Los Angeles Railway
Electric interurban railway in Los Angeles, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Los Angeles Railway (also known as Yellow Cars, LARy and later Los Angeles Transit Lines) was a system of streetcars that operated in Central Los Angeles and surrounding neighborhoods between 1895 and 1963. The system provided frequent local services which complemented the Pacific Electric "Red Car" system's largely commuter-based interurban routes. The company carried many more passengers than the Red Cars, which served a larger and sparser area of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Locale | Los Angeles, California and its suburbs | ||
Transit type | Streetcar | ||
Number of lines | 25 | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 1895 | ||
Ended operation | 1958 (ceded to LAMTA) 1963 (rail operations ceased) | ||
Operator(s) | Los Angeles Railway | ||
Reporting marks | LARy | ||
Technical | |||
Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | ||
Electrification | Overhead line, 600 V DC[1] | ||
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Cars operated on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge tracks,[2] and shared dual gauge trackage with the 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Pacific Electric system on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles (directly in front of the 6th and Main terminal), on Hill St, on 7th St, on 4th Street, and along Hawthorne Boulevard south of Downtown Los Angeles toward the cities of Hawthorne, Gardena and Torrance.