Planning and Development
A front company for oil and automotive interests known as National City Lines bought up and dismantled 1,500 urban light-rail systems and replaced them with road-based systems over several decades. NCL, GM, Firestone and several other firms were convicted on antitrust charges in 1946. However the token fines of $5,000 each did not impede their progress.
Richard Risemberg
Los Angeles
*
Red Car fans can remember riding the rails right now at the Red Car Museum in Seal Beach. The Seal Beach Historical and Cultural Society has refurbished Tower Car No. 1734 and parked it permanently on the greenbelt near Main Street, where the 40-mile Pacific Electric L.A.-to-Newport line operated from 1904 to 1950.
Elouise Shanks, President
Seal Beach Historical and Cultural Society
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
