Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Vintage film from the 1950s take us back to the last full decade of this mighty interurban system.
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About this show: Los Angeles commuters fondly referred to their narrow-gauge streetcars as "Yellow Cars." We"ll take you on an end-to-end tour of the W and S lines, the last to use H-Series standard type streetcars. In 1958, the MTA took over and converted the whole system to streamlined PCC-type cars, most of which were painted two-tone green.
You'll see the entire routes of the five remaining lines: R, S, V, P and J. Then you"ll go to the Georgia Street Car House on the last day of operation and the Vernon Yard as retired cars are placed in storage. It"s a remarkable look at a memorable system.
Get better quality and a permanent addition (with two more vintage electric shows) to your collection with the DVD: pentrex.com/DVD-Pacific-Electric-Los-Angeles-Streetcars-Combo-DVD_REDCARS-DVD
0:00 LA's Streetcar System, with Map
1:48 The W Line
8:37 An all-nighter on the last night
11:18 The MTA takes over (Map)
13:40 Yellow Trolley Busses
17:17 It's 2-tone green now
21:20 Vernon Yard and Georgia Street Car House
31:40 The sad day arrives with a "Crying Streetcar"
Thumbnail images by Voogd075 via a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license
Over 1,000 shows on DVD and Blu-ray at Pentrex.com
Vintage film from the 1950s take us back to the last full decade of this mighty interurban system.
No AI was used to bring this show to you. Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI
About Pentrex: For 40+ Years we've been the leader in railroad video entertainment. See us at Pentrex.com and right here on YouTube, with the Official Pentrex Channel!
About this show: Los Angeles commuters fondly referred to their narrow-gauge streetcars as "Yellow Cars." We"ll take you on an end-to-end tour of the W and S lines, the last to use H-Series standard type streetcars. In 1958, the MTA took over and converted the whole system to streamlined PCC-type cars, most of which were painted two-tone green.
You'll see the entire routes of the five remaining lines: R, S, V, P and J. Then you"ll go to the Georgia Street Car House on the last day of operation and the Vernon Yard as retired cars are placed in storage. It"s a remarkable look at a memorable system.
Get better quality and a permanent addition (with two more vintage electric shows) to your collection with the DVD: pentrex.com/DVD-Pacific-Electric-Los-Angeles-Streetcars-Combo-DVD_REDCARS-DVD
0:00 LA's Streetcar System, with Map
1:48 The W Line
8:37 An all-nighter on the last night
11:18 The MTA takes over (Map)
13:40 Yellow Trolley Busses
17:17 It's 2-tone green now
21:20 Vernon Yard and Georgia Street Car House
31:40 The sad day arrives with a "Crying Streetcar"
Thumbnail images by Voogd075 via a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license
Over 1,000 shows on DVD and Blu-ray at Pentrex.com
