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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric railway
interurban railway system
public transit network
streetcar system
alsoKnownAs PE
Pacific Electric Railway
color red
country 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
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
networkType interurban and streetcar
notableLine Hollywood line
linked to: Hollywood Line

Los Angeles–Long Beach line
linked to: Long Beach Line

Pasadena Short Line
San Bernardino line
Santa Monica Air Line
operator Pacific Electric Railway Company
ownedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
peakRouteLength over 1,000 miles
over 1,600 kilometers
servedCity Burbank
linked to: Burbank, California

Glendale
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Redlands
Riverside
San Bernardino
Santa Monica
servedRegion Los Angeles County
Orange County
Riverside County
San Bernardino County
Ventura County
serviceType commuter rail-like service
interurban express service
local streetcar service
startDate 1901
trackGauge standard gauge
traction electric

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Red Car Trolley inspiredBy Los Angeles Red Cars