Riverside–Arlington Line

The line was built by the Riverside & Arlington Railway Company in 1893, running between Riverside and Arlington. The route was electrified in 1899; the first car ran on April 5 with the opening gala on April 11. The Riverside & Arlington was sold to the Los Angeles Inter-Urban Electric Railway in 1904 before the route was folded into the Pacific Electric system in 1911. On July 7, 1924, the Riverside–Arlington Line and Arlington–Corona Line services were split, explained as a measure to allow Birney cars on the Corona section as a power saving measure. this was reverted after proving unsuccessful. The line was discontinued after January 9, 1943. Ending the service during wartime required special clearance from the Office or Defense Transportation; the single track line limited capacity and closing the line freed up cars to be used elsewhere on the system. ==Route==

From 14th Street the single track line ran south in the center of Magnolia Avenue, crossed the Union Pacific Railroad Second Subdivision (now the Los Angeles Subdivision) tracks, went past Central Avenue to Magnolia Junction at Arlington Avenue. At Arlington Avenue the line turned southwesterly and the track entered a private right of way between the dual roadways of Magnolia Avenue. The line ran southwesterly past Casa Blanca, then past the Sherman Indian High School to Arlington. The line continued through Arlington to La Sierra, then crossed the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Third District (now the BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision) tracks at grade (at May) at present Corona City limits. The line in private way on Magnolia Avenue continued to Porphyry (Home Gardens) which was an interchange junction with the ATSF. The line turned westerly and ran to the Corona Civic Center where Magnolia Avenue ended. The line then left the private way and turned southwesterly on to 3rd Street in Corona and ran down the center of 3rd Street to the terminus at Merrill Avenue. Unbuilt connection to Stern Henry E. Huntington, owner of the Pacific Electric, intended to connect the Corona Line to the Whittier Line via the La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Line at Stern and through the Santa Ana Canyon. After the Great Merger of 1911, surveys were carried out to establish two routes through the canyon — one on each side of the Santa Ana River. ==References==