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    "title": "Shadows of the Pacific Electric: Former Pacific Electric Rail Lines and Modern California Transit<!--EndFragment-->",
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    "abstract": "<p>In the Spring of 1961, the last train of the Pacific Electric Railway left from the Huntington Building on the Pacific Electric Long Beach Line. The former railway has since become the point of focus for transportation planners, historians, and commuters. The Pacific Electric Railway in the 21st century has been the subject of significant romanticization and mythologizing by Californians. In an era where the challenges of daily commutes are becoming increasingly prescient, the Pacific Electric is a reflection of modern desires for modern regional public transit. This story map, maps the former lines of the Pacific Electric and compares them with existing modern public transit connections to visualize the continuity of services between modern transit and the former regional PE. From these comparisons, we can reevaulate the value of the Pacific Electric as a regional connectro and contextualize transit planning in the 21st century.</p>",
    "language": "eng",
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        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
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            "word": "History"
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            "word": "california history"
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            "word": "Los Angeles"
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            "word": "Railroad History"
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            "first_name": "Cooper",
            "middle_name": "Lennon",
            "last_name": "Crane",
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            "institution": "UCR",
            "department": "History"
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    "date_submitted": "2025-11-17T03:57:38.695000Z",
    "date_accepted": "2026-03-04T18:51:55.929276Z",
    "date_published": "2026-03-03T16:30:00Z",
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