er r ed mai nt enance woul d bepi cked up f or nor mal cont i nued oper a t i on. I t i s obvi ous t hat under t hesecondi t i ons i t i s i mposs i bl e t o r eal i ze even t he mi ni mum r e~sonabl e net ear ni ngsunder cont i nued r ai l oper at i on, and t hat t he onl y sol ut i on, i f ser vi ce i s t obe pr eser ved, i s t o di scont i nue t he cost l y r ai l ser vi ce and est abl i sh moder nmot or coach l i nes.

The s i x pa s s enger r ai l l i nes cover ed by t hi s s t udy ope r at e f r o m t he Si xt hand Mai n St r eet Ter mi nal i n Los Angel es and ar e i dent i f i ed as f ol l ows:

Pasadena Shor t Li nePasadena Oak Knol l Li neMonr ov i a- Gl endor a Li neSi e r r a Madr e Li ne


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Th i s l i ne uses t he i nsi de t r o. c ks of t he f our - t r ac k s ys t em bet v' l 8enI ndi an Vi l l age and EI Mol i no, r unni ng " l i mi t ed" bet ween t hose poi nt s .

Si er r n Madr e Li ne - T hi s l i no f ol l ows t he same r out e as t he Gl endor aLi ne f r om Los Angel es t o s an Mar i no, and f o r descr i pt i on of r out e bet weens u c h p oi n t s , r e f er t o t he l a t t e r l i ne. At San Mo. r i no, t he Si er r a Madr eLi ne br anches of f t o t he nor t h and eas t on pr i vat e r i ght - of - way par al l el i ng

Si er r a Medr e Boul evar d t o Mi chi l l i nda Avenue , t hence i n paved c i t y s t r eett o Bal dwi n Avenue i n Si er r a Madr e, a nd v i a Bal dwi n Avenue and pr i vat e r i ght -of - way t o t he end o f t he l i ne at Mount ai n Tr ai l Avenue i n Si er r a Madr e.

Fr om San Mer i no t he L i ne oper at es t hr ough r es i dent i a l d i s t r i c t s , t hebus i ness and l i ght i ndus t r i al s ec t i ons of Eas t Pasadena, an agr i cul t ur alar ea, and f i nal l y t he c ommuni t y o f Si er r a Madr e~ Shut t l e bus ser vi ce i s nowpr ovi ded on t hi s l i ne bet ween San Mar i no ~d Si e r r a Madr e at ni ght an d d ur -

i ng of f - peaks and o n Sun days .Si er r a Vi st a L oc al L i ne - T hi s l o cal l i ne oper ~t es f r om l 03r d St r eet i n

Wat t s over t he out si de t r acks of t he f our - t r ac k s ys t em on pr i vat e r i ght - of -way par al l el i ng Long Beac h Avenue and ot her s t r eet s t o Ol ympi c Bo ul evar d,t hence i n paved s t r eet s over Gl ympi c Boul evar d, 9t h St r eet , Mai n St r eet ,1st St r eet , Los Angel es St r eet , and Al i so St r eet t o pr i v at e r i ght - of - vr uy com-menc i ng at Mi s s i o n Road. Fr om Mi ss i on Road, t he r out e t o Si er r a Vi st a i s t hesame as f or t he Pasaden a Om( Knol l L i ne, except t hat bet ween I ndi an Vi l l ageand Si er r a Vi s t a, t he out s i de t r acks of t he f our - t r ack s ys t em ar e us ed.

The nor ther n end of t hi s l i ne bet ween downt own Los Angel es and Si e r r a


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some bei ng wel l devel ope d suc h as Al hambr a and Mont er ey par k , and ot her sst i l l i n t he pr ocess of changi ng f r om agr i cul t ur al t o r es i den t i a l such asRos emead and Bal dl vi nPar k. Ther e i s l i t t l e i ndust r i al act i vi t y al ong t hi s

l i ne.Fr ei ght s er vi c e i s per f or med over t h i s l i ne i n connect i on wi t h f r ei ght

oper at i ons bet wee n L o s Angel es and Covi na, San Di mas , La Ver ne, Cl a r emont ,Upl and, Al t a Loma, Et i ~~nda, Font a na , Sa n Ber nar di no and Col t on.

Di st ances f r om Los Angel es t o t he var i ous poi n t s ser ved b y t he pas senger

r a i l l i nes under consi der at i on i n t h i s r epor t ar e as f ol l ows:Pasadena

Los Angel es t o:Echandi a J et .Val l ey J et .Si er r a Vi s t aOneont a par kCol o. & Fai r Oaks

Car housePasadena Oak K nol l

Los Angel es t o:Echandi a J e t .Val l ey J et .Si er r a Vi st aOneont a Par kEl Mol i no

Col o. & LakeCol o. & Fai r OaksCar house

2. 58 Mi .3. 31 It7 . 60 118.45 .11

11. 30 11

11. 5 1 11

2. 58 Mi .3. 31 "7. 60 118. 45 II9. 98 11

12. 70 11

13. 7 4 1113 9 5

Si er r a Vi st aLos Angel es t o:Ec h&ndi a J et .Val l ey J e t .Si er r a Vi s t a

2. 58 Mi .3. 31 117. 60 II

Bal dwi n par k L i ne

Los Angel es t o :Eehandi a J e t .Val l ey J et .El Mont eMai n Avenue

2. 58 Mi .3. 31 11

13. 30 "17 . 74 "

Monr ovi a- Gl endor aLos Angel es t o :Echandi a J et . ~~1ci'

Val l ey J e t .Si e r r a Vi s t aO t P k

2. 58 Mi .

3. 31 I I

7 . 60 II8 45

f " , - , \ ,\ c .

A ,,, ,,,,,1 -> ,,,s~t;' L


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Pasadena Oak Knol l L i neL engt h of r out e. . , • •• • • • • , • • • • • • • • •Number of t r a i ns oper at ed ( dai l y except sat ur days & SUIlo)

Los Ange l e s -Pasadena

Schedul ed r unni ng ' t i meCar s r eaui r ed

(13 - il00 Class)( 2 - 1200 Class)

Aver age mi l es per hourAppr oxi mat e headways

Monr ovi a- Gl endor a Li neL engt h o f r o ut e • ~ ~ • ~ ( .

13. 95 Mi l es41 t o Pasadena

40 t o Los Angel esDai l y Except sa t u r dal s and Sundal s

AM Peak i ~ PM Peak Ni ght

581 11 3

56."4

5 9 "15

50"4

14. 415" - 20"

14. 920" - 30"

14. 215" - 20"

16. 7401 1- 60"

17. 89 Mi . - Monr ovi a26. 07 II - Gl endo r a40 LA t o Monr ovi a

~~24 LA t o Gl endor a38 Monr ov i a t o LA

~~24 Gl endor a t o LA~~- The Gl endor a t r a i ns a r e i nc l uded i n t he count of

t r ai ns ser vi ng Monr ovi a.

Dai l yAM Peak

Monr o- Gl en-vi a dar a-

Exee t Sat ur daysBase

Manr o- Gl en-vi a dar a

Schedul ed r unni ngt i r r te ••••••••••• 5711 77"18

5411 74115 rC i

and Sunda sPM Peak

MCnr o- Gl en-vi a dar a

Ni htvlonro Glepv i a do r a

60" 80 1118

4811 671'4 '


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SIERR A V ISTA LCCA L LI N E

Lengt h of r out e •• ••• • 14. 83 mi l es Wat t s t o Si er r a Vi s t a

7. 4 mi l es , Mai n St . s t a t i on t o Si er r a Vi s t a

Number of t r ai ns oper at ed ( dal l y exc ept Sat ur days & Sundays) ;93 LA t o S i er r a Vi s t a92 Si er r a Vi st a t o LA

Los Angel es ( Mai n s t . _ _S t a t i o n) t o S i e r r a V i s t aSched uled rmming timeCa rs r eq uired

(28 - 600 Qlass)( 4 - 1100 Class)

Aver age mi l e s per hourAppr ox~nat e headways

Dai l y Ex ce pt Sa t ur days and Sundays

AM Peak'34"32

Ba s e-3 2n13

PM Peak

3 6 "32

13.110- 1211

13 .912"

12. 310- 1211

Bal dwi n Par k Li neLengt h of r out e ••• • • ~. . . . . 17. 74 mi l es LA t o Bal dwi n P ar kNumber of t r ai ns ( dai l y e xc ept Sat ur days & Sundays) :34 t r i ps LA t o El Mon t e

~~33 t r i ps LA t o Bal dwi n Par k32 t r i ps El ~: ont e t o LA

~~30 t r i ps Bal dwi n par k t o LA- : ~- The Bal dwi n Par k t r ai ns a r e i nc l ude d i n

t he c ount of t r a i ns ser vi ng El Mont e.

Los Angel es t oBal dwi n Par kS h d l d i t i

Dai l y Except S at u r d ay s a nd S undaysAM Peak Bas e PM Peak60" 5Jii 6011

Night30l t10

Ni ght50"


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SLT. ul t aneousl y wi t h t he i ncr ease i n popul a t i on t he pat r onage on t her espect i ve l i nes i ncr eased dur i ng t he per i od t hr ough 1944 and 1945. Subse-quent l y a subs t ant i a l dec l i ne i n t r a f f i c s t a r t ed and has cont i nued wi t hou ti n t e r r upt i on desp i t e cont i nued i ncr ease i n popul a t i on i n t he a r eas se r ved •. . - -I ncr eases i n popul a t i on of a nUT. ber o f t he c i t i e s se r ved by t he Nor t her nDi s t r i c t L i nes as compi l ed by t he Repi ona l P l ann i ng Commi ss i on of Los Angel Count y ar e as f ol l ows:

April

1940Arcadia •••••••.•.....•.••..•••Azusa ••• ..........••••••••••••••

9, 1225, 2092, 822

12, 80781, 8648, 1754, 581

14, 3564, 746

lion rovia •••••.••••.• "••.• •..••••P a sa d ena ••••••••••••••••.•••••San i 1arino •••. '.••.••.•.•..••••S ierra i·ladre .•.•••••..•••.. .•.•••

Sout h Pasadena • • • • • •• • • • •• • • • •E l I·Iont e ••••••••• .•.•.• .•••••••••

Pot ul at i onOc ober

194820 , 5249, 6733, 583

19, 550110, 09111, 4177, 142

17, 7137, 702

Per Cent

I ncr ease

1 2 4 . 9 985~7026~9752. 6534. 4839. 6655. 9023..3862. 20

Excl udi ng t he S i e r r a Vi s t a Local L i ne, t he f i ve i n t e r u r ban l i ne s c on-s i der ed i n t h i s r epor t ca r ~r 42. 64 pe r c en t o f t h e t o t a l pas senpe r s c a r r i edo n al l i nt e r ur ba n l i ne s o f t he s y s t e m. T he pe r c ent o f t o t a l t ha t e ac hcar l ~es i s shown as f ol l ows:


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FUTURE PASSl l J GER EARNE J G PR03FECr S- ~ ;

Anal ysi s of t he oper at i ng ser vi ce and economi cal char act er i st i cs of t heNor t her n Di st r i ct Li nes when r el at ed t o t he char act er i st i cs of t he t er r i t or , yser ved by t hem does not i ndi cat e t he possi bi l i t y of f ut ur e pr of i t abl e oper a-t i ons by cont i nued r ai l passenger ser v i ce . I t i s es t i mat ed t hat t hese l i nesi n t he aggr egat e ar e oper at i ng at an annual l oss of $889, 892, or 29. 62 cent sl oss f or each car mi l e oper a t ed. The l osses f or t he i ndi v i dual l i nes ar e asf ol l ows:

Net Oper at i ngLoss

Oak Knol l &Pasadena Shor t Li nes •Monr ovi a- Gl endor a Li ne ••••• •• ••••Si er r a Madr e ( r ai l and mot or coach)

Line ••••• , • •~~ . • •••••••• c •• , •••Si er r a Vi s t a Li ne . •, •• •• •• •_ _" '•• • , ••El Mont e- Bal dwi n Par k Li ne . ••, ••• ~

Total., .... . .....•

$ 180, 936293, 742

64, 61g6~, g26

2131. 770'$ g99, g92

These l i nes ar e t ypi cal of i nt er ur ban pass enr er oper at i ons on al l pr op-er t i es of l i ke char act er . They ar e subj ect ed t o ext r e~el y heavy peak l oadsand ver y l i , c" htof f - peak t r af f i c. Dur i ng t he mor ni ng and eveni ng peakbet ween 23 per c ent and 36 per cent of t he t o t a l t r a f f i c f or t he day i shandl ed. Dur i n?, t he shar pest t went y- mi nut e peak 40 per cent of maxi mumhour l ; y l oad i s car r i ed. . . Thi s condi t i on necess i t a t es t he use of a l a r genu~ber o f ca r s t ha t a r e r equi r ed f or onl y one r ound t r i p per day whi ch con-

t r i but es subst ant i al l y t o t he hi p" hc ost of oper at i on and t he nonpr of i t abl eear ni ngs .


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Co~pl e t e s chedul es wer e pr epar ed t o pr ovi d e f o r t h i s t y~e o f oper at i onand f i nanc i al es t i ~t es wer e comput ed f r om t hat dat a a nd a ct ua l c ost s of

pr esent oper at i ons vr er e : - 1. odi f i edt o be apr , l i cabl e t o p. C. C. . car s ' - Ther enecess aI " . f . )EQUIPHE NT R .EX ;;.U IRflIEtITS

To pe r f onn r ai l ser v i c e u nd er t h i s p l an woul d r equi r e 101 uni t s o f P. C. C.t yp e c a r s at pr e s ent l o adi ng s t a nda r ds , at a c os t o f a bo ut $40, 000 e ac h, o ra t o t al cos t of ~4, 040, 000. At t he mor e l eni ent l oad f act or s , 78 uni t s woul dbe needed, at a t ot al c os t of $3, 120, 000, a r educt i on i n i nves t ment of ~ ~92) ,0 00 .

F or c o nt i n ua t i o n o f r ai l oper at i on wi t h new p.C.C. t ype ca r s , p r e sentc ar s , o r o t her t ype of new c ar s , an ext ensi ve r econs t r uc t i on pr ogr am woul d benecessar , y t o br i ng exi st i np t r ack and r oadway up t o p r oper s t andar d f o rs at i sf act or , y s e r v i c e . A c o ns i d er a bl y h i g he r s t a nd ar d o f t r a c k mai nt enancei s r equi r ed f or P . C . C . t y pe c a r s t h an f o r t h e o l d er t ype of c onvent i onalde s i gn. Ac t ua l t r i al r uns on t he Veni ce Shor t L i ne have been made wi t h p.C.C.t y pe car s a nd t h e r e sul t s wer e hi gh l y unsa t i s f ac t o r y due t o t he unp. vennessof t he t r ac k. The pr esent p.C.C . t ype car s oper a t ed on t he Gl endal e L i newer e or i gi nal l y pl 1r chased f or us e on t h e Ve ni c e S ho r t L i n e, b ut t h ey pr ovedunsat i s f ac t or y and wer e t r ansf e r r ed t o t he Gl endal e L i ne wh er e t hey ar e nowper manent l y ass i gned.

F or l o ng- s t o p h i eh s pe ed o pe r at i o n on open t r ack t he sensi t i ve r ubbers uspensi on of t he p.C.C. c ar t ends t o s et up synchr onous osci l l at i ons t hatmu s t b e dampened by s t o ppi nr t he ca r . Thi s cond i t i on i s exper i ence d f r e -quent l y on t he Gl endal e L i ne on paved t r ack wher e t he st anda r d o f mai nt en-


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I nunedi at§. Fut ur e Tot al

$ 73, 528 $ 254, 794 $ 328, 32290, 186 282, 943 373, 129

187, 792 659, 173 846, 965104, 000 368, 000 472, 000

~455, 506 ~h,564, 910 $2, 020, 416

Pasadena Shor t L i ne • • • • •• . •Oak Knol l L i ne • • • • •• • • • • •• •Monr ovi a- Gl endor a Li ne •••••Si er r a Madr e Li ne ••••••••••

Su b Total ••.....

Common Code Tr acks or Faci l ~i t i es bet ween Val l ey J et .and 1~ Mol i no • • • • •• • • • •• • $166, 935

Si xt h & San Pedr o- Val l ey J et . $ 98, 247Bal dwi n Par k - Covi na L i ne • • • • 32, 565

Gr and Total .•..•..• $753, 253

$ 266, 405$ 346, 935

162, 828$2, 796, 584

$ 2 48, 6 88130, 263

$2, 043, 331

I n t h e e ve nt o f a ba nd on me nt o f r a i l p as s e ng er s e r v i c e o n a l l o f t he abovel i nes under s t udy, mai nt enance of pr esent power f aci l i t i es bet ween Val l ey J un c t i on an d Az us a woul d be r equ i r ed un t i l s uc h t i me as t he f r e i gh t s er vi c eon t he Monr ovi a- Gl endor a Li ne i s handl ed b~r Di esel - el ect r i c uni t s. Thi swoul d mean t empor ar y r e t ent i on of t he Si er r a Par k , Pasa de na , Ar c a di a a ndAzusa subst a t i ons t oget her wi t h t r ansmi ss i on l i nes and t r o l l ey f eeder s .

Si mul t aneous i naugur a t i on o f Di ese l f r e i pht oper a t i on Ni t h t he abandon-ment o f passenf e r r a i l se r v i ce t oge t her wi t h cons t r uc t i on o f t r ack co~nec-t i on bet ween t he Monr ovi a- Gl endor a Li ne wi t h t he Bal d1~n Par k- Covi na Li ne,woul d pe~i t t o t al abandonment of a l l power f aci l i t i es r ef er r ed t o above.

I n addi t i on t o t r ack r ehabi l i tat i on cont i nued r ai l oper at i on whet her


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101 p . c .. C. Type Car s , o r Ot her § • • uExpansi on J J a i n S t . Tenni n al • • • ••. •- .. •Addi t i onal Tr ac k - Ec hanc l i . at o .

I ndi an Vi l l ag~ • . . • . . •• • . • • • . • . • • • . • . • • . • • . •Macy St r eet Ca r Shops • • • •. • • . • •• . . • • • . •S i e r r a Madr e Feeder • • • •. • •••••• . • •• . • •

Tr ack Reha bi l i t a t l on • . • •. •~••••• . • • . • •• Tr ack Ci r c ui t Chani . e~ ••••••• ~. • • • • • •

Tot a l .fI" '.' •. . ,• . •• . . •.•

$4, 040, 0001, 500, 000

870, 00050, 00020, 000

2, 000, 00076, 000

~9~J 56, 000

Tabl e No. 1 of t he Appendi x and t he s ever a l de t a i l ed f i nanc i al s t at e -ment s app l yi ng t o i ndi v i dua l l i nes show conc l us i veJ , y t hat con t i nued r a i loper a t i on ei t her wi t h new c ar s o r pr e s en t c ar s l r oul d be hi ghl y nonpr of i t abl e .Even a t i n c r eR. sed l oad f act or s t he oper a t i on wi t h P. c. C. t ype ear s woul dr esul t i n a n a nnual l o s s o f $2 11 , 0 00 a nd a t p r e s ent l o ad i n g s t a nda r d s t h el oss woul d be $460, 000 •. When compar i ng t hese l osses under r ai l oper at i onwi t h t he p r o f i t s o f mot o r coach oper a t i on of $395 , 000 and $155, 000 r espec-

t i ve l y, t her e ~houl d be no ques t i on as· t o t h e l ogi c a l cour s e o f a c t i on.Subs t i t u t i on of p . C. C. t ype one- man car s f o r p r esen t 1100- 1200 Cl a s s

s t eel r a i l equi pment woul d pr oduc e a net l os s on a f ul l c os t bas i s of $459, 770. or 15. 49 c ent s per c ar mi l e. On pr oposed l oad s t andar d t he l os swoUl d amount t o $271, 213 or 9. 8 c ent s pe r c ar mi l e o pe r a t e d. Re s ul t s b yl i nes ar e as f ol l ows:

Net Oper at i ng Resul t s

Pr esent ' . Pr opos edL oa d F act or . Load Fact or


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r e sul t s o f t he ana l ys i s i ndi ca t ed t hat under p r e sent l oad i ng s t andar ds t h i st y pe o f o pe r a t i o n wo ul d r e s ul t i n a n a nn ua l n et o pe r a t i n g l o s s o f $90,835.At i nc r eased l oad i ng s t andar ds t he p l an was es t i ma t ed t o r e sul t i n anest i mat ed pr of i t of $84)100.

Asi de f r om t he unf avor abl e pr ospect s of such an oper a t i on f i nanci a l l y,and t he cos t t hat W) u l d be i ncur r ed i n bui l d i ng a t r ans f e r t e r mi nal , anumber of di f f i cul t oper a t i ng pr obl ems woul d be pr esent . I nbound f r om t heout l yi ng t er r i t or y l i t t l e di f f i cul t y. woul d be encount er ed i n t r ansf er r i ngpassenger s f r am smal l veh i c l e s t o l a r per r a i l ca r s . I n t he oppos i t e d i r ec -t i on, however , i t woul d be necessa r y t o t r ans f e r heavy peak t r a f f i c f r om

l ar ge capac i t y r a i l ca r s t o smal l e r capac i t y mot o r coaches , t her eby c r eat i nga r e8~ p r obl em of conges t i on and conf us i on. I n add i t i on, t her e woul d , o f c o ur s e , b e o ppo s i t i o n o n b eha l f o f t h e p ubl i c a pa i n s t t h e t r a ns f e r i n e ac hdi r ect i on. The f i nanc i a l r e sul t s o f t h i s ana l ys i s a r e shown on Tab l e No . 7i n t he Appendi x.

The pr o po s al cont e mpl at ed a f r equent r ai l s er vi ce cons i s t i ng of t wo,t hr ee , and f our - car t r aL~s oper a t i np bet ween Los Angel es and Si er r a Vi s t awhi ch woul d connect wi t h coaches a t Si er r a Vi s t a oper a t i ng on consi s t ent l y

f r equent schedul es over t he pr esent r a i l r out es i ncl udi ng t he Al ha . " l l br a- Templ e Ci t y coach l i ne bu t except i ng t he Los Ange l es - Ba l dwi n Par k r ai l l i ne .

The s che du l ed s er vi ce was s uf f i c i en t t o pr ovi de f or a t r a i n ar r i v i ngand l eavi ng t he t er mi nal s on t he aver age of f r om 4 t o 13 mi nut es dur i ng t hepeaks and ever y 20 mi nut e s dur i ng t he base per i od. Hot o r coach schedul eswer e ar r anged accor di ngl y so as t o make a l l meet s pr act i cabl e .

Th e pr L 1' J 1a r yadv an t age o f t h e p r o po s ed p l a n wo ul d b e i n t h e r ed uc t i o n o f t he number o f uni t s oper a t i ng over t he s t r eet s and h i ghways , e spec i a l l ydur i ng t he peak per i ods , but t h i s was cons i der ed as out we i ghed by t he r e l a -t i e i ncon eni ence t o t he passenger s des t i ned be ond Si e r r a Vi s t a


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a. Pasadena Shor t Li ne - Com~enci np at new mot or coach t er mi nal on L osAnr el es St r eet , j ust sout h of 6t h St r eet , t hence vi a Los Anr el esSt r eet , 6t h St r eet , San Pedr o St r eet , Al i so St r eet , Ramona Fr eeway,down r amp t o Hi - ss i on Road, Mi ss i on Road~ HUl 1t i nl " t onDr i ve ( so ut h) ,Fr emont Avenue, Hunt i ngt on Dr i ve ( nor t h) Fai r Oaks Avenue t o Col o-r ado St r eet . Lengt h of r out e 11. 65 mi l es.

Thence i nbound vi a Pasadena Oak Knol l Li ne as f o l l ows : Col or adoSt r eet , Lake Avenue, Oak Knol l Ci r cl e, Oak Knol l Avenue, Hunt i ngt onDr i ve ( nor t h) Gr anada Avenue, Hunt i ngt on Dr i ve ( sout h) , Mi ss i on Road,up r amp t o Ramona Fr eeway, Ramona Fr eeway, Al i so St r eet , San Pedr oSt r eet t 5t h St r eet , Mapl e Avenue t o r ear ent r ance of Ter mi nall ocat ed on Los Angel es St r eet .

b. Pasadena Oak Knol l Li ne - Commenci ng at Ter mi nal on Los Angel esSt r eet , j ust sout h of 6t h St r eet , t hence vi a Los Angel es St r eet , 6t h

St r eet , San Pedr o St r eet , Al i so St r eet , Ramona Fr eeway, down r amp t oMi ss i on Road, Mi ss i on Road, Hunt i net on Dr i ve ( sout h) , Gr anadaAvenue, Hunt i ngt on Dr i ve ( nor t h) , Oak Knol l Avenue, Oak Knol l Ci r cl e~Lake Avenue t o Col or ado St r eet and Fai r Oaks Avenue. Lengt h of r out e 14. 60 mi l e s.

Thenc e i nbound vi a Pas adena Shor t Li ne as f o l l ows : Fai r Oaks Avenue,Hunt i ngt on Dr i ve ( nor t h) , Fr emont Avenue, Hunt i ngt on Dr i ve ( sout h) ~Mi ss i on Road, up r aMp t o Ra~ona Fr eeway, Ramona Fr eeway, Al i so

St r eet , San Pedr o St r eet , 5t h St r eet , Mapl e Avenue t o r ear ent r anceof Ter mi nal l ocat ed on Los Angel es St r eet .


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Al i so St r eet , Ramona Fr eeway a~d Hel l man Avenue ( Al hambr a- Mont er eyPar k) t o San Gabr i el Boul evar d ( Wi l mar ) . Ret ur n vi a r ever se of abover out e t o San Pedr o St r eet and 5t h St r eet , Los Angel es, t hence 5t hSt r eet ~ Mapl e Avenue t o r ear of Ter mi nal l ocat ed on Los Angel esSt r eet . Lengt h of r out e 1 0 . 3 5 mi l es.

b. Bet ween San Gabr i el Boul evar d and EI Mont e - Ser vi ce on exi st i ngVal l ey Boul evar d and Gar vey Avenue mot or coach l i nes wi l l be augment -ed t o absor b pr esent vol ume of t r af f i c handl ed on r ai l l i ne. Be-t ween San Gabr ~el Boul evar d and El Mont e t her e ar e no hi ghwayspar al l el i ng pr esent r ai l l i ne wi t h t he except i on of Gar vey Avenue andVal l ey Boul evar d whi ch ar e appr oxi mat el y one- hal f mi l e on ei t hersi de of r ai l l i ne.

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I t i s p r o p o s e d t o u s e 4 5 p a s s e n g e r c a p a c i t y c o a c h e s a t a n a p p r o x i ma t e

c o s t o f $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 e a c h . T o t a l c o s t o f e q u i p me n t wo u l d b e $ 2 , 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 o r$ 1 , 8 1 8 , 0 0 0 a t p r o p o s e d l o a d f a c t o r s .

OT HE R F AC I L I T I E S

I n a d d i t i o n t o mo t o r c o a c h e s r e q u i r e d , a s s h o wn a b o v e , o t h et i e s wo u l d b e r e q u i r e d a s f o l l o ws :

E x p a n d e d T e r mi n a l a t Ma i n S t r e e t S t a t i o nS h o p F a c i l i t i e s a t Ma c y S t r e e tRev i s i o n o f Car Ho us e at P as adenaMi s c e l l a n e o u s

T o t a l

$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 01 2 5 , 0 0 03 5 , 0 0 01 0 , 0 0 0

i 2 7 0 , 0 0 0Char t No . XI i n t he Appendi x shows t he p r oposed Mot or Coach Ter mi nal

l ayou t a t Mai n S t r eet S t a t i on. Wi t h d i scon t i nuance o f r a i l passenper

ope r at i on a s p r o po s ed t h er e wo ul d b e n o f u r t h er n ee d f o r t h e c a r shops andf ac i l i t i e s a t Macy S t r ee t . The Hacy S t r eet p r oper t y shoul d be conver t edi n t o a moder n mot o r coach r epa i r and se r v i ce f ac i l i t y o f su f f i c i ent capac-i t y t o r e l i eve Tor r ance Shops o f a l l ~o t o r coach r epa i r s and over haul i ng.

The f ac i l i t y s houl d be car ~f ul l y desi gned t o compl y wi t h ~ost moder n pr ac-t i ces and equ i pped wi t h t he l at es t and most ef f i c i ent t ypes of machi ner yand t ool s .

A sys t emat i ca l l y pl anned pr event i ve ~ai n t enance schedul e shoul d bees t ab l i s h ed f o r t h e e nt i r e mo t o r c o ac h f l e et a nd a l l e qu i p me nt b e k e pt i nf i r s t c l a s s c ondi t i on at a l l t i me s as t o mechani ca l f ea t u r e s , c l eanl i ness ,

i t i d b d i


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SUI TABI LI TY OF MOTOR COACHSS

Exper i ence of t h i s Company has concl us i vel y demonst r a t ed t he abi l i t y of mot o r coaches t o per f o r m sa t i s f ac t o r i l y i n r epl acement o f r a i l l i nes i n a l ld i s t r i c t s . Wi t h r ef er ence t o t he Nor t her n Di s t r i c t speci f i ca l l y r a i l ser v i cet o Al hambr a and Templ e Ci t y was r epl aced by mot o r coaches , r a i l se r v i ce be-t ween Bal dwi n Par k and San Ber nar di no was l i kewi se super ceded by hi f hwayoper a t i on. I n t he Ci t y o f Pasadena r a i l l i nes wer e co~pl e t e l y r epl aced bymo t o r c o ac h es . I n o t h er i n s t a nc e s s u c h a s o n t h e S un l a nd L i n e, mo t o r c o ac he spi oneer ed t he passen~er t r anspor t a t i on f i e l d .

The abi l i t y of mot or c oac he s ope r Rt i ng over s t r ee t s and h i ghways t osat i sf act or i l y meet t he ~ost r i gi d t r anspor t at i on r e~ui r ement s has becomesuch a f i r ml y es t abl i shed f ac t t hat i n t he oper a t i ng i ndus t r y t her e i s nol onf e r a ny q ue s t i o n. T hi s t y pe o f s e r v i c e h as l o ng s i n c e s e r v ed i t s a pp r e n-t i cesh i p passed t h r our h t he pai n f u l s t apes o f makesh i f t equ i pment and p r oce -dur e and now s t ands f i r ml . Y o n a s o un d f o un da t i o n o f p r o ve n a bi l i t y. I tshoul d be emphasi zed t hat mo t o r c oaches ar e par t i cul ar l y wel l adapt ed t or el at i vel y l onE h au l i n t e r u r b an a nd s u bu r b an t y pe s o f o pe r a t i o n s u c h a s i s

f ound on t he l i nes o f t he Nor t her n Di s t r i c t . Even i n heavy dens i t y l oca lt r a f f i c t he vehi c l e has d i spe l l ed a l l l or i ca l cont ent i ons as t o i t s i nade-quacy. On t he Wi l sh i r e Boul evar d mot o r coach l i ne o f t he Los Ange l e s Mot o rCo ac h L i n es a s h ea vy t r a f f i c i s c a r r i e d a s o n _ t he heav i e s t s t r ee t ca r l i nesi n t he Ci t y us i ng p . C. C. t ype ca r s . I n o t her l a r ge c i t i e s r ubber t i r edvehi c l e s a r e r api d l y r epl ac i ng s t r ee t ca r l i nes , Cer t a i n l y t h i s t r end woul dnot cont i nue i f t her e wer e se r i ous ques t i on as t o t he abi l i t y o f mot o rc o ac h es t o f i v e a c onpl e t e and sa t i s f ac t o r y se r v i ce . I n connec t i on wi t ht h i s sub j ec t a t t ent i on i s d i r ec t ed t o Exh i b i t No . 48 i n t h i s p r oceed i ng f o r

mor e ext ensi ve t r ea t ment of t he subj ect .


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a s pe ct o f t he pr i vat e aut omobi l e , t he s i t uat i on i s mor e acut e under p r e sentday condi t i ons.

I n Vol ume I V of t he r epor t s submi t t e d b y t h e Commi ss i on' s engi neer i ngs t a f f i n Appl i cat i on 21656 pr i or t o t he war , t he f i ndi ngs r e l a t i v e t o t h eNor t her n Di st r i c t L i nes wer e set f o r t h t oge t her wi t h ana l yses o f o t heri nt er u r ban l i nes o f t he sys t em. A s t o t h e P as a de na L i n es , i t wa s s t at edi n t hat r e) or t t hat ser vi c e on t he Oak Knol l L i ne shoul d be cons i der edf o r d i scont i nuance i n f av or o f mo t o r c oa ch oper a t i on, and as t o t he Shor tLi ne a t t ent i on wa s d i r e c t ed t o t he advant ages of mot or coa c h s e r v i c e b e-

t ween L os Angel es and Pasadena over t he Ar r oyo Seco Par kway.As t o t he Si er r a Madr e L i ne, t he l ow t r af f i c c har act er i s t i c s we r e com-

ment ed upon i n t hat r epor t and i t wa s s t a t ed as f ol l ows:

" Exi st i ng pat r onage, however , does n ot j u s t i f y c o n-t i nued oper ' l t i on of pas senger r ai l ser vi ce as at pr es ent . "

" Al t hough t hi s l i ne shows a f a i r l y good r evenue percar mi l e on a compar at i ve basi s wi t h ot her l i nes of t hesyst em, t he ma j o r por t i on o f t he bus i nes s i s der vi ed be-t ween Mo nr o vi a a nd Los Angel es , wi t h ver y l i ght pat r onagebet ween Monr ovi a and Gl e ndor a. Ther e appear s t o be no j us t i f i cat i on f or c ont i nued r ai l pas senger oper at i on be-yond Monr ovi a, bas ed upo n t he exi s t i ng t r af f i c , and cer -t a i n l y t her e i s no j us t i f i ca t i on f or cont i nued mai nt enanceof doubl e t r ack bet ween Monr ovi a Cl nd Azusa. "

b h h f l l b l d


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6. Mo t or c o ac h r o u t e s i n r epl ac eme n t o f r ai l l i nes a s d e s c r i b e d i nt hi s r e por t f o l l ow as n ear l y par a l l e l t o e x i s t i n g r ai l l i n e s a si s phys i c al l y pos s i bl e exc e p t f o r t e n n i n al r o u t i ng i n d ownt o wnL o s Angel es an d l i mi t ed s c hed u l es o v e r t h e Ar r o y o S e c o Par k wayo n t h e Pa s ad e n a Shor t L i ne .

7. Su i t abl e mot or c oac h s t or age, s e r v i c e, r ep ai r and ov e r hau l f ac i l i -t i es be es t abl i s hed at t h e Mac y s t r e e t f ac i l i t i es , d e s i n g e d ac c or d-i ng t o mo s t mo der n and e f f i c i en t s t an dar ds .

8. Se r v i c i ng a n d r e pa i r o f pas s en ger r a i l c ar s a t Mac y s t r ee t b e d i s -c on t i n u ed a n d t he f ac i l i t i e s b e a l t er e d t o t he e x t e n t n e c e s s ar yt o pr o v i de f o r expa n ded mo t o r c o a c h f ac i l i t i e s .

9. I n d e s i gni ng t he mo t o r c oac h f ac i l i t i es at Mac y s t r eet pr OV1S l onbe ma d e f o r abs or b i n g a l l mo t o r c oac h r epai r an d o v er hau l pr es ent -l y c onduc t ed a t Tor r a nc e Sh ops .

10. Su i t abl e s t or age an d s er v i c e f ac i l i t i es f o r mot o r c oac hes be pr o -v i ded i n P~s ~d en a, Si er r a Ma d r e, Monr o v i a, Gl en do r a , Bal d wi n Par ka n d E l Mo nt e t o t he ex t en t r e qu i r e d f or s ec ur i t y and s hor t - l i neop er at i o n.

11. A m~t o r c o n c h t e nni nal b e p r o v i ded a t t he r ea r o f t he Mai n St r e etSt at i on t o ac c ommod at e t h e a d d i t i o n a l mo t or c oac h op er at i ons .


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TA B L E NO. 1

S U M M A R Y

O F

E S T I M AT E D ANNUAL FI NANCI AL RESULTS FROMPRESENT A N D PROPOSED OPERATI ONS

N 0 R T H E R N D I S T R I C T L I N E S

LOAD EXPENSES UN I TS. I NCL.FACTOR PEVENUES AND TAXES NET MI LEAGE SPARES

PRESENT RAI L OPERATI ONS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) .J§.L1 PASADENA OAK KNOLL AND PRESENT $797.218 $978.154 ii(180.936) 936.901 35

PASADENA SHORT L I NE2 ~ONROVI A· GLENDORA DO 481.059 774.801 (293.742) 778.145 203 S I ERR A / - f A0 R E ( RAI L I ' < COACH) DO 105.105 169.723 (64.618) 183.360 94 SI ERRA V I S TA DO 332.729 485.087 (152.358 ) 634.308 165 EL 1, 10NTE· 8AL DWI N

PA RK DO 342.594 624 ..464 (281.770) 595 .061 ~6 TOTAL $2.058.805 $3.032.229 $(973.424) 3.127.775 102--7 PASADENA OAK KNOLL AND PROPOSED $797.218 $907.194 $(109.976) 856.8 66 25

PASADENA SHORT LI NE8 MONROVI A· GLENDORA DO 481.059 730.246 (249.187) 727.149 169 SI ERRA MADRE ( RAI L I ' < COACH) DO 105 .105 160.379 (55.274) 174."'2 7

10 S I ERR A V I S TA PRESENT 332.729 485.087 (152.358 ) 634.308 1611 EL l v ' ONTE· RALDW I N PARK PROPOSED 342.694 575.992 (233.298) 544.741 16--12 TOTAL $2.058.805 $2.858.898 $(800.093) 2.937.676 80--- --P. C. C. CAR .. ONE· MAN

OPERATI ON

13 PASADENA OAK KNOL L AND PRESENT $797.218 $83 8 .999 $( 41.7 81) 93 6 .901 35


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PRESEN T RAI L PROPOSED ONE- MAN PROPOSED MOTOR COACHOPERATI ONS RAI L OPERATI ONS OPERATI ONS

NO. I T E M PRESENT PROPOSED PRESENT PROPOSED PRESENT PROPOSEDL. F. L. F. L. F. L. F. L. F. L. F.

( 1) ( 2) ( 3) ( 4) ( 5) ( 6 )

1 PASSENGER REVENUE $474 . 756 $474. 7 ' 56 $474 . 756 $474, 7 56 $533, 622 $533 . 6222 OTHER REVENUE 6, 303 6, 303 6, 303 6, 303 6, 303 6. 303

3 TOTAL REVENUE 481 . 059 48 1. 059 481 . 059 481. 059 539 . 925 539. 9254 OPERA TI NG EXPENSES & TAXES 774. 801 730, 246 653, 280 604. 994 520. 670 462. 927

5 NET I NCOME OR Loss $(293. 742) $( 249. 187) $( 17 2. 221) $ ( 123 . 935) $ . 19, 255 76. 998

DETAI L OF OPERATI NG EXPENSES AND TAXES

I . WAY & STRUCTURES6 Mi l .I N TENANCE $ 74. 949 $ 74. 949 $ 74, 949 $ 74 , 949 $ 3. 097 $ 2. 8427 DEPRECI ATI ON 28. 480 26 . 614 28. 48 0 26. 614 1. 645 1, 5 10

8 TOTAL ' hAY & S TRUCTURES 103. 429 101. 5 63 103, 429 101, 5 63 4. 742 4. 352

I I . EQU IPI Vi Et H9 Mi l .I NTENANCE 46. 533 43 . 484 28. 40 2 25. 54 1 43. 552 39. 972

10 TI RES & TUBES 11 . 904 10. 92 611 DEPRECI A TI ON. I NCLUD I NG 32. 838 30, 686 40. 00 0 2 6. 000 82, 286 61 . 714

RENT OF LEASED UNI TS12 O THER EOUI PMENT COSTS 23 . 267 21 , 742 2 3. 2\ i 7 21. 742 6, 001 5. 507

13 TO TAL Eou I PMEN T 102 . 638 95. 912 9 1 . 669 74. 283 143. 743 118. 119

I I I . POWER14 POWER USEO 44. 709 41, 779 36. 415 34 . 02915 OTHER POWER COS TS 24. 261 22. 67 1 19 . 760 18. 4 65

16 TOTAL POWER 68 . 970 64. 450 56. 175 52 . 494 -----I V. CONDUCTI NG TRANS-

PORTATI ON1 0 0 140 194 147 109 135 01 6


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1 PASSENG ER R EVENUE

2 O TH E R REV E NUE

3 T OTAL R EVENUE

4 OPERATIN G E XPEN SES a TA XE S5 NET Los s

I . WA Y & 5 TRUCn J RES6 M A INTEN ANCE

7 D EPR EC I A TI O N

8 T OT AL WA Y 8: S TRUCTURES

I I . EOUI PMEN T9 MA IN TEN A NCE

10 TI RES & TUBES11 DE PREC I A TI O N. IN C L UD ING R ENT

O F L EA SE D U NI T S

1 2 O T HE R E OU I P M ENT C OS T S

1 3 T OT A L EOUI ~MENT

I I I . POWER14 P OWE R USEO15 OTHER POWER COS TS16 TO TAL POWER

I V. CONDUC TI NG TRANSPORTA TI ONT R AINME N-O PE RATOR S WAGES

I NS~EC TI NG. CLE A NING ANDLUBRI C ATING EOUIP MENT

ONE O NT A T O W E R MA INTENAN C E &OPERATI O N

F L A G M E N 8: S WITCH TEN DER S

FUEL & OI LOTH ER TRAN S P ORTATI O N COS T S

T OT AL C O ND U CTI NG TRA N SPO RTATI ON

y. TRAFFI CVI . GENERALINJ UR IE S 8: D A MAGE S

OTHER GEN ERA L CO STS

TOT A L GEN ER AL

S ERR A MAD R ELI N EESTI MATED ANNUAL FI NANCI AL RESULTS FROM OPERATI ONS

PRESEN T OPERA TI ONSAND PRESENT LOAD F AC TORR AIL LINE MOTOR CO A CH TOT A L

$ 81 . 8171. 2 16

83. 033134. 84 7

$( 51. 8 14)

$ 14 . 7 144. 00 2

18. 716

6. 2823. 4099. 69 1

6. 20 063 . 130

765

5. 4568. 594

14 . 050

$ ' 21 . 749323

22 . 0 7234. 8 76

$( 1 2. 8 04)

3. 33 191 0

2. 57 1

4. 0713. 086

20. 87 9

274

1. 11 82. 7023 . 8 20

TAXES28 UNEMPLOYMENT I NSURANCE & 4. 98 8 1. 24 2CARR I E RS T AX iN G AC T

29 AD VALOREM T AX 8. 77 230 FRANCHI SE TAX 23031 L. A. CI TY LI CENSE 8332 LI CENSE. WEI GHT FEE. REGI S . . ETC. 38833 S TA TE 3% GROSS RECEI PTS TAX 63934 TO TAL TAXES 14 . 0 73 2 . 2 69

35 TO TAL OPERA TI NG EXP. & TAXES $134. 8 47 $ 3 4. 8 7636 C LASS OF EOUI PMENT 1100 MO TOR

CO ACHE S

37 N UMBE R OF U NIT S. IN C L . S PARE S 8 1

38 MI LEAGE 109. 3 44 74. 01 639 AVERAGE MI LES PER UNI T 13. 668 7 4. 0 16

( ) FI GURES I NCLOSEO I N BRACK ETS I NDI CA TE LOSS

$103 . 5 661. 539

105. 105169 . 723

$( 64. 6 18)

PRESENT OPERA TI ONSAND PROPOSED LOAD F AC TORRA i l L IN E MOT OR COA CH T OT A L

81. 8 171. 2 16

83. 033125. 503

$( 4 2 . 470 )

S 21. 74 9323

22. 07 234. 876

$( 1 2. 80 4)

5103. 5661. 539

10 5. 105160. 3 79

$( 55. 2 74)

$ 14 . 95 14. 1 28

19. 079

9. 870910

7. 18 5

6. 2823. 4 099. 69 1

3484. Q719. 2 86

84. 00 91. 039 '

6. 57411. 2 9617 . 87 0

8. 77 2230

83388639

16. 34 2

$169. 723

11 00/ M. C.

9183. 360

20 . 37 3

$ 14 . 1373. 682

17 . 8 19

5. 7 803. 1 368. 916

5. 70458 . 1 66

704

5. 0207. 907

12. 92 7

8. 77 2230

83

13. 702

$125 . 5 03110 0

6100. 596

16. 7 66

3. 33 1910

2. 57 1

4. 0713. 086

20 . 879

274

1. 11 82. 7 023. 820

38863 9

2. 269

34. 876 MOT OR

COAC HE S

174. 0 1674. 0 16

$ 14. 37 43. 8 08

18 182

9. 347910

6. 8 16

5. 7803. 1 368. 916

3484. 07 18. 79 0

79. 04 5

978

6. 13810 60916. 7 47

8. 772230

8 338863 9

15. 97 1

; ; 160 . 379

11 00 / M. C.

7174. 6 12

24. 9 45

PROPOSED ONE - MANRAI L OPERA TI ONS

P RE SE NT P RO PO SE D

L. F . L. F .

$1 03. 5 661. 539

105. 10520 1. 4 24

$( 96 . 319)

$ 22. 2326. 953

29 . 1 85

8. 89 04. 82 4

13. 714

10. 77285 . 434

1 . 330

9. 48014 93 224 4 12

8. 772230105

16. 73 5

$20 1 . 42 4

P .C.C.

9189. 978

21 . 109

$103. 5661 . 53 9

105 . 1 05181. 671

$(76 . 5 66 )

$ 22. 2326. 322

28 . 55 4

8. 0834. 386

12. 469

9. 79477 . 822

1. 209

8. 61913. 57722 . 1 96

8. 7 72230105

15. 95 1

$181. 67 1

P. C. C.

6172. 732

28. 789

PROP05ED MO TOR COACHOPERA T I ONS

P R ESENT

L. F.

$103. 5661. 539

105. 105129. 94 9

$( 24. 844)

774411

1. 1 85

10. 8872. 976

20. 5 71

13. 30610 . 08968. 250

895

3. 6 538. 842

12. 4 95

1. 07 53. 1 042 4 86

11 1 90

$129. 94 9 MOT OR

COAC HES

824 1. 9 36

30. 24 2

8. 44 82. 309

20. 5 71


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V 1ST A

EST I MAT ED ANNUAL F I NANCI AL RESULTS F ROM OPERATI ONS( BASED DN P RESENT L OAD FACTOR)

PASSENGER REVENUEOTHER REVENUE

TOTAL RE VENUEOPERA TI NG EXPENSES & TAXES

NET I NCOME OR Loss

I . WAY & STRUC TURES6 MA I NTENANCE7 DEPRECI ATI ON

8 TOTAL WAY & STRUCTURESI I . EQUI PMEN T

9 MAI NTENANCE10 TI RES & TUBES11 DEPRECI ATI ON12 OTHER EOUI PMENT COSTS

13 TOTAL EOUI PMENT

I I I . POWER14 POWER USED15 OT HER POWER COSTS

16 TO TAL POWER

I V. CONDUC TI NG TRANSPOR- TA TI ON

17 TRAI NMEN- OPERA TORS WAGES1 8 I NSPECTI NG. CLEANI NG &

PRESENTRAI L

OPERA TI ONS

(1 )

$943 . 2596. 470

949. 729970. 174

$( 20. 445)

PROPOSED

L osANGELES -

SI ERRAVi STA

(2 )

$330 . 1412. 588

332. 729315. 856

S 16 . 873

L osANGELES-

WATTS

( 3)

$613. 1183. 882

617 . 000447 . 204

$169 . 796

(4)

$943 . 2596. 470

949. 729763 . 060

$186. 669

$ 56 . 9735. 07 4

62. 047

29 . 17816. 999

105. 421

68. 35837 . 094

105. 452

410 . 51493 . 878

$ 25. 6 711. 870

27. 541

30. 0006. 264

53. 328

21 . 87711. 872

33 . 749

92 . 28334 . 595

$ 31. 3022. 768

34. 070

40. 0009. 274

74 . 535

32. 38817. 575

49. 963

13 6. 61751. 214

$ 56 . 9734. 638

61. 611

70 . 00015. 538

127. 863

54 . 26529 . 447

83 . 712

228 . 90085. 8 09

PROPOSED MOTOR COACHOPERATI ONS

LOS ANGELES- SI ERRA VI STA

PLAN ' A' PLAN 'B'

( 5) ( 6)

$330 , 141 $239. 54 0 Ii2. 588 2. 588

332. 729 242. 128329. 287 23 6. 466

S 3. 442 $ 5. 662

$ 2. 032 $ 1. 4031. 080 746

3. 112 2. 149

28. 580 19. 7387, 812 5 , 395

48. 857 41 . 1433 938 2, 719

89. 187 68. 995

96. 536 66 . 66921 . 212 14 . 650


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PRESENT RA r L PROPOS ED ONE · MAN PROPOS ED MO TOR COACH OP ERAT I ONSOPERAT IONS RA IL OPE RA TIO NS PLAN NO. 1 PLAN NO.

NO. I T E M PR ESENT PR OPOS ED PRESEN T PROPOSED PRESEN T PRO POSED PRES ENT PROPOSED __ L_ .F _ . _ L. F. L.F. L. F. L.F. L. F. L. F. L. F.

(1) (2 ) (3) (4) ( 5) (6 ) ( 7) (8)1 P ASS ENG ER R EVE;"UE $337.874 5337.874 $337 .874 $33 7.874 5321.056 5321.056 $321. 056 532 1.0562 OTHER REVENUE 4.820 4 .820 4.820 4.820 4.820 4.820 4.820 4.820

3 TOTAL REVENUE 342.694 342 .694 342.694 342.694 325.876 325.876 325.876 325.8764 OPE R ATING EXP E NSES & - TAXES 624 .464 575 .992 509 .016 461.620 369.322 3 38.334 32 1.780 2 99.625

NET INCOME OR Los S $(281.770 ) 5(233 .298 ) 5 (166 .322) $(118.926 ) 5 (43 .446 ) 1(12 •.458) 1 4.096 26.25!

OETAIL OF OPE RA TI NG EXPE NSES ANO TA XES

I. WAY & STRUCTURE56 MA INTENANCE 48.087 48.087 48 .087 48.087 2.136 1.975 1.786 1.7307 DEPREC I A TI ON 21.779 19.938 21.779 19.938 1 .13 5 1.049 949 919

TOTA L WAY a STRUCTURES 69.866 68 .025 69.866 68.025 3.27 1 3.024 • 2.735 2.649II. E QU IPMENT

9 MAINTENANCE 75.454 69.073 21.720 19.883 30 .038 27.772 25 .112 24.32510 Tl'RES 8 : TUBES 8.210 7.591 6.864 6.64911 DEPR ECI AT ION 21 .9 58 20.10 1 44.000 32.000 74.57 1 66.857 72 .000 59.14312 OTH ER E oU I P M ENT COS T S 17.792 16 .288 17,792 16.288 4. 139 3.826 3.460 3.35 1

1 J TOTA L Eau IPMENT---- ~ 105.462 83 .512 68. 171 116.958 106.046 107.436 93.468

III. POW ER 14 POWER US ED 38.463 3 5.211 27.847 25.49215 OTHE R P OW ER C OS TS 20.872 19. 107 15.111 1 3.833

16 TOT AL POWER 5'9.'3"35 54.318 42.958 39.325I V. CONDUC TI NC; TRANSPOR TATI ON


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TABLE NO. 7

PROPOSED NOR THERN DI S TR I C T SHUTTLE RAI L SERVI CEES TI MATED ANNUAL FI NANCI AL RESULTS FROM OPERATI ONS

PRESENT LOA D FAC TOR PROPOSED LOA D FAC TOR

RAI L SHUT TLE MOTOR COACH OPERA TI ONS- S I ERRA VI S TA TO RAI L SHU TTLE WOTOR COACH OPERA TI ONS· S I ERRA VI STA TOSERV I CE A LH AMBR A SERV I CE ALH AMBRA

6 TH 8


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TABLE NO. B

L 0 S A N G E L E S . P A S A 0 E N A L I N E S

COMPARATI VE S ERVI CE AND OPERATI NG DATA UNDER VARI OUS PLANS CONSI DERED

PASADENA OAK KNOLL L I N E PAS ADE NA S HORT L I NE TWO· MAN RA I L ONE· MAN RAI L TWO· MAN RA I L ONE · MAN RAI L LOS ANGELES· PASADENA MOTOR COACH LI NES

NO . I T E M PRESENT PROPOSED PRESENT PROPOSED PRES ENT PROPOSED PRESENT PROPOSED PRESENT PROPOSEDL. F. L. F. L. F. L. F. L. F. L . F. ' L. F . - L. F. L. F. L. F.

I . VEHI CLES REQUI RED ( DAI LYFXCEPT SATS. & SUNS. )

1 AM PEAK 13 9 13 9 15 9 15 9 28 212 BASE 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 103 p~ ! PEAK 15 10 15 10 16 II 16 11 30 244 NI GHT 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 7 7

5 VEHI CLES I N SERVI CE 15 10 15 10 16 11 16 11 30 246 SPARES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 37 TOTAL 17 12 17 12 18 13 18 13 33 27

I I APPROXI MATE HEADWAYS BETWEEN OAK SHORT OAK SHORT< LOS ANGELES AND PASADENA KNOLL LI NE KNOL L L I NE

( DAI LY EXCEPT SATS. & SUNS. )

8 AM PEAK 15". 20" 1 5" · 2 0" 1 5" · 2 0" 15" · 20" 10" · 20" 10" . 20" 10" . 20" 10"· 20" 12". 14" 2 " . 10" 15 " · 1 9" 4" · 1 4"9 BASE 20"· 30" 2 0" · 30" 20" · 30" 20". 30" 20" · 30" 20". 30" 20". 30" 20"· 30" 20" 20" 20" 20"

10 PM PEAK 15" · 20" 15"· 20" 15" · 20" 15" · 20" 1 0" · 2 0" 1 0" · 2 0" 1 0" · 2 0" 1 0" · 2 0" 9 ". 12" 4 ". .6" 1 0" · 1 5" 5 " · 1 0"11 NI GHT 40". 60" 40"· 60" 40" . 60" 40" . 60" 40". 60" 40"· 60" 40". 60" 40" · 60" 30" . 40 " 30" · 40" 30"· 40" 30" · 40 "

I I I . APPROXI MATE NUMBER OFO~E ~A Y TRI P S BETWEENLOS ANGELES AND PASADENA( DAI LY EXCEPT SATS. & SUNS)

12 OUTBOUND TO PASADENA 41 41 41 41 45 44 45 44 56 69 53 6513 I NBOUND TO Los ANGELES 40 40 40 40 46 44 46 44 58 67 55 63

I V. APPROX IMATE RUNN ING T I 1; i E

lr rBETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND. . . . . . • .

PASADENA ( DAI LY EXCEPTSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) e14 AM PEAK ~ 58 " ( 64 64" 44" ~ 48 " 55" 43" 55 4315 BASE 56 " f Jl:" 62" 41 " 45" 50" 39 " 0 9"

16 PM PEAK 59" 59 " 65" 65" 45" 45" 49" 49- " 58 " 46 " 58 " 46"17 NI GHT 50" 50" 5 5" 55" 37" 37" 41" 41" 52 " 37 " 52 " 37"

18 V. APPROXI MATE SPREAD OF 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AM 5 00 AMSERVI CE ( DAI L Y EXCEPT TO TO TO TO TO TO • TO TO TO TO TO TOSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) I 30 AM 30 AM 30 AM 30 AM 3 00 AM 3 00 AM 3 00 AM 3 00 AM 12 30 AM 2 00 AM 11 4 5 P M 30, AM


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I . VEHI CLES RE~UI RED ( DAI LYEXCEPT sATs. & SUNS. )

1 A M P EAK 2 BAS E3 P M P EAK 4 NI GHT

5 VEHI CLES I N SERVI CE6 SPARES7 TOTAL

I I . APPROXI MATE HEADWAYs 8E. TWEEN LOS ANGELES A N 0 __ ( DAI LY EXCEPT sA Ts . & SUNS. )

8 AM P EAK 9 B AS E

10 PM PEAK 11 NI GHT

I I I . APPROXI MATE NUMBER OFONE- WAY TRI PS BETWEENLOS ANGEL ES AND - -

( DAI L Y EXCEPT sATs. & SUNS. )

12 OUTBOUND FROM Los ANGELES13 I NBOUND TO Los ANGELES

TWO· MAN RAI L OPERATI ONS ONE· MAN RAI L OPERATI ONS

PRESENT L. F. PROPOSED L. F. PRESENT L. F. PROPOSED L. F.

18 14 t 8 145 5 5 5

18 14 18 144 4 4 4

18 14 t 8 142 2 2 2

20 16 20 16

GLEN- MONRO- GLEN· MONRO- GLEN· MONRO· GLEN· MONRO-DORA V IA D ORA VI A ~ __ V_ I _A_ ~ _V_I _A __ ---- ---- ---- ----30! 15" 15"·40" 151 t-20" 30" 15" 15 1 1-40" 15"·20"

60 11 30" 60" 30 1 1 60" 30" 60" 30"30 1 1 10" ·20" 25 1 1-30" 12 1 1.20 1 1 30" 10"·20" 25"·30" 121 1-20"

40 11.70 1140" _70" 40 1 1.70" 40"· 70" 40"_70"40"· 70" 40" . 70 1 1 40"· 70"

GLEN· MONRO· GLEN. MONRO-DORA VI A DORA VI A---- ---- ---- ----

I V. APPROXI MA TE RUNNI NG GLEN· MONRO· TI ME BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND_ DORA Vi A( DAI LY EXCEPT sATs. & SUNS. )

83" 63" 83" 63"80 1 1 60" 80" 60"

86" 66" 86 " 66"73" 54" 73 1 1 54"

4 30 AM 4 50 AM TO TO45 AM 12 30 AM

14 AM PEAK 77" 57" 77" 57"15 9As E 74" 54" 74" 54"

16 PM PEAK 80" 60" 80" 60"17 N rGHT 67" 48 1• 67" 48"

V. APPROXI ~ATE SPREAD OF 4 30 AM 4 50 AM18 SERVI CE TO TO

( DAI LY EXCEPT sATs. & SUNS. ) 45 AM 12 30 AM

( 1)( 2)( L)

GLEN· MONRO· BALDWI N SAN GLEN- MONRO- BALDWI N SAN~ __ V_ I _A_ AVE. M ARINO ~ __ V_I _A_ ~~

30" 9" .15 11 6"·10" 4"·10" 30" 15" 6"-10" 6" · 10"40" 2 0" 20" 20" 40" 20" 20" 20"30" 611 _10" 511-10" 4"-10" 30" 6 " · 10" 5" ·1 0" 5" · 10"

40" · 60"30"· 60" 30"-60" 30"- 60" 40 "·60" 30" - 60' 30 11. 60" 30"- 60"

BALDWI N SANAVE . MARINO--------

BAlOWIN

AVE.SAN

MARI NO

29 56 62 ( 1) 70 28 55 60 6029 54 60 12 ) 65 28 55 5 9 61

GLEN· MONRO· BALDWI N SAN GLEN. MONRO· BALDWI N SANDORA Vi A AVE. M ARINO DORA VI A AVE. MAR I NO

---- ----( L ) 81" ( L) 60" ( L) 44" ( L) 35" 91 " 65" 49 • 40"85" 61 " 46" 37" 85" 61 " 46" 37"

( Ll 85" ( L) 63" ( L ) 46" I L ) 37" 94" 68" 50" 40"82" 60 11 46" 37 " 82" 60' 46" 37"

5 00 AM 00 A' - ' TO TO30 AM 30 AM

I NCLUDES 8 TRI PS FROM Los ANGELES TO EL MOLI NO J UNCTI ON.I NCLUDES 5 TRI PS FROM EL MOLI NO J UNCTI ON TO Los ANGELES .RUNNI NG TI ME FOR LI MI TED TRI PS.


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COMB I NED no· MAN RA I L & BU S( PRESENT L. F .)

ONE·MAN RAILOPERATIONS

PRESENT PROPOSEDL . F . L. F.

I . VEHI CLES RE QUI RED ( DAI L YEXCEPT SATS. & SUNS. )

1 AM PE AK 2 BAS E3 P M P EAK 4 NI GHT

5 V EHI C LE S I N S E RV I CE6 SPARES7 T OTAL

I I . APPROXI MA TE HEADWAYSBETWEEN LOS ANGELESAND SI ERRA MADRE ( 1 )( DAI LY EXCEPT SA TURDAYS

AND SUNDAYS)

AM PEAK BASEPM PEAK NI GHT

15"60"

10"·25"70"

15"60"

10"·25"70"

IvllTO R COACHOPERATIONS

15"· 2 0 "60"

12 '"· 25"70"

15"60"15"

60" ·80 "

1 5 "60"15"

6 0" ·80"


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PRESENT

L.F .

( 3)

PROPOSED

L F

( 4)

PRE S E N T

L F

( 5)

L. A.' EL MON TE·COVI NA· PQV, ONA

VI A GARVEY AVE.~~ TOR COACH LI NE

PRESENTL F

(6)

L. A . . EL MONTEv I A VALLEY ~LVD

MOTOR COACH LI NE

PRESENTL. F

(, )

PROPOSEDL. F .

( 2)

I . VEHI CLES REQUI RED ( DAI LY

EXCEPT SATS. & SUN S. )

1 AM PEAK 20 14 20 14 24 2S2 BA S E 3 3 3 3 6 83 PM PEAK 20 14 20 14 26 284 NI GHT 3 3 3 3 4 6

5 VEHI CLES I N SERVI CE 20 14 20 14 26 286 SPARES 2 2 2 2 37 TOTAL 22 16 22 16 29 31

I I . APPROXI MATE HEAD ••••AYS ~BETI ' oEEN BAL DWI N BALDWIN BALDWI N BALDWI N GAR F I ELD EL rv, ON TE EL MDN TE BAL OWI N

LOS ANGELES A N D PARK PARK PARK PARK AVE PARK ( DAI LY E x. S AT S. & SUNS. )

8 AM PEAK I 5" , 30" 20" · 30" 1 5" · 30" 20"· 30" 6 " 6" · 15" 8" · 10" I S" · 3 0"

9 BASE 40" 40" 40" 40" 10" · 20" 10" · 20" 20" · 25" 6 0"

10 PM PEAK 15"· 30" 20" · 30" 15" · 30" 20" · 30" 5" - 1 0 '" 7" · 10" 5" · 10" 20"

11 NI GHT 60" 60" 60" 60" 30" 30" 30" · 45" l Oa"

I I I . APP ROXI MATE NUMBER OFONE· WAY TRI PS BETwEEN BALD"I N B ALD .,, ' IN BAL DWI N BALO 'llr I N GARFI ELD EL MONTE EL MONTE 8ALDWI N

LOS ANGELES A N 0 PARK PA RK PARK PARK AVE PARK

( DAI LY Ex . SA T S. & SUNS. ) --- - ----

12 OU TBDUND FROM LOCALS ... c r 34 < 1 31 < r . 34 (j:; 31 q 56 64 137


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M 0 N T E - B A L D W

) MPARAT I VE SERVI CE AND OP ERAT I NG DATA UNDER VARI OUS P LANS CONSI DEREDI

L. A. · EL MON TE VI A VALLEY BLVD L. A. · EL MON TE· CDVI NA· P~ j ONA VI A GARVEY AVE L. A • . EL ~MOTOR COACH LI NE MOTOR COAC H L1" J E MOl

PRESEN T PROPOS EO PRES ENT PROPOSEO PRESENTL. F. L. F. L. F. L. F. L. F.

(7 ) ( 8 ) (9) ( 10) (1 1)

30 25 38 33 258 8 11 11 6

36 26 46 39 29

4 4 6 6 4

36 26 46 39 29

3 3 4 4 3

39 29 50 43 32

(5 ) ( 2 ; ( [ ; SAN ( [ ; SAN ®GAR FIELD EL lvlO NTE G. RFI ELD EL i\~ ON TE GABRI EL EL MON TE RALDWI N GABR I EL EL MON TE g A LOW IN G ARFI ELO EL M

AVE AVE q l YD . PARK BL VD. PARK AVE.--- -

6 "·15" 6 "·15" 6 "·15" 6 " ·15" 5" · IS" 5" · 17 " 10 "· 17" 7 " . 17" 7 " ·17 " 10" · 17" 7" ·19 " 7 " .


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L. A •• Wil M AR V I AONT E VI A VA llEY 3lVO l. A.·E l MO NT E ·COV iNA·POMON A VIA ,AR VEY AVE HE llMAN AVEOR COAC H LINE MO T O R C OACH liNE MOTOR COACH liNE

PR O P OSEO PRESE N T PR O POSE D P RESENT PROPOSEDL. F . l. F . l. F . l. F. L. F .

( 1 2 ) ( 13 ) ( 14) ( 1 5 ) ( 16)

20 34 30 8 66 9 9 2 2

22 39 33 12 84 f) 6 I 1

22 39 33 12 82 4 3 1 124 43 36 13 9

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