Identifier: railroadgradecro00cali (find matches)
Title: Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: California Public Utilities Commission
Subjects: Railroad crossings Railroad stations
Publisher: (Sacramento
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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o and the Southern Pacific from Ontario to Los An-geles. This will bring all Salt Lake and Southern Pacific westbound pas-senger and freight trains into Los Angeles over the Southern Pacific Al-hambra Avenue line, and will take out of the city all eastbound business ofboth lines over the Salt Lake line east of the river via Hobart. The map onpage 107 shows profiles, proposed routing and connections. This arrangement will be an essential factor in the economic operationof any union passenger terminal in Los Angeles. The estimated costs andsavings of this plan, according to an estimate made by the engineers of theSouthern Pacific and the Salt Lake and checked by us, are as follows: Estimated Capital ExpendituresPomona New Crossover $ 2,142 Ontario Connecting Tracks and Interlocking 21,527 Colton Track Changes 14,082 Los Angeles (Alhambra Avenue and East Bank of Los Angeles River) Relay Connecting Track and Replace Transfer Facilities 23,051 Cudahy Connecting Track 12,000 Total $72,812 I
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466 Los Angeles Terminai- Investigation Estimated Saving in Operating ExpensesSaving Per Month Due to increased train loading $9,284 Due to shorter running time 4,449 Due to fewer relief crews 1,000 Due to fewer station forces 2,000 Due to fewer dispatchers 370 $17,103 Increases Due to additional switch engine 1,800 Interest on new money expended 355 Maintenance of additional connection 200 2,365 Net Saving $14,738 Net Saving per year $176,856 This simple arrangement, if continued in the future (and I can see noreason why it should not be continued under Federal or private operation),will be equal to a capitalized saving, at 5 per cent of over three and one half(3J4) million dollars. This sum is far greater than the total capital outlayrequired for the immediate terminal unification in Los Angeles. It should be here noted that this plan contemplates quite an importantchange in the handling of Southern Pacific through freight between LosAngeles and Los Angeles Harbor. It is proposed th

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