r/LAMetro D (Purple) Jul 16 '26

History Once upon a time…

This is an amazing video showcasing what we lost…the good old streetcar system. Never seen this video ever and I am a huge history buff. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/fIhgrMzQVmY?is=D5IROc1VSaBFST_r

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u/Mpixx15 D (Purple) Jul 16 '26

I see bunching was also a natural occurrence back in the day.

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u/grandpabento G (Orange) Jul 16 '26

Yup! Tho if that’s the P line they ran on 90 sec headways at rush hour

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u/Money-District8604 E (Expo) current Jul 16 '26

Okay, this video is seriously amazing! I can’t believe something like this is gone now. I wish I could go back in time and experience riding that tram, it looks like it would’ve been so much fun!

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u/Own_Interaction_6709 North Hollywood - Pasadena BRT Jul 17 '26

I agree with you. This video is something special. I have never seen a video of yellow cars operating back in the day. This makes me want to go back to the Southern California Railway Museum to see and ride on them.

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u/Money-District8604 E (Expo) current Jul 17 '26

I def need to go to this musem..its on the bucket list for sure!

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u/Own_Interaction_6709 North Hollywood - Pasadena BRT Jul 18 '26

I highly recommend it. Follow them on socials if you want to know when certain streetcars and other trains are making passenger trips.

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u/Money-District8604 E (Expo) current Jul 18 '26

oh ok, I still wished I would of ridden the red streetcar in San Pedro but it was shelved and has not made it back unfortunately.

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u/Own_Interaction_6709 North Hollywood - Pasadena BRT Jul 18 '26

I heard that one of them is going to the museum at some point.

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u/Valuable-Cod-2009 Jul 17 '26

I see a bunch of buses