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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
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e same amount, which does not seemto present any objectionable features. The present station and baggage building in the revised plan needs noimportant changes at this time. The present express facilities are inadequate, about 9,000 square feetmore of ground floor space being needed at present, preferably in a building.iO leet wide. Two niethiids of providing this facility have lieen considered.Ihe station tracks north of the umbrella sheds are long and such a buildingmay be constructed along Fourth Street and at the ends of the stationtracks. There is a distinct line of demarcation between the forwarding anddelivery departments, and we see no reason why they should not be sepa-rately housed, provided the length of trucking haul may be in this way re-duced. Since the inbound trains have their express cars on the north end,the space north of the sheds may be used for unloading and the presentexpress building, nearby, for a delivery house. It also has adequate second-floor office space.
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342 Los Angeles Termixal Investication A terminal postoffice being desirable, this and the forwarding buildingmay be located on land to be acquired, now privately owned and south ofthe auto jiark. The present express building has 10,250 square feet of ground floor. Anew forwarding building should have 10.000 square feet, which is given bya building 50 feet by 200 feet. Further increment may be made by extend-ing the ))resent building south and the proposed forwarding building some-what to the south and to the north into the auto park. In this way atleast 40,000 square feet may be found. The requirement of a terminal postoffice for ten years is taken at 40,000square feet, preferably in the shape of the width about half the length. Thismay be located at the southeast corner of .Sixth and Alameda Streets, al-though a rectangular shape is not provided. Method of Operation In order to compare, analyze, or prepare plans showing diiiferent facil-ities used in handling passenger trains, it is

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