Southern California Railway
Southern California Railway was formed on November 7, 1889. It was formed by consolidation of the
California Southern Railroad Company, the California Central Railway Company, and the Redondo Beach Railway Company.
A second consolidation and reforming on the Southern California Railway was on June 27, 1892, this was done by consolidation of the former Southern California Railway Company with the Santa Fe and Santa Monica Railway and the San Bernardino & Eastern Railway.
On May 1, 1899, the Southern California Railway took control of the Elsinore, Pomona and Los Angeles Railway.
All of the lines of the Southern California Railway Company line were deeded to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company on January 17, 1906.
San Bernardino and Eastern Railway
The San Bernardino and Eastern Railway was chartered on August 11, 1890, to build a rail line from City of San Bernardino, California via Highland, California to connect with line of Southern California Railway Company at or near its terminus in San Bernardino County, connecting at Mentone, California, with rail tracks built to that point in 1887 under the charter of the San Bernardino Valley Railway Company.
Santa Fe and Santa Monica Railway
The Santa Fe and Santa Monica Railway Company was chartered to build from a point at or near "Mesmer Station" on the line of the Southern California Railway Company between Inglewood, California, and Port Ballona, to Santa Monica, California. This franchise and its track were sold on March 21, 1902, to Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Company, including the rail line from Inglewood to near Mesmer Station built under charter of Los Angeles and Santa Monica Railroad Company.
Elsinore, Pomona and Los Angeles Railway
The Elsinore, Pomona And Los Angeles Railway Company was chartered on December 6, 1895, to build from Lake Elsinore, California, in Riverside County, in a north-westerly direction by way of Pomona to Azusa, in Los Angeles County, with a branch from Pomona to Lordsburg College. Construction was only completed from Elsinore Junction on the line of the Southern California Railway to Alberhill, a total of 7.8 miles. This rail line was deeded to the Southern California Railway Company on May 1, 1899.