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Cable car street railways in Los Angeles first began operating up Bunker Hill in 1885, with a total of three companies operating in the period through 1902, [2] when the lines were electrified and electric streetcars were introduced largely following the cable car routes.
Cable car on Broadway just north of 2nd Street looking south, Los Angeles, c. 1893–1895 Above image zoomed out, Los Angeles, c. 1893–1895 The Women's Christian Temperance Union building, also known as Temperance Temple, at Temple and Fort (now Broadway) streets, with a Temple Street Cable Railway car, 1890
The company carried many more passengers than the Red Cars, which served a larger and sparser area of Los Angeles. Cars operated on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge tracks, [2] and shared dual gauge trackage with the 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Pacific Electric system on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles (directly in front ...
There are three cabooses originally built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Texas and New Orleans Railroad, and Union Pacific Railroad, as well as two streamlined Union Pacific passenger cars that saw service on the City of Los Angeles (train). The 4.75" and 3.5" gauges are configured in a ground level shared dual-gauge format.
Two were rebuilt from business cars to track geometry cars: #80 (renumbered from #43) Rio Grande River (ex-SP 3700) and #87 (renumbered from #42) Skagit River (ex-SP 3702). 3734, 3740, 3744, 3745 Pullman-Standard Gallery: Converted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours. [34] [35] 4300 St. Louis Car Company postal storage
The Los Angeles Streetcar is a planned, partly-funded electric streetcar that would return a single route to Downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Railway streetcar system served the area in the earlier part of the 20th century.
1956 Los Angeles Angels season; 1956 NFL draft; 1956 Pro Bowl; A. 28th Academy Awards; P. 8th Primetime Emmy Awards; U. 1956 UCLA Bruins football team
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