Los Angeles Streetcar

[bradhig]

They built those four lane racetracks and deathtraps called interstates which killed many lines. Not to mention I heard some freeways in LA were built along old P. E. right of ways.

[LAFD27explorer]

@bradhig Race tracks? Most times of the day I can't get past 35-40 mph. on those so called poorly planned, piece of crap race tracks. I wish the city would built more subway tunnels because there is way too much traffic

[Oldgustav]

To Corvetteably: Streetcar transit was killed by the National City lines a consortum of General Motors, Firestone , and Standard Oil. They would buy up transit system and scrap out the trolleys replacing them with buses.

[MrSpringee]

Actually he/she is correct, GM was not responsible for the fall of the streetcar lines. Snell's report has been widely discredited by those in even in the public rail sector. Streetcars were simply more expensive to run because city governments saw them as cash cows. They forced the trams to pay to clear and maintain rails and the road around the rails. Also, rail is expensive to install. Lower volume routes were cheaper with buses that used existing streets and could change routes cheaply.

[ngquang1945]

not a PCC, but it is a steel H class California car, postwar LATL colour scheme.

[jackinla8]

Those greedy bastards at GM should have hung

for destroying the electric cars.

[LMB222]

Don't worry, the technology is not dead. Even in US there are new lines built. The rolling stock is not American, though.

[timosha21]

they opened a new system in Seattle... they are finally bringing back the electric car to Philadelphia (after it kept on disappearing for decades.

[Tubes12AX7k]

@timosha21 I've ridden the rebuilt green Philadelphia PCCs and they're pretty nice. Comfortable cloth seats, new interior.

[Corvetteably]

You don't know what you are talking about. GM didn't kill the streetcars. That was a myth started by a second rate lawyer named Snell.

[UFOHaiti]

pOPULAR, ITS going to be popular  wicked in the 21st century

[dtcheatham]

I rode on this streetcar line on its last day of operation! got mypicture on the front page of the Herald Examiner"

[davy818]

how old are you?

[noNWO4me]

This July, Ill be 52 the last day had to be in the mid 60s id say. Even the newspaper that ran the picture, the Herald Examiner, has gone out of business now

[trolleyboy278]

hi , i presume this is a preserved tram ? looks pre war -- maybe from 1920's / 30's ?

[ngquang1945]

early '20's H class car, remodelled in '30's for 5 Line operation with plush seats, and in postwar LATL salad-bowl colours.