Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Los Angeles and Redondo Railway records
Dates: 1909-1911
Collection Number: MS 619
Creator/Collector:
Los Angeles and Redondo Railway
Extent: 1 box
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Includes assessor's notes, deed information, maps, and taxes levied.
Language of Material: English
Access
This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff
to arrange for access.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
Los Angeles and Redondo Railway records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Biography/Administrative History
The Redondo Railway was incorporated in April 1889. Its principal backers, J. C. Ainsworth, George Ainsworth, and R. R. Thompson,
had been involved in lumber and shipping enterprises in the Pacific Northwest and saw the line as a connection between a deep
water anchorage at Redondo and Los Angeles. Built as a 3' 6" gauge steam road, the Redondo Railway began service between
Los Angeles and Redondo via Gardena in the spring of 1892. In 1896 the name was changed to the Los Angeles and Redondo.
The line was electrified in 1902, and three years later Henry E. Huntington purchased it. The company was divided in 1910
with the narrow gauge Los Angeles Railway taking the city trackage, and the Pacific Electric, and through it the Southern
Pacific, assuming control of the interurban lines. The Pacific Electric converted the Los Angeles and Redondo tracks to standard
gauge in 1911.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes assessor's notes, deed information, maps, and taxes levied.
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