Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-08
M'M|LLAN DISCUSSES
FOUR-TRACK SYSTEM
General Manager Outlines Benefit
That Will Result from
Improvement

PASADENA, April SIN regard TO
the proposed new service from Pasa-
dena to Los Angeles on the Pacific
Electric railway by way Of Oak Knoll
over the four-track system now being
installed, General Manager Mcmillan
Yesterday made an authoritative state
ment in which he said:
"Our intention is to run additional
Pasadena service by way of El Mollno
junction and Oak Knoll The service
on Fair Oaks avenue will remain as
at present. The statement that we viii
switch off a trailer at Oneonta june
tion to proceed up Fair Oaks avenue
is ridiculous, as 1t would occasion un-
necessary delay. Whether trains are
routed bv way of Fair oaks or Oak
Knoll they will run straight through.
"The new arrangement will mean
more trains between Pasadena ana
Los Angeles. All our tracks from the
Los Angeles river to the foot of South
Lake avenue will be over private right
of way. The two outside lines of the
four-track section to Ell Molino will
he used for local service, leaving the
inside lines for express or through
trains which will stop only at the june
tions. This will enable US to make
Quicker time over both the OLD ana
new routes.
lover one-half of the traffic from
Pasadena to Los Angeles in the morn
inps and evenings comes from and
goes to points on East Colorado street
and territory adjacent. BY running
service to that section we viii be able
to serve the bulk of the Pasadena pa
irons without the necessity of trans
ferring, which will give the business
center less congested service over the
present line on Fair oaks avenue. II
is probable that cars running into
Pasadena by way of Oak Knoll Will re-
turn by way of Fair oaks and vice
versa.
"If we install the double track sys-
tenn on South Lake avenue we Will In
augurate an additional strictly local
service over a loop system down FAR
oaks avenue and by way of Los Robes
station and Oak Knoll, returning TO
Pasadena by way of Lake avenue and
Colorado street. with service over the
same route in the opposite direction"
In regard TO the question of fran
chise for double tracking South Lake
avenue, Mr.. Mcmillan stated that the
company has not yet asked for one.
as they already have that privilege, but
they will ask the Pasadena city coun-
ell for permission to proceed with the
work of tearing up the street TO lay
an extra track. "The material is on
hand. the men are ready to proceed"
he said, land Mr. Huntington before
starting east directed the double tracks
should be laid by the time the four
tracks to El Molino are completed.
We are surprised that the people of
Pasadena should object to double
tracks when other cities in southern
California are right now insisting on
cir ur1n
We are more interested in giving bet
Ter service to Pasadena than the citi-
zens of that city appear TO be in re-
cieving it,"
In answer to the point that the route
from Oneonta junction to the business
center of Pasadena by way of Oak
Knoll is two miles longer than the
present line, has eleven more stops and
contains sharp curves.
DIVERT EAST SIDE TRAFFIC
Mr.. Mcmillan explained that this
will be overcome by diverting eastside
traffic direct TO its destination over
the extra tracks in much less time
than It now takes to transfer to that
section and that this will relieve the
congestion on through cars to the busi-
ness center of Pasadena over the Fair
oaks line 1t is also figured that much
time between Los Angeles and Pasa-
depa will be saved by through trains
over the latter line by reason of not
having to care for local traffic to Rose
Hill. Bairdstown and other way points
Mr.. Mcmillan reiterated statements
published some time ago to the effect
that if people would refrain from
filling the first car of a two or three
car train, or overlooking a single car
when another is just behind, much con-
gestion would be overcome. He de-
MED the rumor that the Pacific Electric
viii construct a new depot near the
present car sheds.