Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) I was watching an old 1949 noir film...Criss Cross. They had a scene with a PE streetcar in it. Here is one in action... Pacific Electric Los Angeles Streetcar Clip From Criss Cross 1949 Film : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Pacific Electric ran street cars on 1000 miles of track, in and around L.A.. Here is the map... A modern version of it... https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/4PEmap.jpg The movie brought me back to my childhood when I remember the tracks and wires on Pico Blvd. From what I gather, the diesel bus makers got the go ahead to replace the electric street cars with diesel buses. By early 1960s the electric street cars and overhead power lines were all gone and the rails pulled up. I forgot they had even existed until I saw one in the movie last night. Source: Streetcar History - Los Angeles Streetcar, Inc. Edited January 26, 2022 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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