. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . racks between the Southern Pacific and PacificElectric at the Pacific Electric freight yard. \\ith these two things accom-plished, the Pacific Electric will find it no longer necessary to maintain itspresent yard along Alameda Street between Seventh and Eighth this connection, we may note that the land is well suited for industrialdevelopment, such as future extension of the Los Angeles Union Terminal,in which the Pacific IHectric is financially interested (see Fig. 157 onpage 428).
. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . racks between the Southern Pacific and PacificElectric at the Pacific Electric freight yard. \\ith these two things accom-plished, the Pacific Electric will find it no longer necessary to maintain itspresent yard along Alameda Street between Seventh and Eighth this connection, we may note that the land is well suited for industrialdevelopment, such as future extension of the Los Angeles Union Terminal,in which the Pacific IHectric is financially interested (see Fig. 157 onpage 428). We have not. in our estimates, taken any credit for the release of thisproperty from transportation use. All of our plans contemplate an elevatedrailway for the Pacific Electric along the easterly edge and across the south-east corner of this tract. The remainder, to the west, is the part that couldbe released from transportation use. This remainder, 803,000 square feet(18 acres approximately) in area, it is estimated, has a salvage valueof $1,364,100. Present Freight Traffic and Faciiitiics 419. Ku;. i4«. soitiii;kn i-ai \ vun . ,,, left the tracks curve from Alameda Street into North Spring Street Shed A IS in the left background. In the left center are freight cars standing on the hou<!e tracks, the outbound shed B being on the left and the inbound slied •T on the rigljtLarther-to the right and in the foreground is the team yard. Freight Station Southern Pacific Freight Depot The Southern Pacific less than carload freight station is located at Ala-meda and North Spring Streets, where, in addition to the freitrht sheds, ateam yard is maintained. This station is located near the freight yard, apoint of some advantage, as a mininuini of time is lost in transferring carsbetween the yard and the static m. It may be well to ])oint out that less than carload freight sheds are openfor business about 308 days per year, being closed on Sundays and someholidays (perishable sh
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