would exchange transfers at First and Belmont so that its patrons could travel from downtown all the way to Colegrove. But in late summer, 1889, the Cahuenga Valley Railroad was prevented from operating within the Los Angeles city limits. On October 13, McLaughlin suspended cable operations ”indefinitely”. He applied for a permit to extend the road to Alvarado, but the council denied the permit. On December 24 of that year another flood caused further damage to the line, and it was abandoned in 1890. With its demise, the Second Street Cable Railway had the distinction of being the first cable railway in the United States to go out of business. References Bibliography External links Defunct California railroads Downtown Los Angeles History of Los Angeles Passenger rail transportation in California Defunct public transport operators in the United States Public transportation in Los Angeles 19th century in Los Angeles Railway companies established in 1885 Railway companies disestablished in 1890 1885 establishments in California 1890 disestablishments in California Cable car railways in the United States