Los Angeles Red Cars
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Los Angeles Red Cars were a historic electric streetcar and interurban railway system that once formed a vast public transit network across Los Angeles and Southern California.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric railway
ⓘ
interurban railway system ⓘ public transit network ⓘ streetcar system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PE
ⓘ
Pacific Electric Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineFactors |
highway construction
ⓘ
rise of automobile use ⓘ shift to bus transit ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| endDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| fareSystem | flat fare on many lines ⓘ |
| finalService | remaining suburban lines closed in 1961 ⓘ |
| founder | Henry E. Huntington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation |
routes commemorated in historical studies of Los Angeles transit
ⓘ
some cars preserved in railway museums ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced modern Los Angeles Metro Rail routes
ⓘ
symbol of historic transit in Southern California ⓘ |
| location |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkType | interurban and streetcar ⓘ |
| notableLine |
Hollywood line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles–Long Beach line NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasadena Short Line NERFINISHED ⓘ San Bernardino line NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Monica Air Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Pacific Electric Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakRouteLength |
over 1,000 miles
ⓘ
over 1,600 kilometers ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Burbank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glendale NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasadena NERFINISHED ⓘ Redlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside NERFINISHED ⓘ San Bernardino NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Monica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Los Angeles County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange County NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside County NERFINISHED ⓘ San Bernardino County NERFINISHED ⓘ Ventura County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail-like service
ⓘ
interurban express service ⓘ local streetcar service ⓘ |
| startDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| traction | electric ⓘ |
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