The Pacific Electric Railway routes radiated from downtown like the spokes of a wheel, as one early transportation engineer observed. What's this? A subway to Avalon?
| A recent post referred to the dangers of streetcar crossings. These photos provide a view of the four tracks in question, which led into Los Angeles. The images are from an issue of Traction Heritage that has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $4.95.
Another issue of Traction Heritage listed on EBay includes a map of Pacific Electric Railway routes, c. 1909, shown above. Bidding starts at $4.95. |
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