SURVIVING EQUIPMENT OF THE
LOS ANGELES RAILWAY

The Los Angeles Railway, or LARy, was a trolley system which operated in downtown Los Angeles.
Known locally as the "Yellow Cars" for their yellow paint scheme, it operated on a three-foot six-inch guage.

NOTE: if you know of any surviving equipment which is not listed, please notify the host.

This page is part of David Coscia's SP site
January 26, 2007

 

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Poway, CA

Poway-Midland Railroad

LARy 57

open bench
single-truck trolley

built as trailer 405 in 1880s, renumbered 57 in 1903,
rebuilt as rail grinder 9311 in 1916

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Kennebunk, ME

Seashore Trolley Museum

LARy 521

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co.in 1906

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Tucson, AZ

Old Pueblo Trolley

LARy 733

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1912

LARy 860

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by American Car Co. in 1912

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Los Angeles, CA

formerly owned by Ray Younghans; being restored by ERHA members

LARy 1030

Type G
Birney

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1920

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Lake Oswego, OR

Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society

LARy 1318

Type H
steel car

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1923

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Colorado Springs, CO

Pike's Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation

LARy 3101

Type P
PCC

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1943

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Los Angeles, CA

to be displayed at 5th and Olive

LARy 1435

Type H
steel car

being restored to almost new; privately owned; built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1924

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Perris, CA

Orange Empire Railway Museum

Descanso

Type D
funeral car

originally Paraiso, renamed in 1922; built by LARy shops in 1909

LARy 7

Type A
California car

built by St. Louis Car Co.in 1895

LARy 151

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1898

LARy 525

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co.in 1906

LARy 665

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1911

LARy 744

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1911

LARy 807

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1911

LARy 836

Type B
Huntington Standard

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1911

LARy 936

Type C
center entrance

built by American Car Co. in 1914

LARy 1003

Type G
Birney

built by American Car Co. in 1920

LARy 1160

Type F
arch roof car

built by the LARy shops in 1923

LARy 1201

Type H
steel car

first of the Type H cars; built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1921

LATL 1423

Type H
steel car

built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1924

LATL 1450

Type H
steel car

last of the Type H cars; built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1924

LARy 1559

Type K-4
wood car

a wood copy of the H class; built by LARy shops in 1924

LARy 2601

Type M
Peter Witt

one of two cars purchased by LARy; built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1930

LARy 3001

Type P
PCC

first of the Type P cars; built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1937

LARy 3100

Type P-2
PCC

with the center door moved back one window for improved circulation,
built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1943

LAMTA 3165

Type P
PCC

last steetcar purchased by LARy; built by St. Louis Car Co. in 1948

LARy 9007

Birney Money car

renumbered in 1929, former 1069

LARy 9209

power car

built in 1913

LATL 9225

five-ton derrick

built in 1912

LATL 9310

rail grinder

built in 1925

LATL 9350

tower car

built in 1907

LARy 9351

tower car

built in 1907, rebuilt in 1912, former 9202 power car

LAMTA 9550

shop switcher

built in 1904, former 997

LARy 9614

flat car

built in 1907 as wood, rebuilt with steel in 1929

LATL 9615

flat car

built in 1907 as wood, rebuilt with steel in 1929

STRUCTURES

Los Angeles Railway Headquarters

1060 S. Broadway

South Park Shops

The entire shop complex was in the two blocks bounded by
53rd Street, 55th Street, Avalon Boulevard, and San Pedro Street

Huron substation

Corner of Huron Avenue at 28th Street

Inglewood substation

Inglewood Park Cemetery, portion of the Sunset Mission Mausoleum, has two bell towers

Plaza substation

visible from Alameda Street, brick building at south end of Olvera Street

Soto substation

corner of Soto Street at 6th Street