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  • Los Angeles Transit Lines streetcar no. 1212

    Los Angeles Transit Lines streetcar no. 1212

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    Los Angeles Transit Lines streetcar no. 1212 with signs "Railway Boosters Special," "Wilshire Limited," and "82" on front and "W. 39th St." on side. The car appears to be in a rail yard, with shelter at left.

    photCL_555_06_2477

  • Old streetcar in disrepair

    Old streetcar in disrepair

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    Old streetcar no. 830 sitting in a rail yard with gravel against it, out of service. No other identification is seen on car.

    photCL_555_06_2481

  • Railroad tracks and Long Wharf in distance along Santa Monica beach, California

    Railroad tracks and Long Wharf in distance along Santa Monica beach, California

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    View looking down the California Incline road in Santa Monica, California, towards the beach and railroad tracks. The Southern Pacific Railroad ran steam engines along these tracks between Los Angeles and the Long Wharf (seen in distance at left). A few telephone poles can also be seen, as well as the wagon trail that ran alongside the railroad tracks.

    photCL_555_05_132

  • Railroad tracks

    Railroad tracks

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    Photo of railroad tracks winding between two mountainsides.

    photCL 449 (184)

  • Southern Pacific Railroad freight yard, Los Angeles. 1930

    Southern Pacific Railroad freight yard, Los Angeles. 1930

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    An elevated view of the freight yard of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in Los Angeles. There are over a dozen lines of tracks, some with passenger or freight trains on them. Los Angeles City Hall is visible in the distance on the left.

    photCL Whitt 1515 ; Whitt neg. 0467

  • Southern Pacific Railroad freight yard, Los Angeles. 1930

    Southern Pacific Railroad freight yard, Los Angeles. 1930

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    An elevated view of the freight yard of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in Los Angeles. There are over a dozen lines of tracks, some with freight or passenger cars on them. A round building on the left bears signs for Zerolene, "The Standard Oil For Motor Cars".

    photCL Whitt 1514 ; Whitt neg. 0466