洛杉磯鐵路

洛杉磯鐵路
洛杉磯鐵路
概要
地區	洛杉磯
運具類型	路面電車
路線	20
營運
開始營運	1901
結束營運	1963
營運單位	洛杉磯電車公司
標識	LARy
技術
軌距	3英尺6英寸（1,067毫米）

洛杉磯鐵路公司（Los Angeles Railway，後來被命名成洛杉磯交通公司，Los Angeles Transit Lines）^[1] ，也經常因其車輛的塗裝而被稱為黃色電車公司（黃車），是洛杉磯曾經存在的一個路面電車公司，其電車網路連接了洛杉磯市中心及其周邊地區。其另外還營運兩段地面纜車。該系統在洛杉磯市區跟太平洋電車公司（紅車）的路線共線，但軌距不同。^[2]該公司後來被全國城市幹線公司購買，很多電車路線被拆除，或者廢棄或者改造成普通公共汽車，最終成為通用汽車電車陰謀的犧牲品。^[3]

參考

^ Book Review: Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars. [2013-03-03]. （原始內容存檔於2013-08-13）. By the end of World War II, the Huntington estate sold its majority interest to Chicago-based National City Lines. LARY became the Los Angeles Transit Lines, and bigger changes were in store. Many lines were converted to bus operation through the late forties and fifties. Never mind that NCL was partially owned by bus, tire, and gasoline suppliers. Though Federal anti-trust action was taken against NCL, the damage was already done. Los Angeles was officially in love with the automobile.
^ What explains the demise of the Pacific Electric Railway?. [2013-01-31]. （原始內容存檔於2012-09-02）.
^ Finding Aid for the Los Angeles Railway Corporation Legal Records and Correspondence. [2013-03-03]. （原始內容存檔於2021-03-01）. the controlling interest remained part of the Huntington estate until 1945 when the Fitzgerald Brothers purchased those shares. LARy became part of the National City Lines, was renamed the Los Angeles Transit Lines, and eventually the streetcars were phased out, replaced by motor buses.

[review-1] Book Review: Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars. [2013-03-03]. （原始內容存檔於2013-08-13）. By the end of World War II, the Huntington estate sold its majority interest to Chicago-based National City Lines. LARY became the Los Angeles Transit Lines, and bigger changes were in store. Many lines were converted to bus operation through the late forties and fifties. Never mind that NCL was partially owned by bus, tire, and gasoline suppliers. Though Federal anti-trust action was taken against NCL, the damage was already done. Los Angeles was officially in love with the automobile.

[the_demise_of_the_Pacific_Electric_Railway-2] What explains the demise of the Pacific Electric Railway?. [2013-01-31]. （原始內容存檔於2012-09-02）.

[3] Finding Aid for the Los Angeles Railway Corporation Legal Records and Correspondence. [2013-03-03]. （原始內容存檔於2021-03-01）. the controlling interest remained part of the Huntington estate until 1945 when the Fitzgerald Brothers purchased those shares. LARy became part of the National City Lines, was renamed the Los Angeles Transit Lines, and eventually the streetcars were phased out, replaced by motor buses.

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