Pacific Electric Red Car system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pacific_Electric_Red_Car_system

GPTKB entity

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	interurban railway system
gptkbp:beganOperation	1901
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1961
gptkbp:color	red
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	Los Angeles Metro Rail (partial successor)
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Henry_E._Huntington
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Los_Angeles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pacific Electric Red Car system
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Southern_California
gptkbp:nickname	Red Cars
gptkbp:notableFor	influenced urban development in Los Angeles region largest electric railway system in the world at its peak
gptkbp:operatedBy	Pacific Electric Railway Company
gptkbp:peakProductionYear	1920s
gptkbp:replacedBy	automobile transportation
gptkbp:servesCity	gptkb:Alhambra gptkb:Anaheim gptkb:Balboa gptkb:Beverly_Hills gptkb:Glendale gptkb:Hollywood gptkb:Huntington_Beach gptkb:Long_Beach gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:Norwalk gptkb:Ontario gptkb:Pasadena gptkb:Pomona gptkb:Riverside gptkb:San_Bernardino gptkb:San_Pedro gptkb:Santa_Ana gptkb:Santa_Monica gptkb:Venice gptkb:Watts gptkb:Wilmington gptkb:city gptkb:Chatsworth gptkb:Van_Nuys gptkb:Arcadia gptkb:Ocean_Park gptkb:Claremont gptkb:Covina gptkb:Culver_City gptkb:El_Monte gptkb:Hawthorne gptkb:Hermosa_Beach gptkb:Inglewood gptkb:La_Mirada gptkb:Manhattan_Beach gptkb:Redondo_Beach gptkb:San_Dimas gptkb:San_Fernando gptkb:San_Gabriel gptkb:Torrance gptkb:Monrovia gptkb:Whittier gptkb:Azusa gptkb:La_Habra gptkb:Sawtelle gptkb:Reseda gptkb:Canoga_Park gptkb:Palos_Verdes Burbank Compton Fullerton Garden Grove Newport Beach Redlands Seal Beach
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Los_Angeles_Metropolitan_Transit_Authority
gptkbp:systemLength	over 1,000 miles
gptkbp:trackGauge	standard gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Venice_Short_Line
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8