Glendale and Montrose Railway

It was unique among the Los Angeles local railways, as it was among the area's only interurban line never absorbed into the expansive Pacific Electric system.

[1] Real estate developers in Montrose acquired the company in 1913 with the intent of extending the line to their newly constructed community.

[5] In February 1924 the Glendale and Montrose trolleys traversed newly electrified Union Pacific (UP) tracks to reach Los Angeles.

The city of Glendale contributed funding for the electrification to reduce the impact of steam trains through the town.

[2] One of the electric locomotives of the Glendale & Montrose has been preserved in the collection of the Southern California Railway Museum.