Recent utility work on Park Blvd has indirectly revealed that the tracks for the former SDERy #11 line (Downtown to Kensington via Park and Adams) are still buried beneath Park Blvd, at least at El Cajon Blvd. Looking at video from 1970 of Park Blvd wasn’t really helpful in spotting the tracks as they seem to have been paved over quite well even back then.
However, despite not being physically uncovered, their presence is still made known. Crews, marking various services underneath the roadway, also marked “Railroad Tracks” on Park Blvd. Two sets in fact, which is pretty cool. Maybe they’ll be unearthed in the near future.
Interesting! Make me wonder if there are streetcar rails buried beneath the streets in my city.
Probably more than you’d think. I’ve found rails all over LA and SD.
My grandmother lived in this neighborhood in i940… she didn’t drive, so I think she rode these tracks on a reg. basis!
Very cool. So much history to see and hear.