View Full Version : Images of a Bygone Era (?): Commuter Electric Railways of LA


archd1
April 10th, 2006, 02:38 AM
LA's mass transit system in a previous era. Check this great link for more photos and info:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/pery.htm

Red Car in downtown LA:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/pe016.jpg

Red Car in Echo Park:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/echopark1.JPG

Red Car along Hollywood Blvd:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/chinese.JPG

A Red Car along the median of the 101 freeway:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/pass3.JPG

These images tell me that: By learning from the past, LA's mass transit has a future!

godblessbotox
April 10th, 2006, 06:37 AM
^^ man they sure fucked up when they tore up the red car going down the 101

Fern~Fern*
April 10th, 2006, 07:18 AM
I've noticed that most of the Red Cars where in the middle of the street. I wonder if they had tons of accidents with automobile's? The reason I ask is because the Orange Line which has it's own way had one to many accidents. Or can it be is that Angelinos back in the days where just more accustom to the trains than we are. I"m with (Botox) on the 101 line, look how wide the freeway was with a train in the medium. Now the 101 is just 5 lanes each way and no carpool!!!!

godblessbotox
April 10th, 2006, 08:10 AM
...i dont think there would be an increass in accidents, look at san fran... lots of the streets have trains running down the middle

archd1
April 10th, 2006, 09:41 AM
Ferneynism...are you in the SkyscarperPage California forum as well? Good! Back to the topic: I think the road on the left side of the 101 fwy photo must be Ventura Blvd.

In the first few weeks that the Orange Line opened, car drivers were not used to it and didn't know how to react, so accidents happened. It wasn't the fault of the Orange Line drivers but really ignorant car drivers. Like what Ferneynism said, we just have to get accustomed to trains sharing the road with cars.

godblessbotox
April 10th, 2006, 05:36 PM
...wouldnt that be cahuenga?

Fern~Fern*
April 10th, 2006, 09:26 PM
Ferneynism...are you in the SkyscarperPage California forum as well? Good! Back to the topic: I think the road on the left side of the 101 fwy photo must be Ventura Blvd.

In the first few weeks that the Orange Line opened, car drivers were not used to it and didn't know how to react, so accidents happened. It wasn't the fault of the Orange Line drivers but really ignorant car drivers. Like what Ferneynism said, we just have to get accustomed to trains sharing the road with cars.

^ Ferneynism2 in SSP is my twin brother!!!!!!